starting a food plot

[hunter3405]

This year I am going to to a larger food plot than I have in the past. Normally I will plant 2 down in a few hardwood bottoms I have . Nothing too big mostly with a biologic mixture and my walk behind tiller.

I want to do an area about the size of a football field on the top of a hill where one side is hardwood and the other is heading down the hill to a creek bed.
The only equipment I have is a pull behind brush hog, my 4 wheeler and my walk behind tiller.
here is my questions
- Once I cut the growth out there I will need to get rid of the weeds can I do this soley by spraying them with the Gly and about how long does that take?
- Without the use of a tractor and a large disc how woudl I be able to plant the seeds? Or will I need to get some one with a tractor and disc and pay them to come break it up?
-- thinking possibly oats, iron/clay peas, clover ect...no water out here except for the creek at the bottom of the hill

what are yalls thoughts?

 

[Football Hunter]

It would definatly help to have the ground broken up,but if you can catc the rain right,wheat will grow in the back of your truck

 

[W.Seay]

I would plant winter wheat, the deer love it and it grows easier than anything ive ever seen.

 

[hunter3405]

does the weed killer take the weeds out completely?

 

[Football Hunter]

does the weed killer take the weeds out completely?

depends on how strong you spray it,it will work,but they always come back,I would be more concerned about grass

 

[JCDEERMAN]

does the weed killer take the weeds out completely?

Like FH stated, if you spray it with enough, it will kill everything. We usually put in a little more than recommended for that purpose

 

[HOOK]

If you cut then you need to wait a few weeks before you spray. It needs to be in a growth stage to appropriately absorb the herbacide. However if you're only doing a temoprary or annual plot you dont really need to worry about an extreme kill. In that case cut and wait a week. Spray and wait a week then till and plant.

 

[Boone 58]

I like waiting until sept before planting anything for a fall food plot becasue the weed growing season still has a lot of time to develope. I prefer the mid of sept for wheat/clover mixes or even oats. i do plan to plant turnips in mid august however.