Already have 100 native persimmon seedlings growing in pots that will be planted in sections and around the edges of plots, especially where the soil is too rocky to use as a long-term food plot.
I have mowed it early (to promote new weed or grass growth for spray that) with no problems. I have mowed late with no clogging issues other than needing to slow down due to volume of matter.
I use it in a blend so I am only planting at a 20% rate. I have gotten it from Nutrien in Hopkinsville KY , Kentucky American seed in Hopkinsville, KY, also from Green Cover Seed in a blend and pretty sure Ron G. At Montgomery county farmers coop can order it.
Do you think sunn hemp would produce enough ground cover when mowed that I could broadcast seed my fall crop into the standing hemp and then mow down on the seed and get decent germination?
As a pure stand absolutely, in a blend yes as well. It will be growing at that point and will mow well. Sun hemp is a long season species that does not start seed set until near frost time in TN. That's why it does not become invasive and is purely an annual.
Awesome stuff. I'll do some calling to see. Thanks!
Great point! hadn't thought of that.
Indeed.
If I had the food plot room to spare, I would definitely have some good perennial clover plots. I have some clients with a lot more food plot acreage that do wonders with good clover plots. Even on the rocky, dry ridge tops. Durana clover works great in those situations. Although perennial clover plots do take a lot of maintenance.
Have you ever considered a winter planting of balansa clover as an annual option ?
I have not. I generally want more in my fall plots than just clover because of the low volume of food produced by clover-only plots.
I should have been more descriptive. After season, After your plots have been wiped out frost in the balansa clover. It is very cool weather tolerant so it will get a start early by early june it will reach knee high or better and begin to settle under its own weight. I have pulled it up by the tips and foundt it often thigh high to hip high. I planted it into cereal rye / turnip / radish plots and it choked out the rye. and then it was gone in time for the august planting. it does seed back but wont start till cool weather and your fall crop will have gotten well ahead of it by then. It produces a massive amount of food in a short period of time
We have kept all of our plots relatively ph balanced so I cannot say. I have not planted balansa in any new ground so I cannot say.
