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<blockquote data-quote="JCDEERMAN" data-source="post: 5311116" data-attributes="member: 5787"><p>Like yours, our existing plots have fairly good soil, now that we've worked them for close to 20 years. We're somewhat in the same predicament on what to plant on newly created plots. However, we are in a totally different situation to you, as we will be the only place for miles and miles that will have ag crops. We have the acreage for soybeans and I've already ordered them, but seeing how poor our fall crops did last year in our new plots, definitely need lime and fertilizer. Everything came up green about 3", then just turned yellow. Ran out of nutrients. We would have already put the lime down, but we are having the dozer delivered tomorrow and we'll have it for a month. Creating that road system, then hopefully getting about another 8-10 acres of new plots created, THEN liming all of it at once in April sometime (mainly for the fall crop). Thinking about the summer fields being in buckwheat to get some organic matter and hope for the best. Putting soybeans in my basement for next year.</p><p></p><p>For yours, that does seem tough due to the lack of bucks. How many acres are we talking? What we plan on doing is on our smaller plots (1 acre or less) going full throttle on perennial clovers and committing to it. Will provide food year-round, especially to the deer coming out of winter (especially does for fawning - keeping them healthy).</p><p></p><p>Another option would be to let it grow up and continue your process of spray, throw and mow.</p><p></p><p>Also consider a shorter variety of sorghum. You'll have big seed heads waist high and will provide cover for fawns. In the fall, you may be able to spray it, then broadcast your fall crop. Those seed heads will be picked clean in the fall/winter giving them a bunch of energy. And the fall crop underneath. </p><p></p><p>I'll be interested in what others suggest</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JCDEERMAN, post: 5311116, member: 5787"] Like yours, our existing plots have fairly good soil, now that we’ve worked them for close to 20 years. We’re somewhat in the same predicament on what to plant on newly created plots. However, we are in a totally different situation to you, as we will be the only place for miles and miles that will have ag crops. We have the acreage for soybeans and I’ve already ordered them, but seeing how poor our fall crops did last year in our new plots, definitely need lime and fertilizer. Everything came up green about 3”, then just turned yellow. Ran out of nutrients. We would have already put the lime down, but we are having the dozer delivered tomorrow and we’ll have it for a month. Creating that road system, then hopefully getting about another 8-10 acres of new plots created, THEN liming all of it at once in April sometime (mainly for the fall crop). Thinking about the summer fields being in buckwheat to get some organic matter and hope for the best. Putting soybeans in my basement for next year. For yours, that does seem tough due to the lack of bucks. How many acres are we talking? What we plan on doing is on our smaller plots (1 acre or less) going full throttle on perennial clovers and committing to it. Will provide food year-round, especially to the deer coming out of winter (especially does for fawning - keeping them healthy). Another option would be to let it grow up and continue your process of spray, throw and mow. Also consider a shorter variety of sorghum. You’ll have big seed heads waist high and will provide cover for fawns. In the fall, you may be able to spray it, then broadcast your fall crop. Those seed heads will be picked clean in the fall/winter giving them a bunch of energy. And the fall crop underneath. I’ll be interested in what others suggest [/QUOTE]
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