I have 78 acres that id like to put some food plots on in Delaware County...the area is full of shale, if you dig more than a few inches you run into shale, and a bunch of it. (large, small and tiny pieces every ware) . I have two tractors, a kubota BX24 (24 hp) and a LS MT350 (50 hp) and a few implements ( 7 ft disc, 4 ft rototiller, 7 ft blade, and a 6 ft landscape rake- all came from a previous property that had great soil.). How would you guys attack this type of soil? I figure ill spray it down with herbicide, then disc it until i get some kind of seed bed- how's that sound? Also what would work for seed in this kind of soil...i was thinking for a fall plot rape, kale or radish- and for a spring plot maybe some peas or some type of spring /summer mix. Thanks for any advice- im at a loss with soil like this, but it can grow stuff and the property is full of woods and has over 20 acres of old pastures.
Food plot help for next year- rough soil
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I have 78 acres that id like to put some food plots on in Delaware County...the area is full of shale, if you dig more than a few inches you run into shale, and a bunch of it. (large, small and tiny pieces every ware) . I have two tractors, a kubota BX24 (24 hp) and a LS MT350 (50 hp) and a few implements ( 7 ft disc, 4 ft rototiller, 7 ft blade, and a 6 ft landscape rake- all came from a previous property that had great soil.). How would you guys attack this type of soil? I figure ill spray it down with herbicide, then disc it until i get some kind of seed bed- how's that sound? Also what would work for seed in this kind of soil...i was thinking for a fall plot rape, kale or radish- and for a spring plot maybe some peas or some type of spring /summer mix. Thanks for any advice- im at a loss with soil like this, but it can grow stuff and the property is full of woods and has over 20 acres of old pastures.