LET EM GROW

I've been in the Outer Banks since Friday but I've heard we got some rain and decent growing weather. That would be perfect, since Thursday before we left I spread urea by hand, over 2 of my 3 brassicas plots. I love vacations but I do miss my dirt life, sand makes me angry lol Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Yea fimco my bad lol. It doesn't need pressure. It's just a small water pump that powers the sprayer. And mine works awesome whether it's full or almost empty. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Ever plant a fall planting of triticale? Thinking about that and WW or WR. Heard it's even better than Forage oats Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Right on, I can cover just about 1.5 acres max, with one tank full out of my 15 gal. I put it on a lighter spray/mist and cover it 2 times. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I planted deer ag brassicas thisbyear. They have the radish mixed in with turnips and others. Hoping they'll eat them in a blend, or grow to like them lol. If not, they'll help the soil anyways Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Do you mix the oats and WR together or plant them in separate strips? Was going to mix em together. I've only done oats, never incorporated any other grains Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

His plot last fall of forage oats plus. So I'll give it a shot then Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

My deer are a little opposite of yours, with the brassicas. Mine love turnips and oats. But won't even touch any part of a radish plant. Found out after planting 2 acres worth lol. Going to try rutabaga next year. There's a lot of rock on this plot, probably being the reason it's thinner. But until I can pull the rock thus winter or next spring. I'm just going to over seed it and hope for the best. A friend of mine just told me he sprayed, then mowed a plot last year and threw forage oats plus on top of the ground and the rain did the rest.. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Usually its my .50cal ML in T/C Triumph or the Omega are my preferred deer guns. But last Christmas I got my dad a brand new Savage axis in 7mm-08 w/ Nikon Prostaff 4-12x40bdc. His very first centerfire rifle ever. He was super excited, to say the least. Well as some may know, he was taken from us suddenly and too soon back in March. So this will be my new and hopefully favorite deer gun, from here on out.

Ok, gotcha, That was my guess but wasn't sure, Thank you

Just curious if anyone has had luck with overseeding forage oats, winter rye, and or winter wheat over a brassica plot? ive got some thin spots in one of my Brassicas plots and thought whats better than a buffet for them to choose from.. I think regardless im going to try it anyways, and seed it right before a good rain. Probably Labor Day weekend when i return from vacation.. I plant them with equipment nearly every year but this year, with great results, just not sure about overseeding them with no tilling or rolling.. Thanks in advance..

I have one of the atv rack models from Tractor Supply. Cant remember the name, probably a county line with that hymco (or however its spelled) motors. Have had it for maybe 6 years now and it works great. 15 gal. boomless with 2 sprayer nozzles and a wand. Think it goes for 150$.. If i was to purchase another one, id go with the 25 gal.. or bigger. The only thing i dont like about it, and its not even a big deal is the boomless set up. I am making an easier attachment for the boomless spray nozzles. to attach quicker to the rack, not that its difficult the way it is but just to be "even easier" lol My neighbor just zip ties his to the 2 corners of the back rack

JJ, We deal with this too on our side as well. These guys do not look familiar though. Sorry. Knowing the locals in the area, no one wears helmets as they just cruise around, so id have to say they are on a long ride around town.. probably "out of towners" tooling around..

So sorry for your loss, Condolences to you and your family... Cancer is a horrible thing

So by formatting the card, if there are still pics on the card, your saying the camera won't copy over them? That's nice to know lol Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Speaking of format. Lol. After every card pull I'd go through my pics and save the pics I liked and such to a folder on the pc. Then delete the rest while on the pc. Never new what format meant really. Sounds like a dumb question, After running cams for over 10 years always thought that meant delete them off card. What does format do actually. Lol Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

I will take photos today, and then again down the road a time or two to show its growth. and hopefully put some urea down with this every day or two rain were getting. Looks like they are calling 100% for sunday.. I leave for vacation to the outer banks Friday night and will return the following weekend. woo hoo. Finally much needed time off..

I just purchased a 3rd browning Strike force, this one from Phade, looking forward to getting it out. these cameras are awesome in my book..

Agreed grow, i know soils are different depending on locations and such. I have the same soils you do for the most part. But in my previous posts i was referring to no till plantings, plantings where no machines are used at all. Just glyphosate, soil test, seed, fert, etc.. and let the rain do its job, or roll the seed into the soil as best as possible, then wait for rain. If I was rich I'd experiment with a no till drill. But that will probably stay in my dreams lol. I pass a few farms on my long route to work everyday that use no till drills and seem to have great success. Its just nice to know i have plants several inches tall already from just killing off the vegetation, seeding etc.. all in 2 weeks time. Next year time and money shouldnt be soo much of an issue..

Grant woods along with the guy from whitetail habitat solutions are 2 of the most informative guys I've met on this method. I've also seen it done on you tube a few times. But yes grant woods soil is far from perfect yet he has no problem with getting crop to grow hence his rotation of crops. But his friends are the ones who do more of the no till seedings without the planter. They all do it a little different but it still is the same concept. John Obrien from Grandpa Ray Outdoors doesn't use any fert or lime in his plots and just mixes the right species together and plows under green plants for organic matters. Though he doesn't do any no till that I'm aware of. He has a lot of info on what when why and where when it comes to food plotting. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

So 2 of the 3 plots got fert, disk, and rolled etc.. the no till plot has only been sprayed 2x, seeded and germinated, no fertilizer has been put down, since my tractor amd quad are out of commission. I have urea I was going to hand spread once I get a few minutes to do so. Also, the last 2 years in my soybeans, where ever it was getting thin, or already thin.. I over seeded tall tine turnips throughout and they germinated and grew well. Leading me to think I shouldn't have a problem doing a whole plot this way. With the research I tried and have been impressed so far with the results . Though I wish I could get fert on it before a good rain. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Right on, I could never afford a no till planter. But I'd say it's cheaper or the same price, to buy some herbicide and spray off once a year and spread small seed. But far less time invested Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

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Thays what I'm hearing, and reading. It's impressive. I had soybeans in this 2 acre plot for the last 3 years. So all there organic matter and nutrients should be in the soil. I just don't know why more people don't utilize this method. Seems so simple. Maybe it's just not heard about enough? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Has anyone ever tried no till plantings or experimented with them? No till meaning, no Ground working/breaking equipment. Ive been doing alot of reading on how this is healthier for the soil from not exposing it to air and such. Makes sense to me, but ive been seeing alot of successes with food plots where no tillage is needed. (small seed anyway) I tested this method, with an acre of Double Beam Brassicas this year where i sprayed the plot in Early May, then again in Early July in hopes to use the dead vegetation as cover for germinating seed. August 1st, i spread the seed. I wanted to get a roller on it and embed the seed into the soil as best as possible but my equipment broke down. So i left the seed on top of the soil but under the dead grass/weeds. They were calling for several good rains the following weekend and i had good soil openings from killing vegetation off so i took a chance. As of August 12 the seedlings are now 2-3" tall. I am looking forward to these results, I did 2 other same blend plots with a disc and roller and they all look the same, Maybe a touch taller in the rolled plots. My buddy also did this with his plots, in 8F. since he does not have much equipment for his quad, and the acreage he was looking to do. He mowed down several acres(between 3 plots) with a push mower, followed by a spraying of roundup to each, then seeded and rolled over several times. He got a rain the next day and his seeds are now up about 2" as well. Just curious if anyone else does this, and if not, if there was a reason why. I know seed to soil contact is probably a little better with working the soil. But this kind of seemed liek the same concept as seeding your yard where after seeding we put "hay down over top of the seed" but just curious. Thanks in advance..