LET EM GROW

I follow you completely .. This year we tried some new annual seed blends that 95% of guys dont typically plant or never even heard of in food plots. There's research behind it, its tried and proven.. and extremely cold tolerant, I'm really excited to see how these plots turn out.. especially sitting along side bulb and cold tolerant big leaf plantings..

10- 4, just remember not to mow during dry conditions.. clovers struggle during droughts and will go dormant if bad enough, and mowing could do some serious harm.... Mowing keeps plants younger and palatable. And In my experience deer dont do much with clover by end of May throughout most of summer until Fall again when they start hammering it again..

That is weird, wonder if they used a different type of radish. I do love late season post rut hunts and food sources.. they sure can be action packed. Unless they ere going after the diversity of plant species? I like hearing this stuff, braking the typical stereotypes of seed species and the seasons they are preferred in.. Especially pressured and out in the wide open putting the feed bag on. The power of good food when most needed

I try not to mow more than 2x a year unless weeds are bad. and you only want to clip the tops if you can when you do mow. no more than 1/3 of the plant is desired.. I have cut them with a reg lawn mower where you cut more than you should, but you want to do that when there's adequate moisture and no signs of drought. Mow it end of august or early september, controls your weeds and keeps it at good height for fall when they'll start consuming it heavily again.

Exactly, thats the reason i use the method, as free time lately isnt on my side lol. but good rains are crucial. Where as conventional disking then packing can reserve just enough soil moisture if not too dry, to allow seeds to germinate.. Thank you for your thoughts and kind words. Much appreciated

Thats a wild observation, Radish leafs typically dont hold up well to cold weather, but protection by the snow cover will keep them preferred longer than exposed plants would.. Thats another reason why plants shouldnt be seeded too early.. palatability is by far better than a big plant size, and many dont understand.. Deer are browsers and pick and choose the best plant before consuming, so they must have been more preferred at those small sizes vs big huge plant slike people want to see.. I think your snow cover must have helped big time in their decision to eat those small plants vs your matured tubers..? Wish I had more time and more available space to experiment with plantings.

Good to hear that sir. I like your style. If i got rid of a no till drill, id be kicking myself too lol. In the future i wouldn't let that sod get in the way of trying no till methods, as long as it gets terminated and or good rains are in the forecast. I've planted backyards that were grass and mowed for many years doing this no till (seed, roll and spray method). Small bulb seeds and even soybean seeds, the roller pushes the seed into the sod/dirt and rain does it magic, I have the pics to prove as well. Ive also broadcast beans into 3ft tall growing natives, rolled them a couple times and left without spraying.. return weeks later to a beautiful native/ soybean plot. This was probably one of my favorite plots ever. Im always up to try new things as long as time and funds are on my side. As far as my recent plantings go, they aren't really happening lately. Life, a sick wife and 3 kids get in the way, so i turned it over to my brother for now. Trying to teach him how simple it is to grow food plots, as he is a rookie.. This is his first year and so far hes done great with it.. He plants our properties in 8P and in 8F. I really miss food plotting and hope to get back into it asap.. but for now, I direct my brother on what to do via phone, and pictures and he does the work.. lol. I should add, good seed blends with the following planting in mind help no till methods work flawlessly..

I think its perfect time for radish planting.. they grow fast. As for the late rains setting you back for your plowing methods, If you try the no till (poor mans methods) you can still get your seeds in and germinated with these rains and while there is adequate ground moisture and not have to wait.. simple process with still having high germination % if done properly

I live in Dansville NY, but drive north to Wayne county everyday for work.

Decided to sell my deceased fathers bow. I always wanted to teach myself to be a lefty so I could shoot his bow, but life just isnt allowing it. So time to get rid of it This bow hasn't been shot but maybe 50x total, he'd only shoot it a couple times each year just before season, and then again when he had an opportunity at a harvest..And he bought it from a man 2 years old who never hunted with it and barely even sighted it in.. Left Handed Mathews Outback in Great shape 60#, I believe its a 29 or 29.5" Draw.. Comes with the case, release, quiver, stabilizer everything in the picture besides the arrows (Those are for a youth bow) Asking $400 OBO

Very stable, hence the reason it was so close to the public and not out away from civilization a bit...

I drill and tap receivers for all my buddies. pretty simple process. But a tool and die background helps some too. lol

I was reading that ammonium nitrate must be mixed with a huel oil of some sort to become that explosive, and that fireworks alone aren't enough to detonate and destruct what happened.. Idk, anything about it.. but its what I had read from skimming?

Man my wife would love to have hers back! lol. She misses it like crazy. clean ride sir!

They would germinate in a couple days.. leaves are bad news always wanna try and keep them out of your desire darea to plant. Even established plots will get choked out with heavy leaf fall in November/October. Take a leaf blower to it if you can, check for visible sprouts and ungerminated seeds then spread more.. Unless there's a ton of sun light on your logging rd, brassicas tend to not do the best in these locations.. In my experience. Better suited for clovers, small grains and such.

Ive got a big barn full of old barn wood.. its about to fall in. I should take some and do something like this.. I like it!

I was the same way, and agree here completely

Dang that looks great Brian! i'm sure it helped keep the mind a little more free in tough times! I hope the family and especially your wife are doing better. Been thinking about you guys. Reach out if you need sir! or keep posting these awesome posts lol

Rolling works best for all seeds but especially small seeds.. if planted to deeo they wont make it out of the soil.. IF your disking and spreading small seeds, I have best results, rolling after the disk, spreading seed (and fert if using it) then rolling it again, heavy rains can do a lot of damage to seeds and soil that is unprotected.. can also bury small seed to deep in loose soil

Looks to be one of these.. Legal IMO? lol

The big shed matches the one 2019 buck IMO.. 2 brows on left side... the rest of that rack seems identical to me.. The other 10/2019 buck seems to only have 1 brow on the left side unless its just the angle. but the deer both seem very close to the shed to me.. I still say same deer. As for the 2020 pics, as long as your pics didnt get flipped somehow someway I guess its possible? or he may have been injured? IDK, maybe even different buck.. but cool buck regardless

It holds up to rocks no problem just dont go fast over them. I fill mine up and leave it be, empty it on occasion so it doesn't evaporate and suck the walls in over time. more weight the better, since most food plot fields are from from level and even. this leaves some seeds or many seeds untouched by the roller. That's the reasoning i recommend rolling twice in 2 dif directions .. seeds un rolled rely more on mother natures rains..

Agreed, I have a poly thats 250 or 300# id love a bigger steel version, but i have no complaints with this. Id actually like to find another poly roller, and turn it into a crimper. We lease land that is certified organic and they farm everything around us... i think the farmers would appreciate this lol. as much as i would

I have some neat video of one attacking my predator call last year after dark, twice lol. Couldnt resist the dying wabbit sound

Save your coin and just get a big lawn roller. the difference is minimal, I think a lawn roller works better anyways.