First corn plots

[cdmckane]

I wonder how my sweet corn would do planted like that?  I may have to try that.

[Berniez]

I've done it (make sure you use both round up ready corn and beans) and it works ok. As the corn grows it will eventually shade out the beans and the yield is well...low. But it does offer the deer something green to browse on.  I now plant RUR beans and  open pollinated corn (RUR stuff is wayyyy tooo expensive) in separate fields.  That way the corn and beans last into early spring when the animals really need it.  Broadcasting beans and then dragging a chain link fence works fine.  BTW if the deer are not used to beans you can get AWAY WITH a small plot for a year or so and then they discover the taste of beans and will clean that field out before October.,,,better you save your time and money.and plant clover/oats. THat at least stands of chance of lasting into the late fall.  

My advice is try whatever you want see what happens and let the rest of us know how it works out. 

BTW if you can find a one or two row cultivator you can save on herbicides and the cost of the Monsanto seeds

[WNYBuckHunter]

i think that corn looks great for being broadcasted, i have always been skeptical to broadcast corn in the past. i got lucky this year to have someone drill it for me. so far it seems to be getting a great start, plenty of rain thats for sure....

 

One of my buddys broadcasts corn, has for years and it does great. Seeing how his turns out each year gave me the notion to try it myself this year.

[Berniez]

Corn tends to shade out the beans with little beans developing but it does off greens for the deer to munch on during the summer..

 This year, for a neighbor  I planted 40 rows of corn about 800 feet long.  I divided the rows up and planted 1.5 acres of beans in between ( 20 rows of corn the beans and then another 20 rows of corn). It sounded good but the turkeys have feasted on the sprouted corn and I think the corn will be a bit sparse.  

Try what ever you.think will work and let us know how it turned out.. 

[NYBuckHunter27]

Anyone ever trying mixing in oats/rye/ wheat into a existing corn plot?

[NYBuckHunter27]

I plant 3 acres of corn every spring, I go through in mid july and broadcast brassicas throughout the field.  I also run a solar fence to keep the deer out until I want them to enter the field, it keeps out 90% of the deer.  Once I take the fence down I run over the corn with either my tractor or wheeler to create shooting lanes and keep as much corn standing as possible.  Works fantastic.  

 

the corn doesn't shade out the brassicas?

[dbHunterNY]

I'd think a couple acres of corn would get hammered before the season started.  standing it works good for funneling deer across larger fields where you want them.

[growalot]

I always have plenty of corn all through the season...It all depends on how you plant it and area surrounding it...small corn and small bean plots can be very effective when you get a system down...

[NYBuckHunter27]

If this keeps up ill be re-planting a fall mix into this corn plot, this isn't the whole plot but i'm afraid it could be by time hunting season rolls around.

[dmandoes]

you need deer damage permits and start shooting.  the corn here is at 4'+ the soybeans about 18".   

[WNYBuckHunter]

If this keeps up ill be re-planting a fall mix into this corn plot, this isn't the whole plot but i'm afraid it could be by time hunting season rolls around.

 

Same happened to ours. Wiped out, plus I think we had bad seed because not much sprouted. No go for our corn this year.

[dbHunterNY]

first time in several years I've soybeans instead of corn in the 10 acre field behind the house.  at my parent's farm its all still alfalfa, timothy, and broome hay grounds.  lost the cows so separate portions of 5+ acre each of flat pasture throughout the farm have gotten forage rye grass planted.  weeds where coming in so they got mowed.  rye grass should start to do much better.

[NYBuckHunter27]

Same happened to ours. Wiped out, plus I think we had bad seed because not much sprouted. No go for our corn this year.

 

Brassica blend or something different for your re-seeding?

[SplitG2]

use our code AMERICA and get 10% off.  Our DoubleBeam Brassica would be a great choice for that plot.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Brassica blend or something different for your re-seeding?

 

If it ever stops raining

[LET EM GROW]

I bought rr soybeans from kilburys in Arkport, NY. I believe the price was 76$ a bag. 1 bag plants 1 acre .. I broadcasted the soybeans at about 2x the recommended rate over a good seed bed. I went to lightly disk it in and my disk broke. So the seed was left on top. I was pretty upset that I couldn't disk it in. Well in only a couple of days the seed had germinated and was already sprouting. The whole 2 acres grew up immediately and are now doing well. the deer density is pretty good and they have not touched them. tons of food around this year

Edited July 30, 2015 by LET EM GROW

[Berniez]

As long as the ground is broken up and fairly loose, just dragging a chain or a piece of chain-link fence over the field will work well, as the beans do not have to be buried deep to grow.  Years ago I was the only person to plant soybeans around my area  and for the first 2 years the field was left alone.  By the third year the deer developed a taste for beans as soon as they emerged from the ground.  Now my 3 acres start to take a real hit  as soon as they start growing. (Rabbits love them too)  Just plant it heavy and enjoy seeing deer in the field all year long

[G-Man]

If it's new tomthe area food source it.may take a year or so, then watch out..the attack like ants to a sugar pile