Good time to plan for 2016 food plots

[Dom]

Are there any small do it your self soil kits?I have a small plot that I started afew seasons ago and the only thing to grow was some baby grass I used a mix of landino and some store mixed stuff.the clover started good I thaught but then just grass grew.I was thinking maybe try some corn but that also has a wide variety.

[SplitG2]

you need to control grass in clover plots.  Either use cleth or mow it next time.  You can send in you soil sample to Cornell.

[growalot]

http://soils.wisc.edu/facstaff/barak/soilscience326/macronut.htm

 

Don't miss the page turn at the bottom of each screen.

 

 

This is a good read for those doing plots...especially in areas that may have been farmed heavily in the past...everything is connected..now for the basic I just want something to draw animals in and not spend too much,this may not interest you. Though there are three things to consider with that.

1. does the soil have what it needs to grow feed vs moss and grass

2. How much am I really saving on cheap seed if the $$ spent on soil building isn't done

3. Is just drawing in animals enough,or do I want to see bigger healthier animals for the $$ and time lay out

 

 

PS..... seeing some things I say are taken wrong...note: The cheap seed comment has NOTHING to due with Splits business, just a comment on ppl trying to save money.

Edited February 4, 2016 by growalot

[SplitG2]

Grow, I appreciate that.  Honestly, we are priced on the low side compared to other commercial seed companies and we provide better blends.,,i.e our white clover mix is all white clover.

[growalot]

Not a problem...just wanted to make sure that was clear...the link is informative...sometimes the seed gets blamed when things go wrong. Planters need to know there is more to soil than NPK...

[Dom]

Now that we finally have a little snow on the ground what would you suggest I mix or spray onto the snow that would help with the soil.In November I put 2 yrds of chicken poop and tilled in before the freeze on our garden this has worked in the past.

[growalot]

Nothing Dom unless you have a liquid lime. the thing with liquid fertilizers is it move through soil fairly quickly. the plants can only use them when they are actively growing...then you have the whole issue of run off as that snow melts. Nitrogen ,thing to remember dissipates rapidly into the air when not incorporated into the soil.....This is one reason in some farm fields you will see they spread on top of the soil and others they sub soil or plow it in...Farmers are only allowed so much nitrogen on so many acres...leaving it to sit on top of a field lowers the amount of nitrogen that eventually is plowed in.

Edited February 19, 2016 by growalot

[Gencountyzeek]

When is the best time to start throwing lime down? Kinda getting the itch to start messing around in my field.

[LET EM GROW]

Ive been told it takes months for lime to work, but works best when disked into the soil... id probably wait to lime, unless your soil is exposed and free of vegetation.. but I am not big on this info. 

 

im sure it will work some either way, but id imagine disking then liming and disking again is more effective and efficient