Am I too late...

[crappyice]

....to prepare and plant a small plot for late season deer in Columbia county.

I tested the soil and have the results (phosphorus potassium calcium and magnesium are all in the medium range)

Am I too late for winter greens and radish if I get it in this weekend?

I know I am late but sending a Hail Mary.

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[LetEmGrow]

You can plant them now but they may not get very big.  You wouldnt be too late for winter rye.

[LetEmGrow]

The first time I did my plots on my land I planted brassicas around this time in September.  All I did was clear  the ground of grass because I did not have any tillage equipment.  No lime of fertilizer.  I also planted them that early because I did not know any better.

Those brassicas grew well on bare ground like that.  They did not get very tall but they still hammered them.  If they had some fertilizer on them they would have been bigger.  And they probably would have germinated faster if I had tilled the ground.  They germinate pretty good here if they are just on bare un-tilled ground.  But it takes a few days longer.

If you can tear it up, hammer it with some triple 15 @300lbs. per acre then they just might surprise you.  Nothing wrong with trying it.

But winter rye would be a better choice this late.  But if you are dead set on brassicas then go for it.

[corydd7]

Just bought 120 lbs of winter rye today with plans to plant in Sunday. Easy to grow, just seed at a high rate.

[Zag]

Really your to late, especially with this cooler weather we seem to always have. I would agree with rye or also oats.

[LET EM GROW]

Just plant a clover chicory blend, and get some Cereal rye, or Forage Oats or Winter Wheat of some sort to mix in as a nurse crop to clover.. Youll be fine, just have to do it in the next couple days is all. 

[crappyice]

So here's what I ended up doing as a Hail Mary.
Winter Rye mixed with a Biological winter beets mix.
Long day-chopped and removed all the standing grass and weeds...tilled the soil with and threw some 19-19-19 fertilizer and the seed. Of course no rain predicted until NEVER!



Views from my tree stand


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[land 1]

you will get some growth but more then likely wont get bulbs on beets, i think u will be doing good if u get 6in plants......

[LET EM GROW]

Use a roller and pack it in. YOu wont need the rain as moist as that soil looks. 

[crappyice]

My buddy was up there last week and said he could make out some germination so that good news- I will be there Friday so hoping for more showing!


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[crappyice]

Some pictures from Yesterday (2 weeks after I tilled, fertilized and seeded)
From the stand:


Close up of growth:


I'm pretty happy with this "Hail mary" so far- I wish the "far" field was a bit thicker but the sun is not there as much believe it or not. Also that side has more tracks and some scratching going on

[Will_C]

That's some good looking growth for 2 weeks. 

Will

[land 1]

thats good for two weeks... 

[helmut in the bush]

Nice

[crappyice]

Grow baby grow!!!



3 weeks and still growing - something is scratching away at one of the fields but I am psyched at these results


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[stubborn1VT]

Impressive!  Definitely worth your time and effort.  Hope the deer appreciate all you hard work!

[corydd7]

Looks great! 

[crappyice]

So I sat over the plot on opening morning and didn’t have anybody show up- probably a better evening spot. Clearly it’s being hit hard- I hope the pic posts because it shows a clear run through the field closets to my ladder. I still think it’s too early for this spot. If we get some snow and cold, this place will heat up quick.


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[Jamoke]

By just cutting and tilling, you never had any of the previous plants or weeds come up? It looks awesome if that was it!