Dinner is ready

[wadevb1]

Clover and chicory looking great. Perfect last meal.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8182/8054056456_c4d337eb7a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadevb1/8054056456/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8054082694_4445c17522_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadevb1/8054082694/)

[oldskoolford427]

LOL!!
Nice feed lot!

[bagz013]

beautiful plot man!

I'm embarrassed of how mine turned out, otherwise I would post my own pics.

Ohh well.....always next year

[wadevb1]

beautiful plot man!

I'm embarrassed of how mine turned out, otherwise I would post my own pics.

Ohh well.....always next year

Was a tough year for new plots. I helped a friend put one in last spring. Two attempts and it dried out. We put in a grain field three weeks ago and that is doing great, but the deer are dying off (EHD) around his property.

Three hundred yards from the clover is my grain plot. As seen from my stand this morning.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/8054157722_6f253774e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadevb1/8054157722/)

[bagz013]

Thats a beauty man!

What general area are you in?

I'm up in the thumb area and have tried anything from chicory to beans to sorghum and nothing seems to wanna grow. I know I have good soil as there is beets and corn fields on every corner of my prop and my soild tests come back good but I apparently have no green thumb

Never had a problem down south getting things to grow. Up here I'm getting frustrated.

Guess I'll just be spending more time in the woods......the lady will like that ;)



Was a tough year for new plots. I helped a friend put one in last spring. Two attempts and it dried out. We put in a grain field three weeks ago and that is doing great, but the deer are dying off (EHD) around his property.

Three hundred yards from the clover is my grain plot. As seen from my stand this morning.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/8054157722_6f253774e0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadevb1/8054157722/)

[wadevb1]

Thats a beauty man!

What general area are you in?

I'm up in the thumb area and have tried anything from chicory to beans to sorghum and nothing seems to wanna grow. I know I have good soil as there is beets and corn fields on every corner of my prop and my soild tests come back good but I apparently have no green thumb

Never had a problem down south getting things to grow. Up here I'm getting frustrated.

Guess I'll just be spending more time in the woods......the lady will like that ;)

Next September 1st plant 50# cereal rye, 25# winter wheat and 25# of oats per acrea. Stuff will grow in the bed of a truck.

[bagz013]

Next September 1st plant 50# cereal rye, 25# winter wheat and 25# of oats per acrea. Stuff will grow in the bed of a truck.


Thanks man!

Let ya know how it goes next year.

[JohnJak]

"Dinner is ready"

Sorry I'm not a vegan.

[wadevb1]

"Dinner is ready"

Sorry I'm not a vegan.

What the arrow is for.

[Ruger]

The X-Bow looks like a Klingon bird of pray in that beautiful clover.

When we planted feed for deer it was rutabagas and turnips, they loved the greens well into the late fall and then when the frost came they loved hoofing out those sweet root veggies!
The DNR plants a rye field near me every spring only to mow it down early, before the seed has time to mature. I've asked them on more then one occasion why? They have a schedule to follow! Period!

[wadevb1]

The X-Bow looks like a Klingon bird of pray in that beautiful clover.

When we planted feed for deer it was rutabagas and turnips, they loved the greens well into the late fall and then when the frost came they loved hoofing out those sweet root veggies!
The DNR plants a rye field near me every spring only to mow it down early, before the seed has time to mature. I've asked them on more then one occasion why? They have a schedule to follow! Period!

I have 12 acres planted this year in plots for deer. I make sure they get a winter carry over in turnips and rape too. I rotate my turnip plots with grains to prevent fungus.

BTW: Rye see isn't utilized much by deer. Once grains get over 12", deer turn their interest to other sources. Turkeys and other birds would benefit.

Turnip field from last year. I have nine acres of turnips planted this year.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/8055070319_0e3852a88c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wadevb1/8055070319/)

[Jackam]

Turnip field from last year. I have nine acres of turnips planted this year.


Ok, school me on planting Turnips, if you will!

When do you plant them?
How do you plant them - Can I broadcast by hand?
I have a tiller on a ford 6000, when the next Spring rolls around do I simply till them up before planting a grain?
Do I have to wait after tilling before planting the grain?

Yours looks GREAT. It looks to me like you've got some farming experience. I have none!

Thanks for your input!

[wadevb1]

Ok, school me on planting Turnips, if you will!

When do you plant them?
How do you plant them - Can I broadcast by hand?
I have a tiller on a ford 6000, when the next Spring rolls around do I simply till them up before planting a grain?
Do I have to wait after tilling before planting the grain?

Yours looks GREAT. It looks to me like you've got some farming experience. I have none!

Thanks for your input!

A tiller will work perfect. A chest hand spreader will work fine, just plan on your rates being higher than anticipated. Earthway makes a great seeder for $30.

Generally, you plant your turnips sixty days before a frost. I throw mine in the ground late August. You could even mix your turnips in with your grain plot, but go light to avoid shading your grains. I would seed the grain first, drag the seed bed with a chain link fence to cover the seed, then spread the turnuip seed over the grain plot and walk away. You don't want to bury the turnip seed too deep. If you don't have access to a packer, spread the seed and let the rain do the packing.

After you get your seed bed ready for the grains, you may even be able to use the tiller to bury the seed if you can adjust the tines to till no more than an inch or so. Lay your seed then till it in. A 6' section of chain link fence works fine too.

The deer may shy away from turnips the first part of the season, especially if they havn't been exposed to them previously. They taste bitter until a few frosts turn the leaves sweet. I would mix them with another planting that is familiar to them.

A picture of my previous grain field drilled with turnips. The turnips just started to germinate.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/grain_strips.jpg (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/105944)