Next year food plot

[jack707]

Now that I disc it to level out the high spots now it's ready to plow!. This field
Took a lot of work first I had to brush hog all the weeds that was a wild ride!

 

[mykleh]

how well do the crops due around the pine trees? always thought the needles were a problem? over here more maples, popple, birch, basswood..

 

[jack707]

I heard that to about pines so maybe I'll cut it down. Don't know about the crops growing here because when I plant it will be my first time just took a sample of dirt to the local Co op to find out how much lime I need.

 

[PSEbowhunter]

My guess will be that you'll need a good bit of lime. Pines make the soil quite acidic and need that lime to get the ph where it needs to be. Getting a soil test is always a good idea.

 

[jack707]

I think about 1 ton or less of lime.

 

[PSEbowhunter]

We just did 2t/ac on ours. Had to get pellet lime and spread it with our broadcast spreader because we couldn't get the big spreaders into the plots to do ag lime.

These were all worked from over grown scrub brush and small trees. It's been a process to get them built up.

This will be corn this year. Just planted so it matures later than the ag corn around here.


This is a summer mixed brassica plot. I'll till it under and replant the end of this month.



And then a few clover plots.

 

[cat fever]

We just did 2t/ac on ours. Had to get pellet lime and spread it with our broadcast spreader because we couldn't get the big spreaders into the plots to do ag lime.

These were all worked from over grown scrub brush and small trees. It's been a process to get them built up.

This will be corn this year. Just planted so it matures later than the ag corn around here.
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This is a summer mixed brassica plot. I'll till it under and replant the end of this month.

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And then a few clover plots.
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Wow, they all look great.

 

[cat fever]

Now that I disc it to level out the high spots now it's ready to plow!. This field
Took a lot of work first I had to brush hog all the weeds that was a wild ride!View attachment 473287

Jack I think it's going to be a great food plot when done.

 

[jack707]

Thanks a lot your food plot looks nice also

 

[Buty]

Good timing for the cultipacker project. I look forward to see how it works.

 

[oosik]

Wow! You have a lot of effort to get that piece in such good shape. All I have here are Ponderosa pine and the soil is ink black & quite acid. My garden grew as well as the weed did - once I added lime.

 

[jack707]

Just have to put the 3pt.hitch together.

 

[jack707]

Thank oasis it was easy since I bought the brush hog.