hunt4570
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I'm in north central South Carolina and our "dirt/soil" is sand.. not sandy dirt but just sand.. like on the beach! Been here 5 years now and cant grow a food plot to save my soul! I'll get everything disked up, add nutrients as needed plant, tractor-pack (cultipack) , try to get all that done before some rain.. All goes good, everything sprouts, but then no rain, and this sand WILL NOT hold moisture so all of a sudden what I plant dies and I have a field of the same weeds every year!!!
So this year, after I went through all this again this past spring.. I decided to mow it, get it knocked down before it goes to seed and cover this ground with thatch/biomatter (from the mowing) trying to help this sand retain some of its moisture. This fall (end of September ish) I plan to drag these fields lightly with my spike harrow just to scratch the surface a bit to allow some soil contact, then I will over seed these areas with a mix of clover and some cool season grasses to keep some green going throughout the winter.
Tired of fighting these foodplots every year.. If I can get this established I can quit the disc/plant/die rotunda I've been going through. Half of my open areas I planted years ago with a warm season native prairie mix that is doing quit well, if I can get the other half going good for the winter I can just keep it mowed... that's the plan anyway!!
Whatca think?
So this year, after I went through all this again this past spring.. I decided to mow it, get it knocked down before it goes to seed and cover this ground with thatch/biomatter (from the mowing) trying to help this sand retain some of its moisture. This fall (end of September ish) I plan to drag these fields lightly with my spike harrow just to scratch the surface a bit to allow some soil contact, then I will over seed these areas with a mix of clover and some cool season grasses to keep some green going throughout the winter.
Tired of fighting these foodplots every year.. If I can get this established I can quit the disc/plant/die rotunda I've been going through. Half of my open areas I planted years ago with a warm season native prairie mix that is doing quit well, if I can get the other half going good for the winter I can just keep it mowed... that's the plan anyway!!
Whatca think?