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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 24 2011, 09:06 AM (1,058 Views) | |
baydog
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Jul 24 2011, 09:06 AM Post #1 |
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OK, we'll see if this works. These are pics of a plot planted at the beginning of the month. It contains: forage radish, rape, turnip, and ladino clover. fertilized with 200lbs of triple 19. I used the recommended seeding rate, but it looks like a few spots are overly thick. We'll see how it looks in a few weeks. There are few bare spots due to flooding after planting that I'll overseed with rye. (although the canopy might close in and then there would be no need). ![]() ![]() This is a new plot I worked on last weekend. It's about 30-40 ft wide and runs about 200yds. you can't see the entire plot here as it turns to the right. ![]() Closeup of the new plot taken yesterday and you can see the radish coming up nicely as well as the little clovers: ![]() I haven't tilled my main plot yet and it's still in last years clover, but was planning on doing that in the next few days and putting in a rye/oats/radish/clover mix. I'll post some pics once I get going on that. |
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baydog
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Jul 24 2011, 09:18 AM Post #2 |
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Forgot to add that I added urea yesterday to both plots as the forecast said we were going to get two days of rain. That should help both those plots out. |
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bigr
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Jul 24 2011, 12:04 PM Post #3 |
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How long have those lush looking plots been in for . Look good ! |
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baydog
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Jul 24 2011, 06:53 PM Post #4 |
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The plots have been in since the beginning of July so 3, maybe 4 weeks tops. I tilled in clover, fertilized heavy and we've had really good rain mixed with sunshine and humid weather. I'm really happy with the growth this year. |
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bigr
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Jul 24 2011, 09:20 PM Post #5 |
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Have you noticed much brows on the radish yet ? |
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| Extreme | Jul 24 2011, 09:23 PM Post #6 |
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Lanark County--Team Ontario Trophy Bucks
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The plot looks great .I gotta get out this week and chack on mine
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| I thought I was wrong once,But I was mistaken | |
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baydog
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Jul 25 2011, 10:23 PM Post #7 |
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No browse on the radish yet. The deer seem to be in the clover. It's pretty lush. |
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baydog
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Jul 30 2011, 11:10 AM Post #8 |
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Took more pics today of the increased growth since adding urea on July 23rd. Pics to follow. |
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baydog
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Jul 30 2011, 11:30 AM Post #9 |
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Okay,This pic shows the huge amount of growth in a week compared to the picture of the same plot above:![]() This is a cereal grain food plot I prepped and planted the other night with an oat/rye/radish/ladino mix: ![]() These plots appear relatively small, but I designed them that way. They're really all interconnected and I left trees and bush between them to maintain edge. The picture of the cereal grain plot is taken from the end of the brassica plot. The narrow radish/clover plot above, loops around and connects the two on the other side. My thinking is that I'll have a lot of food plot area without a huge open field. |
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bigr
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Jul 31 2011, 09:09 PM Post #10 |
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Holly crap ! Lots of green inthere ! Just wanna see the brown now ! |
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| Renegade | Jul 31 2011, 09:21 PM Post #11 |
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That is awesome. I will have to take some pictures of my plots but they don't look as good as yours Baydog. |
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baydog
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Aug 5 2011, 08:53 AM Post #12 |
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Still no browse on the radish. I'm luck because they're being allowed to gain size rapidly without grazing pressure. The rain has been timed perfectly here this summer. |
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| vetjudy | Aug 10 2011, 04:34 PM Post #13 |
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That is some great looking plot action. Good work. Must have had some good moisture there. |
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baydog
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Aug 20 2011, 11:14 AM Post #14 |
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I checked the brassicas yesterday and in spots they're thigh high. The deer are hitting the rape and to a lesser extent the forage radish mostly on the edge of the field. They haven't touched the turnip but I didn't expect them to until later in the fall. Last year they had the entire field decimated by mid november. It will be interesting to see if any bears end up in the radish. I'll keep you updated. |
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Tikkaman1
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Aug 21 2011, 07:23 PM Post #15 |
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Great looking plots you have there Baydog. How long have you plotting? |
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baydog
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Sep 3 2011, 09:36 AM Post #16 |
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Well, I checked today and the brassica plot pictured earlier is pretty much devastated. Most of the radish have been pulled from the ground and eaten and the rape is pretty much gone. There's still some turnip in the ground but this plot is going to be pretty much useless for hunting season. At first, I thought it was bears, but after checking tracks and trail cams in the area it looks like several does with twins and a single yearling buck have been doing most of the eating. Luckily, I planted a nice field of oats/rye/radish and a smaller one of radish/rye right near the brassica plot so all is not lost for this season as they've only grazed this lightly so far. The deer on my place sure love those brassicas! |
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Sep 3 2011, 10:11 AM Post #17 |
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same thing is happening to my brassica plot ..i may have plant it a bit earlier next year and bigger |
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Sep 3 2011, 10:59 AM Post #18 |
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overseed with whinter wheat great plots you did a great job
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bigr
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Sep 3 2011, 12:39 PM Post #19 |
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They actually got the radish out of the ground ?? Would you say the brassica and the radish have been equally eaten now or ? Great post. Some after effect pictures would be great if possible. |
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baydog
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Sep 4 2011, 08:22 AM Post #20 |
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Ya, the radishes are being pulled out of the ground. I took some pictures on August 27th of the browse and radishes (see below). They really hit it hard this past week and there's a big difference from these pictures. I'd say they've hit the radish the hardest with rape being second. The turnips haven't been browsed as hard.![]() ![]() ![]() I didn't have my camera yesterday, but next I'll try to get some pics of the plot as a whole to give you an idea of how much they've browsed. |
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baydog
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Sep 4 2011, 04:02 PM Post #21 |
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I placed a camera on the plot yesterday to figure out how it was getting eaten so fast. I guess I figured it out, I may have been a little low on the number of deer I thought were using it:![]() I'm REALLY glad I have several other food plots with rye/radishes and oats planted! |
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baydog
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Sep 4 2011, 04:06 PM Post #22 |
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I think I'll push my planting back about a week or so. The radish matured fairly early (not that the deer seemed to mind) but I'll definitely put in more acreage. |
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baydog
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Sep 4 2011, 04:10 PM Post #23 |
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After I read your post, I checked and they've pretty much ate everything now. They don't seem to be very fussy. I'll bring my regular camera next time as the trail cam pic I posted above doesn't really show the browse. I would bet by next week there won't be anything left. I thought the rye and oats in the other plots would pull them off this one, but not a chance! |
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deermagnet
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Sep 4 2011, 07:11 PM Post #24 |
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high on the horn
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Looking good hope your hard work pays off |
when your old all you have are your memories so make them
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bigr
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Sep 4 2011, 09:00 PM Post #25 |
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WOW,,,,,, I think we can say dbltree was giveing us some great info once again. Did you have just brassica's before and how were thise plots compaire to these ones ? I'm heading out to check my plots this week. I hope there not getting hammered like that yet,,,,but,,,,,, more important for deer nutrician anyway. Nice posts and thanks for the heads up and your insite.
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baydog
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Sep 5 2011, 08:41 AM Post #26 |
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Yep, have to thank dbltree for that one. I used to use a turnip/rape mix and they wouldn't get hit until later and not with the same enthusiasm. The radishes have made a big difference and I also mixed them with my rye/oat combo (again dbltrees advice). They haven't really touched these ones yet so I'll still have something for the rifle hunt I hope. A couple of things I'm going to do differently next year: -plant a week later. I planted at the beginning of July because I wasn't getting full growth in my area by planting at the end of July. I think I would have been fine with the turnip/rape mix but the radish matured early so I'll experiment and shorten it up by a week or so. -I planted too thick. Next year I'll thin them out a bit. -I need to add some size to my brassica plot which shouldn't be a problem because I'm going to rotate them and I have a bigger food plot in mind. -pre order field peas to mix with my rye/oats. The co-op didn't have these in stock this year and I think if I had peas in with this mix it might have taken the pressure off the brassicas until later. Another good thing about this is that the various food plots contain a variety of food (again dbltree's advice): clovers, trefoil (even though I tried to get rid of it), rye, oats, radish, turnip, rape, so even though the brassicas are pretty much going to be wiped out, I still have some good food left and the rye will keep them around until the snow's too deep. |
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bigr
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Sep 5 2011, 01:02 PM Post #27 |
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Sounds like an outstanding plan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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baydog
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Sep 6 2011, 08:41 PM Post #28 |
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I didn't get out with my camera, but this trail cam pic shows the very northern tip of the plot. Lots of stems left but most of the leaves are gone...... ![]() |
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bigr
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Sep 7 2011, 06:20 AM Post #29 |
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Holly crap ! I suspect the stems will get it when we get more frosts. Heading to my plots this week. I wounder if ,,,,
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swampdogger
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Sep 7 2011, 03:53 PM Post #30 |
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Wow, great plot's , wish i didn't live in such a heavy agricultural area' I think food plots are more appreciated up north, (north of hwy #7) .
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baydog
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Sep 27 2011, 07:12 PM Post #31 |
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Went and checked on the weekend and there are no leaves at all left in the brassicas just turnip and radish bulbs. Hoping they off them until later in the fall but we'll see. They seem to be hitting the clover and rye. |
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baydog
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Sep 27 2011, 07:13 PM Post #32 |
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Ya, I think I have an advantage because I have the only buffet in the woods! |
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