Food Plots Now, just need that rain

[backyardtndeer]

Old clover plot needed redone. Last time I planted it was right after my mother passed away in 2017, and with health issues and life, I let it get out of hand. Sprayed it with gly and 2 4d last week. Would like for it have been a little more brown, but went on and burned off what would burn yesterday to try to expedite prep, most of it did burn.

Tilled this morning. I usually like to use Pennington's wintergrazer rye grain with clovers, but have to order that from CPS, and I didn't get an order in this year. So instead went with 50lbs of co-op's forager wheat and about 15 lbs of domain forage oats mixed in. Do have one corner I need to go back and fill in, ran out in the spreader.

Broadcast pelletized lime and 6-12-12, then came back and rolled/packed with my little Kubota. Plan to hand spin about 12-15 lbs of variety of bagged perennial clover mixes tomorrow if I can get out in the morning between rain.

 

[BSK]

With the Army Worms invading TN again this year, you'll be glad you didn't plant the rye. Army Worms will clean out the rye before moving to the wheat/oats.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Rained on it last night. Rain in the forecast every day for the next week, so should get some more.

Got clovers broadcast this morning. Only had to refill three times, and put a little over a mile on my boots according to Garmin. lol

 

[BSK]

Good for you!

I'm spreading cereal grains pretty heavy tomorrow.

 

[WilcoKen]

It absolutely will NOT rain at my place! All around me within like 2 miles but nothing right on me. Been that way all summer.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Got our last 4 acres drilled in by 3:30 today. It poured on me for about 5-7 minutes - thankful for the canopy that kept me 50% dry. Since then, we've gotten 1" of rain. Very thankful!

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Rain died as it got to my area today. Dry as I've seen it in a long time.

 

[knightrider]

Thank the Lord for the rain!!!

 

[BSK]

Rain died as it got to my area today. Dry as I've seen it in a long time.

I think that will change Thurs-Sat.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Light rain here this morning. Timing on this should work out really well.

 

[megalomaniac]

We got .4 in yesterday. Drilled 3ac into cut corn today and ground had just enough moisture left for the blades to cut well.

Redrilled another 2 acres that completely failed, and drilling the last 10 acres that haven't been planted yet this year. Plus layered down another 300lbs of cereal rye in plots that were drilled 10d ago and didn't get any rain from the last tropical storm

 

[BSK]

Got all my seeding finished today. 700 lbs of wheat seed broadcast.

I'm thrilled with the germination I'm seeing from what I planted just before the last hurricane came through.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Got all my seeding finished today. 700 lbs of wheat seed broadcast.

I'm thrilled with the germination I'm seeing from what I planted just before the last hurricane came through.

Looking good! How many acres you working with again for food plots? I planted our last 4 acres yesterday and then we got an inch of rain right after. Very thankful!

 

[BSK]

Looking good! How many acres you working with again for food plots? I planted our last 4 acres yesterday and then we got an inch of rain right after. Very thankful!

Seven acres total in 9 plots. Largest plot is 1.5 acres, smallest 0.25 acre.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Had some light drizzle yesterday, but no real rain. Weather underground has changed a couple times since yesterday morning. When I looked last night they had over 4 inches forecast for tomorrow, now they have backed down to 2.75, but between tonight through Sunday should get plenty to get this plot going and should help my smaller fall plot and my pastures as well.

 

[megalomaniac]

Got all my seeding finished today. 700 lbs of wheat seed broadcast.

I'm thrilled with the germination I'm seeing from what I planted just before the last hurricane came through.

4 inches of rain will do that

 

[BSK]

4 inches of rain will do that

Yes sir! And I'm hoping for another 4"!

 

[HOOK]

Incoming. Flood watch for most of the state.

 

[megalomaniac]

Incoming. Flood watch for most of the state. View attachment 244497

I doubt that model.

Id be thrilled with 4 inches, but I suspect I'm only going to get 1.5 inches. Didn't get a drop yesterday, was all just east of me.

 

[HOOK]

I doubt that model.

Id be thrilled with 4 inches, but I suspect I'm only going to get 1.5 inches. Didn't get a drop yesterday, was all just east of me.

Don't say I never told you so.....