Question about oats

[big papa]

If I wanted to plant oats How well does the ground have to be tilled and when should I plant them? Also can I just buy a 50 lb bag of horse oats and use them or is there something special that I have to get? Also how big does you oat patch have to be, to be effective?

[txnduckhntr]

Horse oats are usually rolled or crimped, and won't grow

[engine4on]

You need "whole oats" You can check out the local fertilizer company (Eldorado Chemical in Terrell)
and they should have some.

[justin156bc]

You can buy whole oats horse feed and get about 75-85% germination. I prefer to plow and drill in oats seed. You can broadcast it but I were going to broadcast something it would be wheat seed. If you do broadcast it I would do it at about 150-200 lbs pre acre. As far as size just depends on how much $ you want to spend but an acre or 2 will work.

[headhunter 1]

The ground dont have to be tilled up that much at all as long as you can cover it up with a 1/4 inch of dirt so the birds dont eat it,and the best time to plant is right now.

[ashx2]

I set up a new stand day before yesterday and moved the feeder to an area by the creek where my bnl and I found a bunch of rubs last year. I bet there were 10 or more rubs in this area.

My plan is to till in some wheat seed and see how that works. I also plan on putting in a bunch of black-eyed peas too. Hopefully I'll be able to get this all done by this weekend.

Good question!

Greg

[big papa]

Thanks.

[bowhuntingw]

tilled the ground up after a shower sunday afternoon, then spread 50# of horse oats and covered them. put some fertilzer on it too. started raining as i was pulling out the gate. hope they green up soon.