when to plant oats?

[elhefe]

Going to plant some oats in Leon county. I keep hearing the 15th of Sept. and planned on doing that again but is it too early?

[BrandonA]

In Zavala cnty we will plant sometime around the end off Sept. after a good soaking rain. We will break up the plots first of Sept.

[ken]

I usually plant mine around Sept 15th. Most of what I've read says Oct. 1 but I can't disturb the area I'm hunting at the beginning of bow season.

[Breezy]

i'm planting mine the weekend of the 20th. in Sept.

[elhefe]

Yea, I've read the first of October but I don't want to be in there with the tractor etc... during bow season. i want to hunt during deer season, not prepare to hunt.

[BrandonA]

Yea, I've read the first of October but I don't want to be in there with the tractor etc... during bow season. i want to hunt during deer season, not prepare to hunt.

The tractor really won't bother the deer. I don't know how many times we plowed during the day and had deer out in the plowed plots and under the feeder at night. The problem with planting to early is that if it comes up it will burn up and die.

[Artos]

We always plant ours...

....right before a two month drought.

[DaveC]

My Livingston lease is disking the plots on Sept. 13th and then planting on the 28th.

I might throw my seed a few days earlier....

[Bad Habit]

doing it mid sept

[glen]

I will probably drop seed the middle of October. I have planted right before bow season the last several years and not happy with the results. Deer dont care if you run through there with a tractor a few times- I have them come watch me sometimes and always see fresh tracks where they come to see what I have done.

[Miki]

Grandpaw always does in the middle of Oct. Too hot in Sept.

[Jaspro]

Try and plant on the full moon between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15

[Mike Murphey]

check on the worms in the soil.....the seed could get ate up before it has a chance to sprout

[rtarcher]

My Livingston lease is disking the plots on Sept. 13th and then planting on the 28th.

I might throw my seed a few days earlier....

Yes, but are you planting your food plot any earlier?

Todd

[Dejashoot]

I went out on a limb and planted this past weekend (in Livingston). I talked to two farmers who both said to give it a try. I mixed lablab (summer mix) and winter peas and hope one of the two come up. Problem last year was that by the time the stuff sprouted the end of Sept, the deer ate them to the ground and killed them. One farmer I talked to who also hunts said to plant now while they have other browse to keep them occupied. Biggest problem is the heat killing them. Luckly I got 1.5 inches of rain Friday and over 2 inches on Saturday. Ground was nice and moist while I was planting.

I'll see what happens and keep everyone posted.