What to plant???

[GarGuy]

I didn't think any place in Texas had soil ph low enough to need lime

Most of east tx does.

[Saltaholic]

We have literally tried everything possible and in the end the deer prefer winter wheat over all else. Arrowhead clover is cool to mix because it comes back every year after a few plantings. Our usual is 50/50 oats and winter wheat but the deer clearly prefer the wheat but will eat oats too. Tried chicory last season and they wouldn’t touch it...

[txbowhunter08]

Bringing this back up, got my soil test back ph is 5.1 recommended 3800 pounds of lime and avg around 700 pounds of fertilizer (pending) what i plant. Where can I get that much lime at? The closes place I found on Google was 4 hours away. Gonna try to talk to co op and see if they know any where. Planning on getting lime out with in a week and planting around Oct 1st

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[SaltwaterSlick]

You'll know when it's time to plant the wheat/rye mixture when the night time temps start to get in the 50's... Seeds won't germinate until temps dip into the 50's... You can plant greens (brasicas) and clover before that. Don't plant too early, dang birds will wipe you out on the seeds and hogs will root the place up too...

[Low Fence]

Bringing this back up, got my soil test back ph is 5.1 recommended 3800 pounds of lime and avg around 700 pounds of fertilizer (pending) what i plant. Where can I get that much lime at? The closes place I found on Google was 4 hours away. Gonna try to talk to co op and see if they know any where. Planning on getting lime out with in a week and planting around Oct 1st

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Wow. That’s so poor you couldn’t raise kids on it. Lol

Ag lime will limit you to about 2,000 in an application (realistically) and will take 4-6 months to make a move (realistically). Most don’t know this. It should be done months in advance to get maximum out of your $.

I’d plant a cheap mix of cereal grains and you can try brassicas (cheap enough)

I honestly wouldn’t drop a dime in fertilizer until you get pH @ minimum 6.0. It would be 95% wasted at best
Ag lime will require a buggy to spread, don’t try with a cone spreader, you will destroy it immediately. You CAN cone spread pelletized lime.... but at those rates it would cost a few thousand dollars.... we have a product locally called 98G that is also called “renters lime”. It’s claim: faster, and more potent... BUT doesn’t last as long. I’m testing and getting pretty impatient with the labs. Been 5 weeks waiting on soil test from SFA. So I can’t personally endorse the claim they make until then

[Man]

Why cant you just cover with organic material?...like free wood chips from you local power line company

[Low Fence]

Wood chips COULD drastically lower pH more. It’s typically acidic (numbers I looked up said 4.0)

[txbowhunter08]

Tilled up the plot a little more and trying that MOJO liquid lime. I Was little skeptical but the seed store said they have hurd nothing but great things, and way easier then puttint out 3k of ag lime.

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[Low Fence]

Interested in how it performs! How many gallons per acre did you apply?

[175gr7.62]

I didn't think any place in Texas had soil ph low enough to need lime

It’s normally horrible. Not needing it is a rare exception.


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[SB09]

Are you aware of any food plots in the area that seem to hold deer during the winter? I always try to match whatever is working around me. People can give you all sorts of suggestions based on their personal experience. But, what works for their deer herd may not necessarily work for yours.

[txbowhunter08]

Interested in how it performs! How many gallons per acre did you apply?

I did 2.5 gallons before I tilled it up then another 2.5 afterwards

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[txbowhunter08]

The oats are starting to come in strong

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[txbowhunter08]

One day growth deer are taking a liking to it. Hardly touching the corn

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