Food plot and a little work today

[unclefish]

Thanks David! A rain dance would help too!

[EastTexasMan]

Yeah, our 250 acres is like a desert. Do you think if I sling some clover out on the ground (It's dirt, there's no grass lol) that it will grow? 80% chance of rain friday.

[unclefish]

Yep that's how I plant my clover. I broadcast it after planting the other stuff. The rain will take care of the rest.

[EastTexasMan]

Well, this is on ground I hadn't disced or planted. It's just down to dirt lol.

How long does it take the clover to grow until they start hitting it?

[Dushon]

Thanks David! A rain dance would help too!

80% on Friday. I'm plantin our plots at work! Keep your fingers crossed!

[Dushon]

Well, this is on ground I hadn't disced or planted. It's just down to dirt lol.

How long does it take the clover to grow until they start hitting it?

I'd try to disk it or something. At least go cut some donuts and get some loose soil lol

[unclefish]

White clover will take awhile to get established. It will start growing right away but will take away several months to fill in. My deer will start eating it with a few weeks.

Crimson clover usually starts growing faster than white clover.... so you might look at that this option too.

[unclefish]

Got it planted today but had a casualty....broke my box blade. Just snapped it on a hidden mesquite root.





I had most of it plowed but had to do a half acre just throw and grow style.

Elbon Rye in the hopper.


Difference between oats and rye. Rye on the left.


Because its smaller seed...Rye is much better choice for throw and grow plots than oats.

[unclefish]

I used Harrison Oats this time....


Here is why the cultipacker is so great. It goes from this....


To this in one pass.


Today I planted oats, elbon rye, durana clover, whitetail institute clover, kale, radishes, and chicory. I tried to separate them to figure out what they like the most. A good rain in the forecast for tomorrow. We might get some tonight the way the radar is lit up!

[EastTexasMan]

Can you post a picture of a cultipacker, I am a bit new to that. We just use a disc.

Nevermind, just looked it up. So it just rolls over the ground and presses it huh.

[GLM]

I found this grain drill on Craigslist a few years back. It's old but in excellent shape and does a great job. Planted oats and rye last weekend. Suppose to rain tomorrow.

[unclefish]

Here is what mine looks like.

[unclefish]

I found this grain drill on Craigslist a few years back. It's old but in excellent shape and does a great job. Planted oats and rye last weekend. Suppose to rain tomorrow.

Very nice drill! I bet you can knock out some plots with that thing.

[EastTexasMan]

Us poor folk had to disc then hand sling 2 acres of oats lol

[Stan R]

Do you have someone to fix the box blade?? A little bailing wire and some duck tape and it will be good as new. Get it over to my place in Madisonville and I will fix you up.

Or I can bring back my big welder back and you can bring it to my house in west Houston.