How many lbs (or seeds b/c seed size varies) per acre for food plot?
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Everyone I've talked to and read says 90-100 lbs a acre, so I'm going to throw 200 lbs on my 2.25 acre plot and maybe throw one bag of oats in with it. They say 150-200 lbs of fertilizer a acre too, I think I'm going to throw some right after I throw my seed but I don't know about how much I want to just yet. After that I'm just going to drag with fence panels like you suggested and I'm thinking about doing this at the end of opening weekend. What do you think? Wheat seed at Dillard's in Weatherford is 9ish a bag.
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Originally posted by Tbone3636 View PostEveryone I've talked to and read says 90-100 lbs a acre, so I'm going to throw 200 lbs on my 2.25 acre plot and maybe throw one bag of oats in with it. They say 150-200 lbs of fertilizer a acre too, I think I'm going to throw some right after I throw my seed but I don't know about how much I want to just yet. After that I'm just going to drag with fence panels like you suggested and I'm thinking about doing this at the end of opening weekend. What do you think? Wheat seed at Dillard's in Weatherford is 9ish a bag.
Be careful of over seeding. Sometimes mo is not betta
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Originally posted by Tbone3636 View PostDo you think 90-100 lbs of wheat and maybe 22 lbs of oats an acre is over seeding?
They way I always calculated it was both require about 100lbs per acre so I just mixed 50lbs of wheat and 50lbs of oats. If you want more of one vs the other adjust accordingly. We would also plant about 5lbs of purple top turnips in the mix.
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... here is my advice...
IF you fertilize 200 lbs per acre (gold standard) you can DRILL 75 lbs per acre, some do a little less actually....
If you broadcast and fertilize... I would say 75 is bare minimum... remember to drag it too
If you broadcast and DONT fertilize... 100lbs per acre is minimum IMHO...
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Originally posted by BrandonA View PostThey way I always calculated it was both require about 100lbs per acre so I just mixed 50lbs of wheat and 50lbs of oats. If you want more of one vs the other adjust accordingly. We would also plant about 5lbs of purple top turnips in the mix.
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Originally posted by Tbone3636 View PostEveryone I've talked to and read says 90-100 lbs a acre, so I'm going to throw 200 lbs on my 2.25 acre plot and maybe throw one bag of oats in with it. They say 150-200 lbs of fertilizer a acre too, I think I'm going to throw some right after I throw my seed but I don't know about how much I want to just yet. After that I'm just going to drag with fence panels like you suggested and I'm thinking about doing this at the end of opening weekend. What do you think? Wheat seed at Dillard's in Weatherford is 9ish a bag.
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Originally posted by BrandonA View PostThey way I always calculated it was both require about 100lbs per acre so I just mixed 50lbs of wheat and 50lbs of oats. If you want more of one vs the other adjust accordingly. We would also plant about 5lbs of purple top turnips in the mix.
Due to mositure last winter we held off planting oats/rye until after Thanksgiving. It took three weeks to rain (Christmas) and as soon as the moisture came the deer mowed it down till it burned up late spring.
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