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  1. useyourbow

    What are the Odds?

    I want to broadcast some rye grain into my food plots to fill in and help nurse the clover. The plots also contain daikon radish and chicory. The rain forecast for the next 15 days is dismal with the highest percentage being 20% chance. What are the odds the rye grain will germinate with just...
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    What to Expect

    Ok planted my plots two weeks ago. Daikon Radish, Chicory, and a white Clover blend. Since then received 1/4" rain in one event and another 3/4" in another event. How much growth should I have expected in those two weeks? I have emergence and some of the radish is maybe three inches tall. How...
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    Got Them In

    Clover, chicory, and daikon radish have been planted. Expecting rain Wednesday. Plan on over seeding with WR the 1st. of October. 1st. Photo is the cutover strip plot with a shooting house down at far end. 2nd. Photo a bottom field with two different loc on bow stands and a shooting house...
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    Solo Hand Spreader Settings

    I received my new Solo Hand spreader yesterday and to my surprise there were no seed setting recommendations except for fertilizer and grass seed included or affixed to the spreader. Any recommendations for spreading clover? I googled but wasn't able to find anything but the suggestion for trial...
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    Plot Mix Planting Question

    OK. I have two plots I will be planting for the fall. A 2 acre and a 1 acre. I plan on planting a clover mix, chicory, daikon radish, and rye grain. The land is in east North Carolina. Zone 6 I believe. Question is when should I plant? I know you usually don't plant grains until later September...
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    Soy Beans or Iron Clay Peas

    First off I wasn't going to plant a spring/summer plot because I thought the farmer was going to plant soy beans and figured why waste the money. My food plot is 2 acres of grown over field sandwiched between two large ag fields that I tilled under back in January. It turns out they planted...
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    How do you Know?

    I have a North Star ATV boom less sprayer. How do I know if I am driving to fast or to slow when applying herbicide?
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    2017 Project

    Here is my project. This was an old field covered in broom sedge. After 97 miles of back & forth, 12 hours in the seat of my four wheeler it’s is finally disked under. Soil test results should be back in another week. My plan is to apply pelletized lime as needed as soon as possible. Then allow...
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