Recent content by Bladesmith

Thanks for suggestions everyone. I do appreciate them.👍👍

I'm in central Missouri

One last question, in early September can I just broadcast rye in the oats/peas and then just crimp down?

I like the thoughts of the oat/pea mix then see how the rye plot responds this fall. Thanks

With oat/pea mix can I just broadcast and then culti pack in the seed, or do I need to lightly disc then seed and pack. I don't have a drill.

I have a 1 acre plot that I had in cereal rye last fall and because of poor soil and drought it did not do very good. I am wanting to plant a inexpensive soil builder this spring that I can crimp down after planting rye back into it this fall. Any ideas on an inexpensive crop that would work...

West central miller county.

Thanks everyone, I'll do some more studying and try to come up with a plan. With neighbors on my west corner line it limits where I can create bedding without people activity, even though it's not on me, it's close enough that their coming and going creates issues, and my north corner where it...

In order to make a big enough area far enough away from the food plot to be beneficial I'd have to remove to many trees, and that would be back close to the neighbors property. The trees are mostly white and red oaks. There is a grass called river oats that has small groups of growth in these...

Thanks guys, pretty much what I expected with the shade issues, but thought there might be a grass or briar I hadn't researched yet.Trees are all pretty big except for a long the ridge edge, to big to hinge cut with any satisfaction. I'm in mid missouri, and have neighbors against my back west...

Hello all, I have 40 acres that I hunt on. It's all wooded, 2 years ago I hand cleared approx. 1/2 ac and started a plot, cereal rye/ clover mix. Since it's all wooded and quite clean, as soon as the leaves fall the bucks disappear except for after dark. So I was thinking about using a rock...