Okay, so I get bored easily and don't really like to watch TV. That usually has me coming up with dumb ideas. Sooo, I live in the middle of the woods and have deer and turkey in my yard all the time. There are 2 fawns laying out my bedroom window now in fact. I have this small prairie remnant that I put in 11 years ago. The Indian grass took it over and outcompeted the forbs within about 8 years. I nuked it with gly 2 summers ago and put a bunch of forb seeds in that winter and the next spring. Some of the grasses have come back in the 2 years and I had several more forbs bloom this year than last
I haven't mowed it this year due to seeing more forbs and I normally mow once or twice while I am establishing new forbs. I have lots of weeds that I am not worried about at this point.
Now comes the crazy part. The forbs are about done for the year. What would happen if I was to mow this plot, do a little very light discing, and broadcast brassicas in for a little food plot to watch my yard deer feed in? Would a light disc harm my prairie establishment efforts in the future? How about brassicas over-wintering in the same spot?
I would do this a little late for brassicas in my area - around September 1. Just trying to get a little "extra" use from the spot while I wait out more forb establishment.
I haven't mowed it this year due to seeing more forbs and I normally mow once or twice while I am establishing new forbs. I have lots of weeds that I am not worried about at this point.
Now comes the crazy part. The forbs are about done for the year. What would happen if I was to mow this plot, do a little very light discing, and broadcast brassicas in for a little food plot to watch my yard deer feed in? Would a light disc harm my prairie establishment efforts in the future? How about brassicas over-wintering in the same spot?
I would do this a little late for brassicas in my area - around September 1. Just trying to get a little "extra" use from the spot while I wait out more forb establishment.