Dove Plot - Soon to be Food Plot

[Kdog]

I planned on over seeding a portion of my lower pasture with clover last fall, but never did. This year I had planned to plant a dove field in the upper pasture, but changed my mind yesterday and began prep on the lower plot that will initially be a dove plot. Took soil samples then sprayed. Just going to plant millet and some proso for the doves, but will also begin preparing for the fall plot. I don't have a drill, so this will be a minimum till planting for the doves and the fall plot.

For the fall plot I plan on seeding as follows per acre.
75# Wrens Abruzzi Rye
10# Durana
5# Medium Red
5# Chicory

 

[davidhelmly]

Looks like a great mix, I would throw in a couple pounds of turnips and radish also.

 

[Kdog]

May do that since this used to be a horse pasture. I had a little more clover in there than I thought (ladino), but it was rather spotty.

 

[Kdog]

That pasture grass was really thick and I got a good burn down from spraying a few weeks back. May have made a mistake, but decided to burn the thatch off. Just thought it was too thick. Started @ 8 finished @ 2 all with just my ATV and half with a push spreader since I couldn't keep the gate open on the pull behind spreader. Will get that fixed before I go back the spread fert in a couple weeks.

 

[Kdog]

Got some light rain on it last night and about to get two rounds of rain on it tonight.

 

[Kdog]

Getting lots of rain on it and hope it does not wash away all of the millet seed.

 

[Kdog]

Guy up the street went by to check on things and sent me this pic of one corner of the millet field. Said this was the spotty area and the rest of the field looked better. Will get up there this coming weekend to fertilize it.

 

[omicron1792]

Guy up the street went by to check on things and sent me this pic of one corner of the millet field. Said this was the spotty area and the rest of the field looked better. Will get up there this coming weekend to fertilize it.

That’s looking good and thick

 

[SwampCat]

Millet pretty hard to go wrong on. Now sunflowers - looking great

At least in this field. Two other fields right across the trail, not so much. And they are expensive - and I didnt even plant clearfield.