scott44
5 year old buck +
These turnips were planted 7/10.
First try at no-till soybean mix and brassicas into rye
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That's sounds about right. How much N per acre? Obviously they are a bit bigger since things were growing WELL into November. I even saw some fall oats heading out.
scott44
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We have around an acre of brassicas on a couple plots, I believe I put 50# urea on this acre. I've been doing the Dbltree's brassica/cereal rotation for 4 years and each year it seems I don't need as much N. Going to try part of a plot next year with no N and see how it works.
To be honest, that's all I can see putting on. I'm not a huge fan of using fertilizers, since I'm just doing it for deer. I think on my one acre of clover/brassica/rye/oats I put out 50lb of urea (so 23? actual pounds) and 50lb of potash (something like 20 actual pounds).
I think the most important thing with brassicas is the seeding rate and planting time.
SmallChunk
5 year old buck +
Do you actually have deer eat your turnips when they are that big?!
scott44
5 year old buck +
These are the biggest turnip we've ever grown so I can't tell you they will. Ususally our turnips are softball size and they get all eaten. There were only about 5 that were this size so I'll let you know how they do.
scott44
5 year old buck +
On 12/28 we got a really wet snow/rain mix and then it's been pretty cold since. we have a good 3/4' crust on the snow. Luckily there wasn't a lot of snow but they are still having some trouble digging down threw it to get to the brassicas, some of the top were still above the snow but they were wiped out in a couple days.
Today
Today
scott44
5 year old buck +
The last couple weeks we've had warm temps here and most all the snow had melted, but we got hit with a storm Wed. and received 5-6" of snow.
Rye plot digging through the snow.
Same plot 4 days later, green.
This brassica plot down to the mud.
And this one hardly touched, this one is going to be smaller this coming year and more cereal grains.
Rye plot digging through the snow.
Same plot 4 days later, green.
This brassica plot down to the mud.
And this one hardly touched, this one is going to be smaller this coming year and more cereal grains.
scott44
5 year old buck +
I think the farther south you go the more snow you got, I was so ready for spring.
scott44
5 year old buck +
Location, the one that was hardly touched is about 300yds behind the house with hardly any cover, honestly I think we've made the other area more attractive and pulled the deer over there.
scott44
5 year old buck +
Wedneday I broadcast some crimson clover into my last years brassicas, lots of thatch there from the rolled down rye.
Just a little wet, an unusually wet spring so far here.
Last years summer plot, going to plant about the same mix sorghum, millet, sunflowers, peas. soybeans kinda a mix of a little everything. Going to al least double the size of this plot this year.
Not a lot of thatch on this plot, might have to hit it with the disk a little.
Clover is starting look ok.
Just a little wet, an unusually wet spring so far here.
Last years summer plot, going to plant about the same mix sorghum, millet, sunflowers, peas. soybeans kinda a mix of a little everything. Going to al least double the size of this plot this year.
Not a lot of thatch on this plot, might have to hit it with the disk a little.
Clover is starting look ok.
scott44
5 year old buck +
Can't call this a roll and spray plot this year, the plot from last year didn't have much to roll down so I hit it with the disk. I got a couple plots in today of the sorghum mix. We're supposed to be getting some rain tonight/tomorrow.
Last years plot disked and planted and sprayed.
This field didn't have anything planted in it last year, little more grasses to kill.
Last years plot disked and planted and sprayed.
This field didn't have anything planted in it last year, little more grasses to kill.
scott44
5 year old buck +
What I've seen is it doesn't look like much in the begining and then they take off so don't get discouraged if it doesn't look good at first. Good luck with it!
