No corn no beans in 2017 - Plan B.
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mikmaze
5 year old buck +
looks like 50k seeds per acre from what I can figure... drops down to about 2 lbs per acre, less in a mix, not that bad actually
description with a high yield per acre of roots!
Deer and pheasants love feeding on the foliage and roots of fodder beets The seed is treated with fungicides and has been sized and provides a 95% germination rate. The seed should be planted in late Spring and should be planted 1 inch deep. Produces 24 tons per acre of roots and 2 tons per acre of forage (12% moisture), forage has a protein content of 12 % and a relative feed value of 210. The high feed value was do to 75% total digestible nutrients
description with a high yield per acre of roots!
Deer and pheasants love feeding on the foliage and roots of fodder beets The seed is treated with fungicides and has been sized and provides a 95% germination rate. The seed should be planted in late Spring and should be planted 1 inch deep. Produces 24 tons per acre of roots and 2 tons per acre of forage (12% moisture), forage has a protein content of 12 % and a relative feed value of 210. The high feed value was do to 75% total digestible nutrients
WTNUT
5 year old buck +
I am a lot ignorant here. What makes them different than any other sugar beat that is not roundup ready? And, how hard are they to grow?
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mikmaze
5 year old buck +
not sure how, if any, different they are than reg, non rr beets, seems like they all like a sandier soil to grow those big roots in, and grow about the same, however heirloom variety makes them a bit more desireable to me as far as being a bit more naturally bio diverse.
Ben Glantz
5 year old buck +
I have used Deer Creek seed but I haven't tried their sugar beets- Price seems a bit high but might be worth a shot- http://www.deercreekseed.com/shop-b...-select-harvest-brand-beta-vulgaris/?F_Sort=2
Tree Spud
5 year old buck +
Sugar beets won't tolerate competition ... they are a 90-100 day maturity ... your past prime time.
At this time of year, turnips, clover, brassicas, GHR in by end of next week ... then WR early Sept ...
WTNUT
5 year old buck +
You Wisconsin boys forget it is hot down south and takes longer for it to snow :). If I plant something the first of August, I have a good 110 days left before it frost most years and maybe more. If I plant brassicas before August 15-20 I am at great risk of seeds germinating and then the tops dying because of a lack of water. I tried planting the last day of July a few years ago and never again.
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S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
I would recommend working on the soil (covers and throw and mow when reasonable) so that you don't need to use treated seed. Treated seeds are one of the worst thing you can put in the ground (in my area anyway) We have an abundance of trout streams in my area and there has been a steady decline in aquatic bugs that the trout feed on since the introduction of seeds treated with insecticides. The science is there. Healthy soil doesn't need treated seeds because the fungi and bugs will be a non issue. The majority of farmers have a problem with it because of the lack of crop rotation. Yield is overrated in a food plot situation and in many cases it also is in agriculture when inputs are considered.
Bowman
5 year old buck +
Bravo. Soil health is the key as I am learning.
I have a question. I have been in one field 9 times so far, the last time 2 days ago. Have not planted yet this year, only removing rocks, too many as big as footballs. I am trying to get the field clean enough to be able to mow without worrying about abusing my brush hog. I had it relatively clean, then dragged to smooth it so hopefully I could rake it again and finally be done. I angled the rake just slightly hoping to concentrate to rocks in one area. Raking with the rake straight let rocks spill out both sides of the rake. After raking again, it looks worse now. Any ideas?
I have a question. I have been in one field 9 times so far, the last time 2 days ago. Have not planted yet this year, only removing rocks, too many as big as footballs. I am trying to get the field clean enough to be able to mow without worrying about abusing my brush hog. I had it relatively clean, then dragged to smooth it so hopefully I could rake it again and finally be done. I angled the rake just slightly hoping to concentrate to rocks in one area. Raking with the rake straight let rocks spill out both sides of the rake. After raking again, it looks worse now. Any ideas?
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
Cant say for sure. I'm lucky enough not to have many rocks. I guess if it were me i'd plant a heavy mix of some sort of soil building cover crop that the deer might even like. I like to use some of the blends that cover crop solutions offer. I'm sure there are many others but it is readily available for me.
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
Looks to me like germination wasn't an issue.
I was searching for Lynx Peas the other day and couldn't find their website anywhere. There was two seed dealers within a short drive of me that used to sell them but now not sure how to get in contact with them. At least one of them. The other one didn't seem to want to mess around with a small order.
I was searching for Lynx Peas the other day and couldn't find their website anywhere. There was two seed dealers within a short drive of me that used to sell them but now not sure how to get in contact with them. At least one of them. The other one didn't seem to want to mess around with a small order.
mikmaze
5 year old buck +
I broadcast 50 lbs on an bit under an acre, then ran the plot over with the disc wheels set straight.
found the site, looks like they added another dealer closer to me which is good.
http://www.kingsagriseeds.com/cool-season-annuals/lynx-winter-peas/
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found the site, looks like they added another dealer closer to me which is good.
http://www.kingsagriseeds.com/cool-season-annuals/lynx-winter-peas/
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