Starting a plot in thick grass.

[Walleyeguy13]

We have about a half acre field on our property up here in Northern Minnesota on which we would like to start a food plot. The field is covered in heavy grass with minimal broadleaf weeds. I really would rather not till it up. Wondering about prep recommendations assuming we will do a clover/winter rye mix broadcasting seed starting late September with a second layer of rye a few weeks later. Should we just start spraying glyphosate in the spring to kill it, or should we keep the grass mowed though the summer and plan to broadcast seed late summer shortly before our final mowing and then mow one last time to help get the seed down to soil and have that grass layer to hold in the moisture?

 

[Telemark]

You'll have to kill it, and you'll probably need to harrow it.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I would get a couple good sprayings on it next summer. Broadcast the seed into standing nuked grass and roll with a cultipacker or mow.

I wouldn’t wait til late sept in northern mn though. Labor Day sounds better. Your clover is going to be near invisible planted that late.

 

[Walleyeguy13]

I would get a couple good sprayings on it next summer. Broadcast the seed into standing nuked grass and roll with a cultipacker or mow.

I wouldn’t wait til late sept in northern mn though. Labor Day sounds better. Your clover is going to be near invisible planted that late.

Ah ... I meant to type "late August". Thanks for the reply! I know that I can't keep the clover out of our lawn at home, so I figured it's worth a shot on this half-acre. I really would hate to till it up and disturb that nice top soil.

 

[Kdog]

You could also spray it, burn it, and do a minimum till (I used a link drag harrow) then seed. This was on a +30 YO horse pasture.

K

Thread 'Dove Plot - Soon to be Food Plot'

May 4, 2025

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#...

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