S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
that looks great. itll look even better in a month.
Take a look at the droptine wildlife consulting Facebook page. They're who I am going to try if I fail at building my own. RTP also makes or made one in their Goliath line. Takes a little searching though. https://www.edneyco.com/itemdetail/?itemCode=RTP 154.153.000Unless I'm missing something, I can't seem to find a atv specific cultipacker. I'm looking to crimp my cover crop that is head high (winter rye).... I'm trying the "buffalo" method type approach with my plots. I have sandy soils and have been working on reducing how much I work the soil etc, and so far have had good results. If I can't find a ATV crimper, would it be stupid to seed into the cover crop, then go over the plots with my brush mower to terminate the rye? It would allow sunlight and leave the rye residue in place. Not sure if it would suck on the seeds.... Or would it be better to try my luck at just cultipacking it a few times after seeding.
I'm planning on trying this approach, did it work out? I was thinking about trying Winfred Brassica. I have two areas about 1/2 acre with tall Guardian Winter Rye. I was planning on seeding at a heavier rate into the standing rye. I have a brush mower that I was then going to mow down the rye. Once cut, I was going to run the cultipacker over all of it. I don't have access to a crimper. Any thoughts on this approach?I used my ATV Cultipacker to make lanes in my Rye last weekend so I could walk through and spread my buckwheat seed. After spreading The seed I then went through and mowed all of the rye. It had only been an hour or so after making my cultipacked lanes and a lot of the rye was already trying to stand back up. It’s a nice thought that it would work but I’m pretty sure a week later you wouldn’t even know I’d run over it.
If the rye is mature, after doing a throw and mow style plot, the rye will germinate and smother out anything that you plant.I'm planning on trying this approach, did it work out? I was thinking about trying Winfred Brassica. I have two areas about 1/2 acre with tall Guardian Winter Rye. I was planning on seeding at a heavier rate into the standing rye. I have a brush mower that I was then going to mow down the rye. Once cut, I was going to run the cultipacker over all of it. I don't have access to a crimper. Any thoughts on this approach?
This could be a great approach too. Provides backup incase things get away from you.You could plant it as planned but will need to spray it with a grass specific herbicide after the rye germinates. I'd let it get a good 3-4" tall as well to make sure you get a good kill and that there wasn't delayed germination that will smother out the winfred. I'm not by any means an expert on winfred but it could be a bit on the late side to plant it now if tonnage is what you are looking for.
I'm planning on trying this approach, did it work out? I was thinking about trying Winfred Brassica. I have two areas about 1/2 acre with tall Guardian Winter Rye. I was planning on seeding at a heavier rate into the standing rye. I have a brush mower that I was then going to mow down the rye. Once cut, I was going to run the cultipacker over all of it. I don't have access to a crimper. Any thoughts on this approach?
It did work out for me last year. The buckwheat did just fine And I didn’t have any problems with volunteer rye. This year I mowed the rye and just let the clover be my summer plot.I'm planning on trying this approach, did it work out? I was thinking about trying Winfred Brassica. I have two areas about 1/2 acre with tall Guardian Winter Rye. I was planning on seeding at a heavier rate into the standing rye. I have a brush mower that I was then going to mow down the rye. Once cut, I was going to run the cultipacker over all of it. I don't have access to a crimper. Any thoughts on this approach?