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Originally posted by KactusKiller View PostEl Gato I watched your vid. Looked at my seed mix from turner and it didn't contain vetch so ordered some to try out. My place is just south east of dallas. Wonder if it is too late to plant it for the summer.I might plant a couple small low spots just to see how the deer treat it.
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Originally posted by elgato View PostRaining here today but my plan is to plant about another 30 lbs of vetch as soon as I can. Vetch is slow to germinate but will do ok even with a planting this late.Are you mixing the vetch with anything?
Another question is, how do you get plots to grow in Red Clay? I have a red clay ridge that I plant and I really have a difficult time establishing plots on it. Any suggestions on these 2 questions will be appreciated.
Thanx CalvinLast edited by lovemylegacy; 06-06-2019, 12:54 AM.
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Originally posted by elgato View PostRaining here today but my plan is to plant about another 30 lbs of vetch as soon as I can. Vetch is slow to germinate but will do ok even with a planting this late.Are you mixing the vetch with anything?
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostElgato, how do you keep your Red Clover growing this time of year? When the temps hit 90degrees all of it died. We have had ample rainfall. Your Red Clover looked awesome, mine has been dead for a couple of weeks.
Another question is, how do you get plots to grow in Red Clay? I have a red clay ridge that I plant and I really have a difficult time establishing plots on it. Any suggestions on these 2 questions will be appreciated.
Thanx Calvin
Red clay can be difficult. When its dry its hard to get anything to grow. However , at least in the red clay I have when moisture present things grow well. I call my red clay field my science project trying to loosen it up and make soil more crumbly. Difficult. As you know I never till, always drill into thatch, and try to hit the moisture perfectly. Thats my best suggestion.
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Originally posted by KactusKiller View PostI’ve already planted all my other plots several weeks ago so prob not but after seeing your video and then reading up on it I figured I’d try it out. I have a couple low spots that didn’t grow good because it was too wet so I’ll probably drop it there. Just a couple small areas and then plant some again late summer and into fall.
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Originally posted by elgato View PostI don't know what the problem is with your red clover.Do you remember what specie you planted? I used Southern Bell red clover.
Red clay can be difficult. When its dry its hard to get anything to grow. However , at least in the red clay I have when moisture present things grow well. I call my red clay field my science project trying to loosen it up and make soil more crumbly. Difficult. As you know I never till, always drill into thatch, and try to hit the moisture perfectly. Thats my best suggestion.
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Originally posted by KactusKiller View PostI am assuming you use a no till drill?
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Originally posted by elgato View PostI don't know what the problem is with your red clover.Do you remember what specie you planted? I used Southern Bell red clover.
Red clay can be difficult. When its dry its hard to get anything to grow. However , at least in the red clay I have when moisture present things grow well. I call my red clay field my science project trying to loosen it up and make soil more crumbly. Difficult. As you know I never till, always drill into thatch, and try to hit the moisture perfectly. Thats my best suggestion.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostPlanted some Berseem clover and mixed in some Red Clover, variety I do not remember. I usually don't plant clover so Im not up on all the appropriate knowledge.
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