I have a question on the best/most effective way to start a fall food plot. We are planning on planting a 5-acre field in Menard County, TX with the following:
Wheat
Oats
Rye
Winter peas
Purple top turnips
Yellow/White sweetclover
We have taken a soil sample and it shows that we need around 200lbs/acre of high phosphorus fertilizer. We received around 500lbs of oats for free from Tractor Supply from a friend and are going to be purchasing the other seeds listed above from Turner Seed.
We are planning on planting during early/mid September. We have a 65hp tractor, but we haven't purchased an implement yet because I wasn't sure what we should buy. What kind of preparation do we need to do before planting (i.e. mowing, spraying, etc.)? Should we mow the field as low as possible, spread fertilizer, disk, broadcast seed and then use a drag? Should we use a grain drill or disc and broadcast? If we decide to use a grain drill, do we have to find a way to disc fertilizer in the soil? I apologize for all of the questions, I just want to make sure that we are doing this correctly. If possible, I would like to be able to do everything in one weekend. Please let me know your thoughts and the steps we should take to do this right.
Wheat
Oats
Rye
Winter peas
Purple top turnips
Yellow/White sweetclover
We have taken a soil sample and it shows that we need around 200lbs/acre of high phosphorus fertilizer. We received around 500lbs of oats for free from Tractor Supply from a friend and are going to be purchasing the other seeds listed above from Turner Seed.
We are planning on planting during early/mid September. We have a 65hp tractor, but we haven't purchased an implement yet because I wasn't sure what we should buy. What kind of preparation do we need to do before planting (i.e. mowing, spraying, etc.)? Should we mow the field as low as possible, spread fertilizer, disk, broadcast seed and then use a drag? Should we use a grain drill or disc and broadcast? If we decide to use a grain drill, do we have to find a way to disc fertilizer in the soil? I apologize for all of the questions, I just want to make sure that we are doing this correctly. If possible, I would like to be able to do everything in one weekend. Please let me know your thoughts and the steps we should take to do this right.
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