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Old 07-06-2003 | 11:23 PM
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Default Your thoughts about RYE??

we have some area' s on our property were the soil' s PH. is very low, ( needs about 4,000 to 7000 lb' s of lime per acre, we cant get a lime truck into these area' s or much equipment and we just cant afford to buy enough lime for these area' s with all the other planting we are doing in area' s with near perfect soil. The thing is these 1/2 to 1 acre clearings are perfect for hunting plots, these clearings are the middle of the thickest area' s of the property where as the other area' s are more of a feeding type of plot' s. I would really like to plant something in these area' s, next year we will probably plant them in corn, but we would like to do something this year, from what i hear deer love to eat Rye but its not that much of a benefit to them, low in protein (from what I hear ??) and also high in fiber, but these plots are more for drawing deer out of the thick cover. Would rye be a good choice? or is there something else that we could plant that PH. isnt a factor. Thanks, Pike
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