So I purchased a new house with 7 ac. and we have deer & turkey everywhere. So I tilled up about 1/3 ac. and the plan was this: 1) lime & fert - early spring 2) plant thick & heavy with oats early for weed suppression - spring 3) mow oats and plant brassica mix - mid/late June 4) frost seed clover next spring

Reality: 1) lime/fert/plant oats & buckwheat - May 19 2) lots of weeds & "weeds" - didn't know that the buckwheat wasn't a weed!!! 2) mowed weeds June 20 3) oats came in quite well (still a lot of weeds) and are starting to brown up

So I think the plan now is this: 1) let oats dry and then mow so they will reseed - hopefully thicker (might add more oats next spring 2) then seed the brassicas and clover together next June

What do folks think? Any suggestions or alternative thoughts. Basically working with minimal equipment and as low a budget as possible.

PS - the turkeys loved the plot before it was really growing and then they and their broods have been in the tall oats. deer have been all around it also. so i guess it has been a "success" so far