WI food plot blues
09-13-2005, 11:46 AM
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Fork Horn
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WI food plot blues
I planted Mossy Oak Full Draw 2 1/2 weeks ago and very little has come through. The soil tested well at 7.0 and we fertilized as directed by Mossy Oak. We have only received 1.1 inches of rain in this time.
Is my food plot dead? Should I replant now or hope it comes through? Should I try something different that can root before the frost?
-Mathewsconquest2
Is my food plot dead? Should I replant now or hope it comes through? Should I try something different that can root before the frost?
-Mathewsconquest2
09-13-2005, 06:24 PM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: N.W. Wisconsin
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RE: WI food plot blues
Not sure where in Wisconsin you are, but I am in the NW, and we have had very little rain. I have not given up on my food plots, because I still think the rain is coming, to green up the plots I planted the last week of August.
Besides, seeing as it is already mid-Sept, you are probably pushing it, if you try planting again now.
Besides, seeing as it is already mid-Sept, you are probably pushing it, if you try planting again now.
09-22-2005, 04:26 PM
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Location: West Central WI
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RE: WI food plot blues
It has been a bad year for food plots. I think you would be pushing it if you tried planting again. I would hold out and hope for the best. I could turn out better than you think, pending some rain. We've gotten quite a bit here the last fews days so hopefully you have.
09-27-2005, 09:31 AM
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RE: WI food plot blues
I planted Biologic on Aug. 8. No rain until Aug 16. Thought I lost the plot but then the rape began to grow. Had a little more rain and now the clover is doing well also. Rape is growing like nuts. The rape will be excellent forage after the first hard frost. Now is not a good time to plant, much too late.
10-26-2005, 05:26 PM
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Location: SE Wisconsin
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RE: WI food plot blues
I planted Winter wheat, Oats, and white clovers on labor day, SE Wisconsin, they all came up ... wheat and oats almost too good and grew 15-18". Next year I will wait til two weeks after Labor day.
10-27-2005, 09:18 AM
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RE: WI food plot blues
It's the end of October, Mathew, how did your food plot turn out? I planted mine on Aug 8 and it turned out great. The trouble is, deer hit it pretty hard and it's practically gone. I put a couple of woven wire cages in the plot and you can really see the difference. That's the reason why you don't want to plant in the spring, between the deer eating it up and then the heat of summer possibly wiping it out.
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