New to food plotting---got some ???"s
 

I have a few questionstha have to do withfood plot prep.

I live in n.w. Missouri and have two seperate, 2 1/2 acre a piece fields that used to be in alfalfa, sitting in the middle of a couple ofhundred acres of timber. The other projected plant site is just a "3 corner" patchnext to the alfalfa fields across a fence, and has never been worked or planted in anything.

Now, the two alfalfa fields haven't been reseeded or reworked in over 7 to 8 years, and are basically overgrown in grasses. Plus, I cannot plant theentire two fields in food plots, just the edges all the way around them about a disk width or two wide(appx. 24' wide). This is the reason why I want to plant the "3 corner" patch in a food plot also.

Budget is extremely limited for this. Any comments?


Also, I have read on several posts that guys recommend using "RoundUp" to first control the grasses. O.K., but when I have gone to the local farmers supply store,I see several different types of RoundUp on the shelves. I need to know specifically what type to use and how. I have access toall the equipment that I should need for planting plots, so that part is not a problem. But fertilizing, liming the soil, ect. kind of need to be cut out if possible due to the money issue.

Thanks for the responses,I need all the infohelp I can get.

RE: New to food plotting---got some ???"s
 

Richie3; you can cheat a little by looking at what your neighbours are growing and asking them if they have to add lime to grow alfalfa. Lime is fairly cheap on the scale of things. Also; you can cheat by just mowing the present plot. The alfalfa should thicken up.

You can cheat by buying no name glycophoshate but Roundup does seem to work better because of the additives.

Personally I wouldlook into planting clover in place of the alfalfa but you're pretty far along in your growing season so you need to ask the locals and make sure that you'll have enough rain. Your can cheat on the seed cost by buying generic red or white clover seed from the local Co-Op.

But; you can only cheat so far. If your soil too acid or is lacking in nutrients you can plant the best seed and you'll be disppointed.

Dan O.