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09-17-2006 | 10:56 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 389
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From: Bay City MI USA
RE: SUNLIGHT??
ORIGINAL: lwschumaker
Ok, I turned of the bold key and I turned down the size and now I am typing normal ok. I just wanted some info, excuse me.
Ok, I turned of the bold key and I turned down the size and now I am typing normal ok. I just wanted some info, excuse me.
And there is a lot of wisdom to be shared here (it'll be worth the effort).
09-17-2006 | 10:14 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: cazenovia, NY USA
RE: SUNLIGHT??
Expect minimum this year - and anything more will be a bonus.
Extreme is basically a hi tech "weed" plot - it will grow some in filtered light - but some of the varieties in the plot will be thin.
Its hard to say for sure - but if your plot is 100 x 100 ft or less in a 30yr+ woods - then it will be thin. If its a full acre - then its a different story. If the plot is small - start thinking about a full acre+ down the road - you don't have to do it all in one year - and you can learn from experience along the way.
It all comes down to what you want from the plot - if you want a "candy plot", then 100 x 100 in filtered light might do the trick, especially if farm crops are not readily available. If you want to attract, and provide a food source the deer will come to again & again- then you need to think in terms of acres - and 8-10 hours of full sunlight.
FH
Extreme is basically a hi tech "weed" plot - it will grow some in filtered light - but some of the varieties in the plot will be thin.
Its hard to say for sure - but if your plot is 100 x 100 ft or less in a 30yr+ woods - then it will be thin. If its a full acre - then its a different story. If the plot is small - start thinking about a full acre+ down the road - you don't have to do it all in one year - and you can learn from experience along the way.
It all comes down to what you want from the plot - if you want a "candy plot", then 100 x 100 in filtered light might do the trick, especially if farm crops are not readily available. If you want to attract, and provide a food source the deer will come to again & again- then you need to think in terms of acres - and 8-10 hours of full sunlight.
FH
09-18-2006 | 09:28 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: cazenovia, NY USA
RE: SUNLIGHT??
No on a smallish kill plot - I would not often suggest clover - but it can work. I'd lean towards an annual fall plot (plantedAugust in NE).
This could include all brassicas - and annual clovers like Crimson or arrowleaf (especially further south), but I like Rye or winter wheatfor an annual fall plot. You have all next summer to kill it back, build soil and expand the plot. Later on when you are looking at an acreaand have the soil where you want it - you can consider a 4-5 year clover planting.
FH
This could include all brassicas - and annual clovers like Crimson or arrowleaf (especially further south), but I like Rye or winter wheatfor an annual fall plot. You have all next summer to kill it back, build soil and expand the plot. Later on when you are looking at an acreaand have the soil where you want it - you can consider a 4-5 year clover planting.
FH
