planting corn
12-09-2008, 04:24 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
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RE: planting corn
12-10-2008, 04:15 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Southwest Ohio
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RE: planting corn
ORIGINAL: farm hunter
For Brassica In the Northeast - Spray round up in June -
Then inMid July when all the grasses are DEAD -
Disk & Prep soil with a firm seed bed -
Lime & Fertilize as required (brassicas like lots of Nitrogen and a PH above 5.5 with 6.5 being excellent)
Then Broadcast 4-8 lbs of Brassica Mix as per the bag instructions ( canola/rapseed usually - but also turnips, Kale and other similar type plants are in most mixes). ROLL the seeds in ( do not disk them in).
Synopsis - June - March:
I plant them most years - but I've never been really happy with the way the deer use them DURING deer season. They always eat the Soybeans first during hunting season - and by January/February start to key in on the brassica. I'd suspect that if all you offered was brassica - and your neighbors didn't leave a lot of other crops out - it would be a different story...................................they are easy to plant!
FH
For Brassica In the Northeast - Spray round up in June -
Then inMid July when all the grasses are DEAD -
Disk & Prep soil with a firm seed bed -
Lime & Fertilize as required (brassicas like lots of Nitrogen and a PH above 5.5 with 6.5 being excellent)
Then Broadcast 4-8 lbs of Brassica Mix as per the bag instructions ( canola/rapseed usually - but also turnips, Kale and other similar type plants are in most mixes). ROLL the seeds in ( do not disk them in).
Synopsis - June - March:
I plant them most years - but I've never been really happy with the way the deer use them DURING deer season. They always eat the Soybeans first during hunting season - and by January/February start to key in on the brassica. I'd suspect that if all you offered was brassica - and your neighbors didn't leave a lot of other crops out - it would be a different story...................................they are easy to plant!
FH
12-10-2008, 09:50 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cazenovia, NY USA
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RE: planting corn
Maybe plant the end of July instead of Mid July -
Otherwise the same.
Brassica are a funny lot -
Some deer LOVE them - others warm up to them slowly.
I use them as a cover crop for Clovers too - and the next year mow and manage the clover for 1-2 more years.
FH
Otherwise the same.
Brassica are a funny lot -
Some deer LOVE them - others warm up to them slowly.
I use them as a cover crop for Clovers too - and the next year mow and manage the clover for 1-2 more years.
FH
01-06-2009, 03:58 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 2,754
RE: planting corn
ORIGINAL: farm hunter
Maybe plant the end of July instead of Mid July -
Otherwise the same.
Brassica are a funny lot -
Some deer LOVE them - others warm up to them slowly.
I use them as a cover crop for Clovers too - and the next year mow and manage the clover for 1-2 more years.
FH
Maybe plant the end of July instead of Mid July -
Otherwise the same.
Brassica are a funny lot -
Some deer LOVE them - others warm up to them slowly.
I use them as a cover crop for Clovers too - and the next year mow and manage the clover for 1-2 more years.
FH
