burning fields?
 

hey everybody. im going to be planting my food plots in the fall ( mid august) so it will be a while before i plant. i have 2 questions.
-if i burn my field in april will turkeys be more attracted to this field with new vegetation sprouting up? which will in turn make for better turkey hunting?
-is it a good idea to burn the field where im making my plot before i plow, disk, and plant?

RE: burning fields?
 

yes

yes

RE: burning fields?
 

thanks;)
will burning the fields change the ph at all?
will burning the fields make it so i dont have to spray roundup?

RE: burning fields?
 

Burning the fields, if you are going to plant directly after burning, will help eliminate the need for round up. However, if you burn and then wait a while then plants will begin to sprout up some of which were not there in the first place.

RE: burning fields?
 

im going to burn, plow, disk, roll, seed, roll

RE: burning fields?
 

You will have a field of weeds.

RE: burning fields?
 

what do you mean "you will have a field of weeds"?????

RE: burning fields?
 

If you're going to do all of this you will help eliminate some plant species that are a bit shade intolerant as your food plot will kind of drown them out. after that, you can get some arrest or slay and get rid of everything else.

RE: burning fields?
 

That is going to depend largely on what you have sprouting up. But under most circumstances, the new growth will be somewhat attractive to wildlife as a food source.

Burning is a cheap way to do some weed control and remove plant residue. If I were going to burn, I probably would skip the step of disking, because disking is really only useful insofar as it controls weeds and cuts residue down to size. Burning should take care of both of those.

RE: burning fields?
 

Just like it sounds. If you burn and then work the soil, all those seeds lying in the dirt will germinate and you'll have a field of weeds. Not always a bad thing, but with your end goal I think gly is the better way to go.