ORIGINAL: psandhu

Someone will end up richer and someone else will end up wiser if you buy the P in 4 pound bags.

You need 25 lbs of actual P for your 1/4 acre plot. There is about 3/4's of a pound of P in the 4 pound bag of SuperPhosphate. That means you'll need 33 bags of the stuff. How much is it per bag, a couple of bucks? Multiply a couple of bucks by 33.

Buy your P from a grain elevator/fertilizer dealer. You should be able to get a 5 gallon bucket of DAP for less than $15. A 5 gallon bucket of DAP will have over 25 pounds of actual P in it.

Tip: You'll have to supply your own bucket when you buy the DAP.

ORIGINAL: treboryerf

While I appreciate your attention to detail and I understand your desire to do it right I believe you are making this harder than it has to be.I would kill all the weeds out then till the soil really good,then spread the lime and work it in,then I would go out and get 100 lbs of triple 13 and work it in with my seed.Then when you get a good stan go back over the top with another 100 lbs of triple 13,you will have a good food plot.Now if you will take some advice from someone who has learned the hard way about planting lab-lab.If all you have is 1/4 acre I would consider something else,the reason is that if you have any deer herd what so ever they will absolutley mow that stuff down in about a weeks time once they find it.I planted a strip 1 bag behind my house and had a beutiful stand and once the deer found it I could literally see where they stopped eating each day and everyday it would get smaller until it was mowed down to the ground,so my advice is that if you keep the deer out until it gets big or unless you can plant 5 acres or more you are wasting your time and money because come hunting season you won't have a sprig of it left.Now if you plan on planting something for the fall after the lab-lab is gone then no problem,but if you plan on lab-lab to last till hunting season if planted now then I think you may be wasting you time,just my thoughts on it based on my experience with it.

ORIGINAL: treboryerf

Don't know what you could plant that early,here in louisiana I don.t normally plant my oats until mid to late october because of the heat,insects and useally dry conditions.I would seek the advice of your local feed and seed store but I would think you need to plant something that can withstand grazing,and with any peas and such once eating down they will not come back the way wheat,rye,oats ect.will.