cut my oats?
08-21-2004, 06:55 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: cut my oats?
If you cut them you will not get regrowth, yjey will be done. If you want winter feed then disc them under and sow winter wheat in about a month or so and it should be some size by winter...
08-21-2004, 09:24 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: cut my oats?
wvdeerhunter22
If they are Brown and the seeds are dry - You might try brushogging the plot - then disking to expose a decent amount of soil. I do this sometimes with Rye, but it really depends on how much sod has developed - too much grasses and you won't get much re-seeding.
Here's is a Sept 2003 picture of the Fall 2002 Rye planting in the foreground. I left strips of Mature rye standing for bedding - but probably wouldn't do it again. I didn't see any real benefit - It would've been better to have more Young Rye.
Its doubtfull that leaving them standing will provide any use for deer, other than low bedding - so you may as well cut it anyhow.
The young oats will die off in the winter - but should provide some good fall forage - If you do it right now - you might be able to overseed it with a clover at the same time - and have a decent clover plot next summer.
Good luck
If they are Brown and the seeds are dry - You might try brushogging the plot - then disking to expose a decent amount of soil. I do this sometimes with Rye, but it really depends on how much sod has developed - too much grasses and you won't get much re-seeding.
Here's is a Sept 2003 picture of the Fall 2002 Rye planting in the foreground. I left strips of Mature rye standing for bedding - but probably wouldn't do it again. I didn't see any real benefit - It would've been better to have more Young Rye.
Its doubtfull that leaving them standing will provide any use for deer, other than low bedding - so you may as well cut it anyhow.
The young oats will die off in the winter - but should provide some good fall forage - If you do it right now - you might be able to overseed it with a clover at the same time - and have a decent clover plot next summer.
Good luck
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