up until we started taking care of our fields by Liming, fertilizing and rotating stands our soil was as white as the sand on the beach, now its gradually getting darker and just looks better. I'm not really sure how I'm going to go about the fall planting. I feel like once the peas and everything are eatin to the ground I won't have anything to cover my oats and Rye with. I guess I could rent a drill for the weekend when fall planting comes around. What about CNC and Blumsden, what do you do when everything has been eatin down and you don't have anything to cover with?
If you find yourself getting to the end of summer and you haven’t grown enough biomass to even cover the fall seed…..then you need to take a step back and reassess your summer strategy. Unless you have massive amounts of acreage to deal with….the main goal of your summer plots should be soil improvement with a secondary goal of deer attraction…..a 60/40 split or even 70/30…the point being the #1 emphasis is first improving soil. Look to grow more grass species such as milo, Egyptian wheat, millet, or just let nature takes it coarse and grow dog fennel, ragweed, etc.. along with your clover. Work on your fertility needs and come out at the end of the summer with something to show for in terms of biomass. Remember the foundsation of throw and mow isn’t really about just germinating some seeds….its about improving overall soil health and to recreate naturally functioning soil. That means constantly feeding the soil as well as the deer.
Last edited by CNC; 06/03/1509:00 AM.
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