……aaaand we have sunshine!!! Wooohoooo!!

Went and checked plot and cameras last noght at like 11:30 before heading out of town. Looked about like your CNC. Just hoping it handles 2, 20 degree nights!!

CNC is this the Abruzzi rye?

Yes....Abruzzi rye. It's still standing tall today too.

What about soy beans , corn, or peas or the like in the summer with throw n mow?

They will all grow if you have adequate thatch and moisture. I planted I/c peas, purple hull lab lab and soybeans in fields this year. I was late and didn't get great rain but made decent for the circumstances.

I would also like to know if anyone tried Sunn Hemp with the T&M method? If so, how well did it turn out?

CNC,
Got any updated pics after the cold snap??

I'll try to get some tomorrow if it's not raining. It made it through the cold snap great though. It actually even grew a little bit although it's been minimal in the cold. I'm hoping it really jumps over the next few days cause it looks like the deer are starting to hit it pretty good. I think I might just go ahead and hit it with some more nitrogen maybe at the end of next week to really push some growth. Just as soon as it's well established.

Well looks like mine got down to like 23 and 18. Have to see how it looks but wont be there for a while

all of my plots that I planted the 25th of Nov are looking great. This 60-70 degree weather over the next couple of weeks will make them grow pretty well I think. should be good to go by January

I checked my plot earlier and it withstood all the cold weather great but the deer are absolutely gang raping it already. It'll be interesting to see if some of it can overcome the grazing pressure. It's really the intense hoofing of the ground that's messing things up the most.

Lefthorn, I took a pic this morning to post but it really doesn't look any different than the last one. There's warm sunshine coming through the clouds now though so maybe I'll have a nice green one to show in a few days.

My no till plots that I had to lightly till this year are getting hammered. We've had some good rain but the grazing isn't allowing the plots to establish. They really look bad. I spread some ammonium nitrate yesterday. Hopefully that'll get them going.

They are hammering it!

Went and checked my Greenfields yesterday in North Central alabama. They all look like they are beginning to sprout. WW/RG mix. We will see if they get established before the deer and hogs knock them down.

I’m about to see what my Sig .45 will do to one of those does. I’ve already pistol hunted a few times this year and that chit ain’t easy with iron sites. I really want to get one to about 20 yards for a shot. It gets dark a lot quicker when you’re trying to aim with iron sites too. I had one at about 25-30 the other evening but the light had already faded enough that when I looked down the iron sites the deer just kind of turned to a black mass. I held off from shooting.

Big jump in growth over the last day or so. I think I’m gonna go ahead and be proactive and hit it with my second round of nitrogen on Sunday before the next rain moves in.

I was going to ask the question if my plots are like 3 weeks old is it too soon to hit them with some nitrogen?

Go ahead and add it.