That's what I was going to say. Maybe you will get lucky, but be prepared for it. We plant iron clay peas and just go into knowing the hogs will destroy a lot of it, but theres usually enough for the deer to still munch on.

I have received my soil sample results and most are in the ph range of 5.3-6.7, however I have one that is 7.8. I have planted it several years now and it never does well. It is the highest PH I have.

Anyone have a recommendation for a summer crop that likes that range, and also something that hopefully will drop it a little??

Lime the snot out of the low pH stuff and plant soybeans. You said the former guy never sprayed the fields. Even though they were hay fields your gonna have one more incredible amount of weed seed to fight. Glyphosate is your friend. No way I'd suggest planting anything other than a RR crop for several years. When you disturb the soil, your going to open it up to all those dormant weed seeds.

I know heavy doses of nitrogen drop ph, but it may take a while. The perfect ph is 7, so don't lime it and use heavy nitrogen for a year and recheck. I wouldn't have thought a 7.8 ph would have been too high for stuff to grow.

Trust me ph that high is as bad as it being that low. Sulphur lowers ph and you can get bags of sulfur from the co-op.

7.8 is not real high, just like 6.2 is not real low. Niether is ideal, but stuff should grow just fine.

How long does it take for the sulfur to work? Is it a long time like lime? When should I put it out?