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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/14/18 04:43 PM
02/14/18 04:43 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
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Turkey_neck
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Booner
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I/C peas would be the way to go with sorghum
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/14/18 10:20 PM
02/14/18 10:20 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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It's growth rate far exceeds browse pressure. 3-6" growth per 5 days is typical.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
#2408546
02/14/18 10:25 PM
02/14/18 10:25 PM
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 2,694 Hayden, Alabama
HHSyelper
10 point
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10 point
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Hayden, Alabama
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Corn will work fine in that size field. I have planted several that size and had good luck.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: DAX]
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02/14/18 10:26 PM
02/14/18 10:26 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 13,838 Mobile, AL
SouthBamaSlayer
Gary's Fluffer
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Gary's Fluffer
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I mowed some and did T&M and plowed some and planted to see how they did compared to each other. T&M was not as pretty as the plowed but it did very well and it will definitely become they way I do most of my fields from now on. Did you just spread through the tall stuff and then mow? The reason I ask is I'm going to be doing sunn hemp and peas on a new property and was looking at maybe doing throw and mow this fall.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/14/18 10:52 PM
02/14/18 10:52 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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Can plant up til July 4 also. Stuff grows rapid and will grow up til a hard frost too. It's good for building up poor ground too or newly brought in logging decks, cutovers etc.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/14/18 11:28 PM
02/14/18 11:28 PM
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Posts: 14,561 Tuscaloosa Co.
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I wouldn't mind having a summer plot, however, I don't know that I want it to wolf out like in the pics.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/14/18 11:31 PM
02/14/18 11:31 PM
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Joined: Nov 2016
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Cynical
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Just don't get over 15lbs per acre sunn hemp in your mix. It will outcompete/shade out most growth. Dax's mix is a good one, I will do about the same this year. IC peas are cheap, fill the mix with them in place of Laredo beans in small plots. Or add a tall sorghum with less sunn hemp. 12-14 ft is no lie. I had a field full of it. These are 15lbs per acre, drilled and calibrated. Mid-August in south Alabama, it was still growing at this point. Youth weekend, not growing:
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/15/18 10:26 AM
02/15/18 10:26 AM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease
Turkeymaster
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dax how hard is it to get the field cleaned up to plant for fall after having the sun hemp in there, If you don't have alot of time to come back and bush hog it through the summer is it worth planting?
"All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: blumsden]
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02/15/18 12:00 PM
02/15/18 12:00 PM
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Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 3,434 Sumter County
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10 point
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10 point
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Sumter County
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It is recommended to mow the sunn hemp when it gets 6' tall down to 18" and let it regrow, that keeps the stalks from becoming to big and hard and also keeps it young and deer like young growth. I assume you mean a field that is just Sunn Hemp. If it was a mix wouldnt you be mowing the peas down? I have had a poor crop of soybeans the last few years and corn is so expensive, I had planned on planting 40 pounds of IC and 10 pounds of sunflowers per acre in my big fields (most are 5-8 acres). Should I use sunn hemp instead of sunflowers? I was thinking the IC\Sunflowers so I would not have to mow it to keep the stalks under control so I could plant a cool season crop in them in the fall.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/15/18 02:39 PM
02/15/18 02:39 PM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,648 Lincoln, Alabama
blumsden
12 point
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I like a mix of sunn hemp and buckwheat. After 60 days the sunn hemp is around 6' tall and the buckwheat has seeded out. At this point bushhog the field down to about 18" and the sunn hemp will take off again and the buckwheat will resprout from the seed you disbursed when you bushhogged. The buckwheat adds more phosphorous than the sunn hemp, so your getting all three,N,P,and K. Letting the sunn hemp go longer can cause the nitrogen to get bond up in the soil and not release for several months. That's not me talking it's what I've read. BTW, if you use cowpea's instead of buckwheat, you can mow them and they'll still grow. If building your soil, this is a great method, lots of biomass.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: blumsden]
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02/15/18 03:17 PM
02/15/18 03:17 PM
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DAX
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I like a mix of sunn hemp and buckwheat. After 60 days the sunn hemp is around 6' tall and the buckwheat has seeded out. At this point bushhog the field down to about 18" and the sunn hemp will take off again and the buckwheat will resprout from the seed you disbursed when you bushhogged. The buckwheat adds more phosphorous than the sunn hemp, so your getting all three,N,P,and K. Letting the sunn hemp go longer can cause the nitrogen to get bond up in the soil and not release for several months. That's not me talking it's what I've read. BTW, if you use cowpea's instead of buckwheat, you can mow them and they'll still grow. If building your soil, this is a great method, lots of biomass. Good post. The number 1 problem I see consulting is guys know or have read what to plant they just can't get from A-Z or want to plant something that will not perform as well in there soil or size plots. I believe those of us that know tricks and secrets to plot success should spill the beans because we will help ourselves out by helping our neighbors and so on to improve our states deer herd. That being said I nor anybody on here have the perfect awnser to a one size fits all planting guide site unseen but if asked I will give my opinion and help if I can. The best biologist and deer managers change and adapt to the best new ideas and technology and to me this is my drug and addiction. I try something different and new every year to meet my goals. This brings me to another point goals of summer plots are you wanting bigger bucks or attraction to hunt over or a combination of both. A lot of disagreement on here is because of different goals. Example I have no club or members on my place and I want to grow monsters so everything planted is to grow them killing them is a after thought. I myself no longer plant corn I want something producing during the summer months instead of fall attraction. My point is I will awnser any question just let me know what your goals are and don't bash either side of the spectrum. I don't expect or think anyone should do the things I do I am just showing you guys my experiences and knowledge about something I love.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/15/18 05:37 PM
02/15/18 05:37 PM
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Turkey_neck
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I guess I need to find someone who wants to split a bag of sunhemp and try it. I only need enough for 2 acres.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: Joe4majors]
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02/15/18 09:38 PM
02/15/18 09:38 PM
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Turkey_neck
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The sunhemp will shade out the browntop.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: ronfromramer]
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02/25/18 01:39 PM
02/25/18 01:39 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 21,751 USA
Remington270
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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1acre of corn will do fine but when it matures the deer, coons, etc. will take it out quicker than you can even imagine if you have many deer. I planted a 4 acre corn field last year for the first time and it far exceeded my expectations. It did exceptionally well and every stalk had 3-6 ears. I was thinking the corn would last well into the season. It didn't. The deer flocked to it like a swarm of locusts. It was gone in 2-3weeks. Planted in early April and it was gone by 1st of August. In the future, I won't plant less than 10-15 acres You obviously have way more deer than average. We planted a 4 acre corn field and had whole ears left last weekend. I'd say our population is average.
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Re: 1 acre of corn
[Re: ronfromramer]
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02/25/18 05:16 PM
02/25/18 05:16 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 21,751 USA
Remington270
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I guess I have too many deer. Ill just have to live with it, could be a lot worse. I can't imagine what it would be like to have an "average number of deer" that would take 7 months to eat 4 acres of corn It’s not too bad, but it’s not in South Montgomery county. Easily some of the best hunting in the state.
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