Anybody planted it? I know I can mix my own similarly, but I'm not sure I can do it and get all the pieces to the puzzle that's in pea patch locally. So, rather than ship in this or that I'm going to just try it. Probably will have to broadcast it, but might have drill options available I'm checking on. Also wondering if a 2 row planter would works and kind of double plant between rows? Got about 3-4 acres marked off for it. I have some concern on deer density and it growing but have hope the buckwheat will cover the peas and beans enough to establish.

Also is there a pre emerge I can spray down for it?

I’ve planted it with great results. But that was before I had a lot of deer.

I have had really good luck with clay peas, soybeans, sunn hemp and mix a little buckwheat for cover. You can do it without sunn hemp if you want.

Planted around 15 acres of it last year. One spot done really well and the other two got hammered as soon as they sprouted. The drought also didn’t help the situation.

I've planted everything they sell in a bag, then one year I realized I'd be money ahead to feed protein in gravity feeders all summer. Summer plots are gone in a few days in most cases.

add another 5-7lbs of vetch to the pea patch. after they wipe out the bigger plants, you will have a crop of vetch for them to eat until the first frost.

Spend the money and effort to improve soil fertility for the fall would be my advice

Traditionally, planting is cheaper than sup feeding. But if you have very little area to plant, sup feed is still more expensive, it's just that you don't have enough land to make planting work. Great luck.

I like it. Planted some this weekend but I added a little more buckwheat since my deer hammer it, a little sunn hemp, some okra and deer vetch & alyce clover. Avoided any sorghum in the mix incase I need to spray crab grass.

wont that buckwheat smother it out?

Planted WMS Pea Patch in late April. Getting a lot of Johnson grass coming up. Anything that can be sprayed to kill it without killing the pea patch?

We planted some at the club and the only thing pouncing out of the ground is the buckwheat. Was hoping to see see a little more beans and peas

Sure the deer aren’t clipping the peas/beans as soon as they germinate? I’ve not seen them fail to get out of the ground in the pea patches I’ve planted.

Yep

Clethodim for the grass.

Mines coming up great, hopefully the deer lay off long enough to give it a fighting chance.

Quick spinoff Question about the pea patch…considering planting for a feathering of my fields this fall. Would it come up/be worth waiting till end of sept/first of October to plant this?

There’s a mile and half long powerline of it. I’m sure.

My vitalize nitro-boost is looking great. I mixed a few more lbs of cowpeas in with them but everything is looking real good.

Here is my pea patch planted a few weeks ago right before that first good rain. I’ll just be happy if I actually see a sunflower but so far looking good. I planted 4.5 acres in 5 different spots. This is usually the stage where they get hammered. That’s egyptian wheat the closest stuff.

That looks pretty good Hal. How long ago? 2-3 weeks?

I can’t recall for sure but it was right before those last 2 good rains. I had already sprayed, mowed, limed and fertilizer…and disked sorry CNC. Only did this in a plot. Mixed my own stuff with more millet in it for the others. I use a firminator.

I'll just say this: WMS is the real deal. The Bumgarder boys do not sell anything that is below par. Actually, they are above par on everything they sell. If you plant it and it doesn't meet your expectations, you did something wrong or Mother Nature just did not cooperate!!!

15 acres of pea patch sprayed with clethodium a few weeks ago. The deer have found it and have nipped the tops off of all of it. I’m thinking it got enough height to bounce back.

I love Pea Patch, but in my area, you are paying for sunflowers that the deer are going to nip right as they come up. I've found that a mixture of peas, buckwheat and sorghum works better. Or, if you just want to use pea patch, but a few pounds of sorghum per acre in there to give the peas something climb on. Deer don't eat the sorghum still it seed out and then only the seeds. Oh, and if you want it to last, hit it with some milorganite either at planting or 2 weeks after to keep the off it for a few weeks and let it grow.

I think in theory peas patch was a great idea. For using our area it was just too much pressure I believe. I think if done again we would have done better to just plant beans or peas with one other item for concealment. What we planted has been nipped to nothing and over taken by grasses. Never did see a sunflower.

My experience to the T... dry period didn't help mine either