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Dove Field question #4142557 06/04/24 05:40 PM 06/04/24 05:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 258 Phenix City, AL 36870 Ben Cochran OP 4 point
Ben Cochran OP 4 point Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 258 Phenix City, AL 36870	I recently have acquired a possible dove field but it has a lot of clay. Can I still plant sunflower if I fertilize and lime well? Will brown top be better? If you are not making mistakes, you are not learning.

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4142587 06/04/24 06:32 PM 06/04/24 06:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 2,513 kyles K kyles 10 point
kyles 10 point K Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 2,513 kyles	You would really be pushing it for sunflowers. Actually this late I would probably do millets. There are several different kinds. You can also top see with wheat later on. Good luck

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4142605 06/04/24 07:04 PM 06/04/24 07:04 PM
Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 2,734 West Tennessee Y YellaLineHunter 10 point
YellaLineHunter 10 point Y Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 2,734 West Tennessee	Definitely late for opening weekend sunflowers. I’d do brown top millet, bushhog/ burn then add some top down wheat after you gently run the disc over the millet to be legal

Re: Dove Field question [Re: YellaLineHunter] #4142795 06/05/24 08:02 AM 06/05/24 08:02 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 8,946 Alabama Shaneomac2 14 point
Shaneomac2 14 point Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 8,946 Alabama	Originally Posted by YellaLineHunter Definitely late for opening weekend sunflowers. I’d do brown top millet, bushhog/ burn then add some top down wheat after you gently run the disc over the millet to be legal Georgia Football..Acts like Bama but has a trophy case like South Carolina.

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4142911 06/05/24 12:32 PM 06/05/24 12:32 PM
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BPI Booner B Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 11,969	I'll be planting Saturday and that's pretty close to what I'll be doing as well. I got a few bags of the WMS dove plot and a couple bags of brown top.

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4145471 06/10/24 06:36 AM 06/10/24 06:36 AM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 2,513 kyles K kyles 10 point
kyles 10 point K Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 2,513 kyles	I did sunflowers and corn, and it is doing great. On the downside so is the farmer's corn. If they pick corn before season opens it will draw a lot of birds

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4145727 06/10/24 03:18 PM 06/10/24 03:18 PM
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BPI Booner B Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 11,969	The dreaded Kudzu appears to be near dead now. We got the seed in the ground Saturday so I imagine the Kudzu will re-emerge now. Just need some rain and then we will see.

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4147335 06/13/24 08:38 PM 06/13/24 08:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 7,019 Pelham Al T Tigger85 14 point
Tigger85 14 point T Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 7,019 Pelham Al	Got my field in today, praying for rain.

Re: Dove Field question [Re: Ben Cochran] #4147398 06/13/24 10:34 PM 06/13/24 10:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,294 Ozark , Alabama B BradB 10 point
BradB 10 point B Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,294 Ozark , Alabama	I got all my summer plots, including an acre of sunflowers for dove, drilled in Saturday. They are already popping great just hope we don’t go into drought mode.

Re: Dove Field question [Re: BradB] #4147500 06/14/24 08:32 AM 06/14/24 08:32 AM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 8,946 Alabama Shaneomac2 14 point
Shaneomac2 14 point Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 8,946 Alabama	Originally Posted by BradB I got all my summer plots, including an acre of sunflowers for dove, drilled in Saturday. They are already popping great just hope we don’t go into drought mode. keep us posted Georgia Football..Acts like Bama but has a trophy case like South Carolina.