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#1389420 07/13/15 09:31 AM
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We were able to get seed in the ground yesterday. 100 pounds of round-up ready soybeans over a couple different plots (the one below plus another). We also did a couple very small plots where we threw our some bird seed (sunflower, millet, etc.) I've never wanted it to rain in north Alabama so bad in my life!


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Let's hope we get the 30-40% tomorrow night up here

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Hope they do well.

Just a little help... If you planted any where the grass is, you better get it sprayed.

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Originally Posted By: NightHunter
If you planted any where the grass is, you better get it sprayed.


Nope, tried to stick to what got turned over.

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Looking like a decent chance of precip mid- week, otherwise brutal hot.

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Good luck.

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Looking good! You get a camera over them yet?


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Looking good! You get a camera over them yet?


I still have my camera over the Trophy Rock right now. Next trip up there I hope to move the camera up a tree and use Time Lapse for this plot.

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I hope you made sure that bird seed didn't have thissel seed in it. If so you're in for a mess.

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Hey Joe you get this good rain on your plots?

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Hey Joe you get this good rain on your plots?


Yes, radar showed there was rain up there. How much exactly i don't know.

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Went to check on the plots today. Not really knowing what to expect since this is my first attempt. I know the area has gotten good rain spaced over the last 3 weeks. I am very happy with the results. I put out Milorganite when I planted to help keep deer off until the plants could get established. Knew the smell of the Milorganite would be wearing off by now so I threw out another half bag per plot. Very little sign of browse, which as odd as this sounds, that's what I wanted the Milorganite to do. I also learned that I cannot spread seed evenly to save my life.






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Way to go Joe....Nice man! thumbup


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Good deal. I would keep the milorganite applied liberally. Once it wears off, they can decimate a plot in just a few short days. Some of these other guys may have good info on the size needed to "establish" the beans. I would think they'd need to reach 24" or so tall but that's nothing more than a guess. The root system needs to develop as much as possible to enable the plant to outgrow the browse pressure.


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hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if they are already hitting it and it's a small plot, they probably won't last long.
Normally, the first time they're planted, it takes the deer a while to find them. The second year they will wipe them out in short order unless it is a big plot or you do something to keep them out.

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Originally Posted By: ronfromramer
hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if they are already hitting it and it's a small plot, they probably won't last long.
Normally, the first time they're planted, it takes the deer a while to find them. The second year they will wipe them out in short order unless it is a big plot or you do something to keep them out.


We'll see. grin

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Originally Posted By: ronfromramer
hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if they are already hitting it and it's a small plot, they probably won't last long.
Normally, the first time they're planted, it takes the deer a while to find them. The second year they will wipe them out in short order unless it is a big plot or you do something to keep them out.


Ron quit being Debbie Downer, those beans will be there all winter grin

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Originally Posted By: ronfromramer
hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if they are already hitting it and it's a small plot, they probably won't last long.
Normally, the first time they're planted, it takes the deer a while to find them. The second year they will wipe them out in short order unless it is a big plot or you do something to keep them out.


They're still here... grin



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