frankwright
09-15-2004, 07:44 PM
We decided to try to beat the rain and plant our food plots in Upson County today. Since I am retired I was selected to be slave labor.
We had the Forestry Service come down about 8 this morning with a giant tracked tractor. They turned over all seven of our plots in two hours. We then used the big john Deere to break up the ground even more and to start a new plot down by the creek on the gas line.
I drove the four wheeler with the spreader on the back and put out all the fertilizer and seed while towing one of those big chain drag thingys. we went fairly simple on seed. A lot of wheat, some rye,oats and clover.
It sprinkled on us a couple of times but nothing serious. It was drizling pretty good when we loaded the tractor up at 3:30.
I am a whipped puppy tonight and am glad we are done with that. All the dirt looked pretty good. Moist but not too wet. We drug over the seeds pretty good to try to keep them from being washed away. Most of our plots have good drainage though.
We had the Forestry Service come down about 8 this morning with a giant tracked tractor. They turned over all seven of our plots in two hours. We then used the big john Deere to break up the ground even more and to start a new plot down by the creek on the gas line.
I drove the four wheeler with the spreader on the back and put out all the fertilizer and seed while towing one of those big chain drag thingys. we went fairly simple on seed. A lot of wheat, some rye,oats and clover.
It sprinkled on us a couple of times but nothing serious. It was drizling pretty good when we loaded the tractor up at 3:30.
I am a whipped puppy tonight and am glad we are done with that. All the dirt looked pretty good. Moist but not too wet. We drug over the seeds pretty good to try to keep them from being washed away. Most of our plots have good drainage though.