Canuck5
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Others might have some better suggestions, but here's a couple of options
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1468/ANR-1468.pdf
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1468/ANR-1468.pdf
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Fall Food (for thought) Plot Thread2
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livinoutdoors
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I have some recent experience with privet. The link above has some good tips. If you can hand pull it out do it. It will keep it from coming back. On the big ones cut it flush to the ground, drill a hole or two in the stump, and spray with glyphosate. Anything less and it will come back. It will still come back a little even with these methods but if you stay on it the natural stuff will come back
Canuck5
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16 different cover crop mixes ...... some that I think the deer might enjoy and maybe a couple mixes worthwhile trying in the spring and summer.
Canuck5
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Fertilize your perennial clover in October! The fall is getting closer!!! 0-20-20 if you can find it, or as low a first number if you can't, like 6-24-24 
Canuck5
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Seedbed preparation .... done on organic farms, with no, no-till equipment, and trying to maximize yield and keep weeds under control. For those of us leasing Timber properties, trying to maximize as much food as possible, yet trying to help the soil, as best we can. It's a compromise.
Canuck5
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I'll get some better pictures of other food plots, where I left strips of (Biennial) medium red clover. I left them to hedge my bets against drought this year and they are are performing well. 3 deer were shot this weekend and all of them were food plots, with clover still standing.
Ethan (15 year old), shot his first buck, that was in a food plot with lots of medium red clover. Pic below has a strip of MR clover I left standing, on the right.
Ethan (15 year old), shot his first buck, that was in a food plot with lots of medium red clover. Pic below has a strip of MR clover I left standing, on the right.
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GeorgeShu
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That is good stuff there Canuck. So its a year old and still going strong? Do you think there may be other clover varieties in there as well? I like it either way and it appears to be very attractive at the right time of the year.
Canuck5
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Yup, that was planted last fall and there are other clovers in there. Possibly some reseeding crimson and a white clover in there.
Triple C
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Nice job Canuck! Clover is the gift that keeps on giving!
Canuck5
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It is!! A good stand of year round clover is a great thing!
Canuck5
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Making the Most of Mixtures: Considerations for Winter Cover Crops in Temperate Climates
There's some things in there that can help us with weed control and maybe keep us from going overboard on putting too many seeds in a mix, and deciding "which" seeds will be of most benefit to the deer, and the soil. Just something to think about, as we watch this seasons food plots grow!
http://articles.extension.org/pages...ter-cover-crops-in-temperate-climates#toomany
There's some things in there that can help us with weed control and maybe keep us from going overboard on putting too many seeds in a mix, and deciding "which" seeds will be of most benefit to the deer, and the soil. Just something to think about, as we watch this seasons food plots grow!
http://articles.extension.org/pages...ter-cover-crops-in-temperate-climates#toomany
Canuck5
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Some interesting benefits of daikon radishes
http://notillveggies.org/2014/03/12/results-are-in-radish-300-phacelia-200-weeds-50/#more-682
http://notillveggies.org/2014/03/12/results-are-in-radish-300-phacelia-200-weeds-50/#more-682
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Canuck5
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Jeff Sturgis ..... a good watch ..... 1 1/2 hours long
davidhelmly
Senior Member
I did a quick look and didn't see it posted but apologize if this is a duplicate. I watched this over the weekend and is has a lot of good info in it.
Canuck5
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Looks interesting!!
Doolydawg03
Senior Member
Great video David thanks for sharing there is lots of great info here it was long but worth it.
Triple C
Senior Member
This thread just keeps getting better and better! One of the true 5 start sticky threads on the forum.
davidhelmly
Senior Member
You’re welcome Dooly, a lot of his info is way over my head but like you said, lots of great info in there. I’ve actually watched the whole thing twice now trying to soak it up!!
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Canuck5
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With these temps we've been having in February, Triple C has me now worried that we're going to pay the price, with a freeze, to kill off the buds on our blooming Keiffers. I'll keep my eye on things, but not much I can do about it!
Just for reference, a Michigan study http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/freeze_damage_depends_on_tree_fruit_stage_of_development
Just for reference, a Michigan study http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/freeze_damage_depends_on_tree_fruit_stage_of_development
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Canuck5
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How deep are the roots of my wheat/oats/3 clover/radish/turnip cover crop going now? Pulling up nutrients from deep below.
https://georgiaorganics.org/wp-content/themes/GeorgiaOrganics/Downloads/pdf/CropRotations.pdf
https://georgiaorganics.org/wp-content/themes/GeorgiaOrganics/Downloads/pdf/CropRotations.pdf
