[Huckleberry]

We just dozed about 4 acres of cedar to expand our current clover food plot. I am wanting to put in Wheat to hunt dove over, but not sure. Goal is to make it more attractive for the deer and turkey. Ideas on what to put in the plot now. Dozing was just done yesterday.

 

[henry]

Wouldn't you want your wheat in asap ?

 

[Bloodtrail 1]

No, broadcast your wheat about Aug 25th

 

[union30]

Do buckwheat. Mow it a week before season the doves will be all over that field

 

[CuivreDog2]

Buckwheat now for dove hunting and clover this fall for deer

 

[Maddog3355]

Like several have said buckwheat now and August 20th work it up and sow wheat on the heavy side and get to shooting doves!!!

 

[Huckleberry]

Like several have said buckwheat now and August 20th work it up and sow wheat on the heavy side and get to shooting doves!!!

Where is the best place to get buckwheat at this time. I need enough for about 3-4 acres, how much will I need?

 

[henry]

No, broadcast your wheat about Aug 25th

To dove hunt over ?

 

[Dafish]

got this from the Buck wheat site
When planted to harvest as a grain crop, buckwheat is normally drilled at 40 to 55 pounds of pure live seed per acre in 6 or 7 inch rows. This rate should be doubled if the seed is broadcast. Buckwheat produces a mature seed crop in 9 to 12 weeks after planting,

 

[Huckleberry]

got this from the Buck wheat site
When planted to harvest as a grain crop, buckwheat is normally drilled at 40 to 55 pounds of pure live seed per acre in 6 or 7 inch rows. This rate should be doubled if the seed is broadcast. Buckwheat produces a mature seed crop in 9 to 12 weeks after planting,

Thanks for looking that up for me.

 

[justindh1]

Planting a grain crop asap is what is best as suggested. If you have 4+ acres of planned area to food plot with buckwheat, I would mow certain sections down when needed and leave some up. Broadcast some turnips are annuals into the standing wheat and leave the wheat heads on for the turkeys and deer. 3 acres of mowed wheat will bring in a lot of dove.

 

[Maddog3355]

Where is the best place to get buckwheat at this time. I need enough for about 3-4 acres, how much will I need?

I buy mine from Missouri Southern Seed but you could have MFA get you some. I just use a bag per acre but I don't harvest it. I wait until it's mature and brush hog it down and it will come right back up and grow again. You can get several crops a summer out of it.

 

[Broken Bear]

Bull dozed ground ....and the PH is?? ...as in it is possible you may need several tons of lime per acre worked in ..which generally doesn't take full effect until the second year ..
Just think'in out loud ..bad PH gets lots of $$ and work thrown at it with more often than not disappointing results

Bear

 

[Maddog3355]

Fresh cleared ground will grow a real good crop the first year but watch out the second year!!!!!!

 

[WBF]

Especially brassicas

 

[sandals]

sunnhemp

 

[Fullfan]

either have it be a dove plot or deer plot, not both

 

[Dafish]

How big is it now, since you added 4 acres to your clover plot?

 

[Huckleberry]

How big is it now, since you added 4 acres to your clover plot?

Will be between 8 or 9 acres. The rest of it is foot tall clover getting ready to get mowed.

 

[WBF]

Will be between 8 or 9 acres. The rest of it is foot tall clover getting ready to get mowed.

Depending on Deer Density you might want to consider cutting the plots n half and rotating crops.. Taking advantage of the nitrogen credits you get through your Clover.