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help with my plot

tph

tph

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i keep getting more & more confused when it comes to this plot stuff.
this spring i planted throw & grow, came up great, then seemed to dry up (i figured the drought), some of you mentioned that it is suposed to die or go dormant?? i didnt know...i have bought some clover and am thinking of putting it out, do i do it now?(& tear up the throw&grow?) or wait till spring?? i have also thought of putting something like oats or brassica with the cover??? please give me some pointers. thanks
 
work up the ground good/ Plant some rape or radish,,for fall, and pray for rain. Or wait until Sept, plant some rye,oats or peas or combination. again pray for rain.I think timely rain will be your biggest factor this year..
 
i would really like to factor in the clover since i already have it, but i will definaly be doing something this fall i think
 
Although it won't do you any good for this fall, a frost seed of clover is often times a great option too!! You could quickly seed brassicas this fall (better get after it asap) and then frost seed the clover in around mid March, depending on spring weather...

NWBuck
 
Sounds like you need to do something with it. Do you have access to any equipment?

If you plant the clover this fall, and if I were you I would, you will want to add something else to it to provide a food source for the fall. The clover will not do alot for you by itself this fall, but will come in great next spring. By planting in the fall the clover tends to out compete the weeds and does better next spring.

There are lots of options when it comes to adding food for this fall. I prefer a blend of assorted seeds myself and use a premixed product from Frigid Forage. Its called Autumn Quick Plot and can be found here. http://www.frigidforage.com/autumn-quick-plot/ I just like having some variety in the plot and don't like relying on only one type of seed. This premixed blend is just easier than buying the individual seeds.

If you watch this video and look at the photo at .44 sec. You will see what the quick plot would look like if the deer didnt hammer it thanks to an exclusion cage. That was taken last November. Outside the cage they just wiped it out! It was definitely getting used.

Frigid Forage sponsors midwestwhitetail and I'm apart of that so I'm probably biased, but the results speak for themselves. It has quickly become my faviotie way to plant clover and I will be doing another 2 ac. next week.

Good luck and keep us updated.
 
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