Planting native grasses for cover

[Bigslam51]

I forgot that I did plant the wildlife buffet last spring and it also has forage soybeans in it. Eagle seed was the brand. I'll probably buy a bag just to have on hand. Honestly thinking of just burning the whole plot off and letting it grow back naturally.

 

[jagermeister]

This is all through the NWTF and is at a subsidized price.

Ah I see. Well, minus the cost savings, I can't see much reasoning to plant that stuff for deer cover.

 

[Mike]

I forgot that I did plant the wildlife buffet last spring and it also has forage soybeans in it. Eagle seed was the brand. I'll probably buy a bag just to have on hand. Honestly thinking of just burning the whole plot off and letting it grow back naturally.

That's what I'm doing. I'm done with it.

 

[Mike]

One thing I've been doing on my 5 acres is walking the property with a hand spreader and dropping 16-16-16. It really thickened up in the last few years.

 

[jlane]

If I were looking to do a thick and cheap bedding or cover, then I would go in and till, lime and cheap fertilizer, Then let mother nature take control.
Hoping briars and tall weeds take control.
We moved our plot this year and let the plot from last year do it's own thing, it grew about 6 ft tall.
I know the deer used it for bedding and travel.
The down side is when frost and ice it layed down to less than 2 ft.

 

[jlane]

We have areas that was cleared about 7/8 years ago and its full of briars, there are travel pathes thru it that looks like cows walks thru it.
Going up this week to look for sheds if we can get thur it, it's really thick.

 

[Bigslam51]

Well I got the big bluestem planted. I killed off some of the winter rye and left the rest standing. Hopefully this stuff grows, good thing I don't drink because this seed was $15 a pound[emoji41]

 

[jagermeister]

Well I got the big bluestem planted. I killed off some of the winter rye and left the rest standing. Hopefully this stuff grows, good thing I don't drink because this seed was $15 a pound[emoji41]

Good job man. Don't freak out if it doesn't completely take off this year. Sometime warm season grasses can take some time to really get established.

 

[Bigslam51]

Good job man. Don't freak out if it doesn't completely take off this year. Sometime warm season grasses can take some time to really get established.

Good to know. What are the odds that I'll have to throw more seed down later on down the road, or isn't that really necessary?

 

[Milo]

12-12-12

 

[jagermeister]

Good to know. What are the odds that I'll have to throw more seed down later on down the road, or isn't that really necessary?

It just depends on how well it takes off. If it's a well established stand you won't have to reseed at all.

As far as fertilizer goes, you kinda have to be careful putting too much Nitrogen down because it'll encourage weed growth, and warm season grasses are pretty poor competitors with weeds early on. WSGs can grow on pretty shitty soil as long as it's well drained.

 

[Bigslam51]

It just depends on how well it takes off. If it's a well established stand you won't have to reseed at all.

As far as fertilizer goes, you kinda have to be careful putting too much Nitrogen down because it'll encourage weed growth, and warm season grasses are pretty poor competitors with weeds early on. WSGs can grow on pretty shitty soil as long as it's well drained.

I'll probably hold off on the fertilizer, I did read that about wsg being poor competitors with weeds.

 

[cspot]

Looks good. The rototiller did a nice job.

 

[Bigslam51]

Looks good. The rototiller did a nice job.

Thanks Craig

 

[giles]

You non drinkers have all the good stuff.

 

[Bigslam51]

You non drinkers have all the good stuff.

Yeah but I have to deal with other assholes sober

 

[Bigslam51]

We got a good soaking last night to help my seed along, more coming within the next few days.

 

[Bigslam51]

Is this normal growth for one month?

 

[Milo]

I'm going to say no

 

[Bigslam51]

I'm going to say no

I was told it takes a couple years to get established.