This is a spot Im wanting to plant something in for the fall season, It only gets 3 to 5 hours of sun a day....give or take..I took this shot late afternoon....probably 7 or 7:30 EST.... What would be some choices given the available sunlight...etc.....Thanks for your help!! Creeks! https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...authkey=!AC5qbjzgp0nkgks&v=3&ithint=photo,jpg
Looks pretty open to me so you might be able to plant just about anything there if your ph is good. Do a soil test and apply the recommended fertilizer and lime if need be. If you are worried bout the sunlight thought you can try Antler King Mini Max food plot. It has a few clovers, rape and rye grass. I would wait until late August or Sept to plant it though. Maybe Lights Out Forage Oats. I'm going to try that this year too.
Thank You Copperhead, it don't get sun all day long, that's what I was worried about...So, I just didn't know what to go with...and Im not planting it until late August...Im going to spray in July to kill it down.... Thanks Creeks!
Deffinatly a white clover and red clover blend with wheat mixed in. Mix equal parts and spread and compact and you will have deer and turkeys in there all year long.
What about a Clover/Chicory Blend, with some forage Oats mixed in.......Would that hold them around during the Oct-Jan. time frame... Thanks Creeks!
Clover is great early season but up here is long dead by the time the rut rolls around. Not sure how long it would stay alive by you being farther south. But it also takes heavy browsing very well once established. You also need to mow clover so keep that in mind. A mix of Turnips, Rape, and Tillage Radish gives you both early and late season draws. You would have to try it to see if you have enough sun though.
Brad is right in that a mix may be what you need...I can't see the image for some reason at work but judging from your sun hours listed you "could" experience limited bulb production in brassicas...however depending on the size of the plot one thing you could do is along the northern side (typically the side that gets the most sun) plant a brassica mix (turnips,rape,kale type mix) and then the rest plant in clover/chicory blend (be sure to include a few different types of clover). The clover depending on weather may look pretty dismal if planted in spring or fall but give it a winter and frost seed/over seed it in late winter the following year and it will begin to take shape great. Clovers naturally do better in shadier areas than most seed types but everything grows better with more Soil test, lime/fertilize according to what you want to plant, and plant and take care of it. You'll get addicted just a warning.
I think I'll mix up a blend myself that consist of Rape, Tillage Radish, Turnips in the most sunny parts, and then red/white clover chicory in the most shaded parts...Heck, it's worth a try, never mixed my own blend. Where's a good place to order individual seeds at....Thanks Creeks!
Just keep in mind the clover won't look very good at first. If you seed in fall it will be for next years plot
The spots you fall plant in clover you could always throw some oats or winter rye down too for this fall....if rye it will regrow next spring but when mowing the clover it will take care of the rye regrowth.
I would limit the amount of brassica in that small of a plot unless your deer leave it alone until a frost. They could eat that to the ground in a hurry. I would go heavy on wheat or rye ( what ever your deer like better), add some oats, and maybe red clover. Maybe try radishes in a part of it. But I like to go heavy on the grains in a small plot like that.
I've yet to have our localized herds pound brassicas till after a frost..but some select areas guys say it happens. I've planted brassicas in spots as small as 20ft x 40ft...I did throw winter rye in with it though.
I had a few turnips out as well last year in another spot.....they didn't touch them till after it frosted a couple times, then it looked like you took aTiller to em. Thanks
