I am planning on planting a 1/4 acre plot near a bedding area. Wondering what y'all's favorite/best mix is. Sent from my Z971 using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Does it have good sunlight or would you be needing something shade tolerant. Do you have equipment or just throw and grow? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
It has decent sunlight It is at the edge of CRP bedding and hard to access with a vehicle during the summer. We use a boat to get across so we can't bring a tiller so a throw and grow would be the best. Just the tan area is where I'll put the plot. Sent from my Z971 using Bowhunting.com Forums mobile app
Look at the throw and grow blends. I think it's evolved harvest brand. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
Light is important but the MOST important is PH if you don't lime then you have to plant according to PH tolerances. I started out with just a 3 gal. Sprayer, weed wacker, a push spreader, and rock rakes. Lime is a must here. You may be luckier. If it's not too dry. You can not beat a clover / small Burnett mix. A mix of clovers , the burnett stays green through winter. Chicory is also a great thing and birdsfoot trefoil in such a mix.
Turnips are great, but if you you have high density they will be wiped out on a 1/4 acre. To avoid that issue plant with rye. Rye not wheat or oats because they don't need to be buried as deep. Also a radish would do much more soil loosening for you if equipment is an issue. If this is close to a bedding area going in close to season to do a bunch of work may change their routines. I have perennials in such areas and then before a heavy rain in August I drop 10-20-20 with a top dressing of turnips as a extra draw. All that said if you are in an area where they haven't been exposed to turnips, they may snub them the first year.
