OK this is how its laid out. Black is land that we leased to a farmer (most likely beans or corn this year) orange is food plots that will be in beans and forage beans red is clover right now blue is a creek that is there sometimes depending on the how rainy it is grey is swampy marsh white is property line So what I need the recommendation on, is the green area. Most of the time it's wet. So it very had to get equipment back there. A buddy bought a groundhog max that is basically a plow that attaches to a you wheeler. I asked him if we could try it. When it drys up a little we should be able to get a wheeler to this location. After we spay it and plow it up. What would be the best thing to plant in this kill plot? Keep in mind that morllikelyt likly we will not get to mower this area. As soon as were done planting it, we wont touch it anymore for the rest on this season. This plot should be are best plot and right now it's junk. We've tried to broadcast over the top of the grassy clover (clover is almost all gone) that is there with buckwheat, rape, and radishes before and it just doesn't turn out well. Ideas would be appreciated.
Instead of (or in conjunction with) a kill plot, could you try a waterhole? Might be a good way to attract some action, especially if it's a wet area anyways.
Since it gets real wet every year then you are pretty much limited to an annual. If it stays wet a lot then it's hard to say what would even work there. I've planted forage oats in a wet area on the property behind the house and they did well but normally once summer get's here it usually stays dry through fall. Had to plant them in July because of the wetness the first year I did that.
Forgot to say plant the last week of July. round up first week of July, add necessary lime, and 50 pounds of 19-19-19.
I would do both. A small water hole, and a late summer planted plot. I have a similar plot on a farm I hunt. In the spring, it is too wet for anything. I just spray round up when it dries up, and plant brassica in late july. This year I will plant rye/oats/wheat there.
Agreed. If you do both, you can drain the surrounding area and be able to plant without worrying about your plot flooding.
I should clarify a little. this area around the plot is wet often but the plot itself is dry. I asked about putting a watering hole in last year but didnt get any Info back. the land is in a trust and the is certain restrictions. hard to get answers sometimes. as far as the big and beasty goes we planted that 2 years ago on the contour strip and they where awesome.
You can broadcast brassica seeds (very small) without tilling as long as you get a good burn down with the roundup. It might take a couple sprayings to get bare dirt to show. I have done it before and it worked well.
