Who is planting already?

There is 6" of snow on the ground here so it looks like it will be a while before anything gets in the ground

 

Got some clover frost seeded and that was about it... Heard about the snow you guys got over there. Not good!

 

Same here. I won't be planting until a couple of weeks from now. Hopefully.

 

Yeah it is not good Jake. The good thing is that the farmers will be behind getting in their corn which should push getting beans in even farther. The beans should still be green for the opening weekend of bow season here

 

No snow here just been raining everyday next week looking go do a little plot work .

 

Got mine in the ground clover turnip and oat mix its already coming up

 

A couple more steps an i should have my buckwheat in the ground. Doin a food plot with nothin but hand tools is some hard work

 

I was going to plant this weekend but pouring the rain.

 

10" of snow covers the 4" of water in my food plot.

 

We won't be doing our spraying til late May then till and plant the beginning of June down in Ohio.

 

I got some clover seed down today. It is wet as hell out there. That clay is like quick sand. It is only 2.5 months till I will disc it up and replant anyway. The next step for me is to wait till I can get the ATV in the plots and get lime and fertilizer down.

 

That. Sucks.

 

Weather is beautiful but ive been really busy, ill get them planted here soon enough. Nothing but time this summer, and im growing clover/chicory anyways...

 

I got news it is now about 4" of snow over 6" of water. Lots of sun this weekend.

 

Brad, why would you plant clover now then disc it up in 2 1/2 months? Clover don't really take off until the following year. I'll be planting oats soon and discing that up in about 3+ months and replanting.

 

Soon. Frost seeded some clover back in March, and hope to plow up the brassicas from last year and get buckwheat in for interim here in a week or so. Then repeat with brassicas in July.

clover and winter wheat won't go in until September.

 

A couple of reasons.

First, there was already clover planted last fall with winter wheat. This was just a top coating to help it.

Second, I'm trying to get organic matter going and I would rather plant something I hopefully can disc up without spraying. I've read that clover discs up really easy so that seemed like the natural choice since it is already in the ground.


Third, I may very well leave some or all of it in one plot if it takes well. So if I have an area that seems to be doing really well I will leave that block along and disc around it. But that will be determined come July.



Right or wrong that was what I am thinking.

 

Got out this weekend and was able to till and plant a clover plot here in southern Michigan

 

I think I would let itgrow if it is coming in really good. Clover is a nitrogen fixer as well as a good attractant for deer. It doesn't really take off until the second year. A good clover plot can last about five years. I'd think about oats for tilling in for organic matter. They till in real easy also. That's what I'm doing in three of my plots this spring. Then I'll till an replant with brassicas and winter rye in late August. I'd hate to see your good clover go to waste.

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Thanks for the thoughts Greg as I'm always looking for ideas and I will consider it. I just need to watch it and see how it takes off and make a decison then what to do for sure.

The biggest thing I need to hope for is some dry weather so I can get lime down.