bowhuntr311
IowaWhitetail Addict
Ok, so here is what I started with. This was around an old stand on a property I can hunt. The land owner had his bobcat in there years ago and pushed alot of the brush out around this stand for shooting lanes. He was on that end of the property one day this early summer and I had told him to push a few dead trees off the wheeler trail if he was down that way. Well to my amazement the next time I was through there he had and taken a few stumps that were old and rotten.
So heres what I started with.
After a quick mowing with my mower behind the ATV, and some work with an ATV disc, this is what I ended up with.
Ok so I know its not much but I figure its better than it being just brush. Im planning on planting some old brassica mix seed I have which has only about a 35% germ rate so I plan on putting PLENTY of seed down this weekend. I want to turn this shady area into a clover/chicory spot for next year. What Im wondering is when should I put the clover/chicory seed down? Should I mix it with my brassicas or seperate at a different date? Its tilled now for fall, I can frost seed it next spring, or I can wait and re-disc it next spring and plant it.
When should I plant? and is there an advantage to planting spring vs fall, frost seeding vs spring seeding ect???
Thanks.
So heres what I started with.
After a quick mowing with my mower behind the ATV, and some work with an ATV disc, this is what I ended up with.
Ok so I know its not much but I figure its better than it being just brush. Im planning on planting some old brassica mix seed I have which has only about a 35% germ rate so I plan on putting PLENTY of seed down this weekend. I want to turn this shady area into a clover/chicory spot for next year. What Im wondering is when should I put the clover/chicory seed down? Should I mix it with my brassicas or seperate at a different date? Its tilled now for fall, I can frost seed it next spring, or I can wait and re-disc it next spring and plant it.
When should I plant? and is there an advantage to planting spring vs fall, frost seeding vs spring seeding ect???
Thanks.
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