Winter wheat

This late in the year, I'd plant Winter Wheat in Mid September.

 

This late in the year, I'd plant Winter Wheat in Mid September.

I am going to try a ww, oats and bean mix to plant this fall. The oats and beans will die out, but provide good forage till they do so. Just going to put it on thick and fert. heavy to provide a good early season attractant.

First thing I would get a soil test. Tell them what you are going to plant and they can give recomendations for what fert. and lime is needed. MFA will do it and if you have any other ag. stores check with them. Is the ground in sod???????

 

so far I am thinking about planting rape, winter wheat, turnips,oats together for my late season crop and imperial white clover this fall how does that sound

 

brassicas and wheat are good late season and clover will do ok too

 

What's your soil PH? Is it loamy, sandy, clay? I am up here in Michigan and I don't plant till early August for my most of my plantings so I think you have plenty of time. For a first timer I would go with rye mixed with turnip, rape, and the Imperial. Rye is easier to establish than oats/wheat but is less attractive. I wouldn't put both oats and wheat, too much grain. As far as the brassica's, after planting for 10 years it's hard to beat Biologic. I used to go the co-op and buy the cheap brassicas, but it doesn't draw the deer as well, and it doesn't grow as well. All "deer plot" manufactores preinnocculate their seed which saves a tonne of work and makes them grow like a champ. I would go bigger if this only food plot/agriculuture on the 120, say 2.5 acres right dead centre. On my little 40 I got 9 acres total. Ed Spinnzola book is a must, grow 'em right is good too.

 

the soil seems pretty good I sent the soil test to mfa last week
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brassicas such as bio-logic fall premium perennial worked stellar for me a couple years ago the tonnage was awesome and we did not put fertilizer on it at all granted it was in a bottom. The brassicas were up to my waist. Deer don't hit them though till after the frost sets in. That year it was after gun season before they hit it heavy.

 

attration plot

Whitetail Institue of North America's Pure Attraction. Excellent mix of oats, peas, and brassicas. Easy to plant and will grow in most any soil. Best of all deer love it!

 

You can't beat clover!

 

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buck forage oats,works like a charm deer leave it alone till a couple frosts hit it then they hammer it,the does start pounding it right as the rut starts to heat up

 

I had that stuff planted right next to regular oats and the deer seemed to like both the same. Granted it was a one acre plot so maybe they had no choice, but to eat the regular along with the buck forage. Both stayed green until the same time from what I saw. Had lots of oats seed out the next spring so I guess part of the seeds did not germinate till spring????????

 

Forage oats are great, Lab Lab Plus is working really well for us....but you are a hair late in planting. Chicory is a good late plant....whatever you plant this late.....be sure to use delta ag seed boost on it. That stuff really does work and is a good way to get a late plot to germinate fast.

Best of luck!

 

Whenever you are planting Buck Forage Oats, when do yous plant in missouri? I am maybe looking to try a few smaller plots of it this year.

 

well i was going to wait until fall to plant

 

Soy beans are always good. Specially after the rut the deer will be in the beans every night.

 

Sent you a PM.

 

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ok

 

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if your hunting northern missouri chances are the deer will already have plenty of corn and soybeans to eat well into dec. so you need to find a food source the deer not only love but is new to them.in my area here in central missouri i like forage turnips mixed with winter wheat and clover i also like to throw in some soybeans the deer love em when they first sprout this gives your other stuff time to get established.i kill most of my deer well after the rut in late dec and january when all the crops are long gone and my foodplots are still going strong.also no need to buy expensive mixes your local mfa should have everything except the turnip seed which any local nursery or garden center will have.spend the money on fertilzer and lime this will help you out more than expensive bagged mixes.
hope this helps
seth

 

thanks so far guys keep it coming i want to know as much as I can