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Throw and Go food plots?
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:17 pm
Do they work? Are they worth it?
I have about 7 acres of food plots and once again I haven’t done the prep I needed to. I Bush hogged one today and saw some throw and go “no plow” mix at the hardware store. They seem expensive but probably not as expensive as taking the days needed to do my plots right.
What do y’all think? Throwing it out there after bush hogging worth it or a waste of money?
I have about 7 acres of food plots and once again I haven’t done the prep I needed to. I Bush hogged one today and saw some throw and go “no plow” mix at the hardware store. They seem expensive but probably not as expensive as taking the days needed to do my plots right.
What do y’all think? Throwing it out there after bush hogging worth it or a waste of money?
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Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:20 pm to PT24-7
In my experience, waste of money.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:27 pm to PT24-7
It will come up since it’s about 90% rye and 10%clover/rape/etc. overpriced for what you get, but not a terrible option for a small plot. For 7 acres I’d mix up my own for much cheaper
Lot of folks do a throw-n-mow/no-till planting. All depends on the timing of some rain
Lot of folks do a throw-n-mow/no-till planting. All depends on the timing of some rain
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:30 pm to PT24-7
It would be similar to throwing a group newborn babies into a class of first graders and asking them to fight it out. Who is going to win? The one that is already established.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:34 pm to PT24-7
I’ve used it successfully for very small bow plots in openings in timber. But I’m talking 30’x60’ and I blew away the leaves and ran a rake across ground. I had good seed contact with soil.
And as others mentioned, cheaper to mix your own.
And as others mentioned, cheaper to mix your own.
This post was edited on 10/7/20 at 7:37 pm
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:41 pm to Capt ST
Thanks for the responses, sounds like I’d be better off throwing out some rye and oats before a rain
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:45 pm to PT24-7
I have 40 acres in MS surrounded by small plots of woods, soybeans, corn, etc. I used to do food plots but about 10 years back I started hinge cutting 7-8 areas mostly in areas I don’t walk through getting to the areas I hunt. I just get back for a few months now but my nephews, cousins, etc hunt it. It keeps considerably more deer on the property and I see more bucks per doe than I used to. It provides great cover and lots of browse. Spend a little time searching online and you will get an idea of the amount of browse it provides. I also have a few areas where the trees are downed in a way to kind of funnel them the way I want them to go.
Really the only thing I do now is fertilize under the white oaks and maybe remove some if the small saplings that compete with it. Best time to do it in Jan/Feb. I end up doing it mid Dec and works out fine.
Really the only thing I do now is fertilize under the white oaks and maybe remove some if the small saplings that compete with it. Best time to do it in Jan/Feb. I end up doing it mid Dec and works out fine.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:54 pm to PT24-7
This year I'm not going to be able to disc any so I'm going to throw some elbon rye/turnip/radish mix out and that's all I'll be able to do. I may add some rye grass into it but I don't like to get that started, gets way too thick.
Posted on 10/7/20 at 7:58 pm to PT24-7
Rape, turnips, and cereal rye on top the ground
Posted on 10/8/20 at 7:01 am to PT24-7
I do plots every year without any heavy equipment other than a 4 wheeler. I spray to burn any veg down, drag tires behind 4 wheeler a couple weeks later, then seed. I have really good results. I’ve used Buck Busters and recently imperial whitetail clover. The imperial is expensive but that plot turned out beautiful and yielded me not only a nice clover plot but a nice honey crop from my bees.
Posted on 10/8/20 at 8:15 am to PT24-7
How much dead grass, and how much green are left on the fields? The seeds no matter the type will need to make contact with the soil.
Posted on 10/8/20 at 8:22 am to PT24-7
I'm about to go plant mine now ahead of this rain, but I only do about an acre and a half total in two plots.
I would do the work or hire it done on 7 ac,
I mowed my plots last week down close, the dry weather helped the summer annuals to die, and there hasn't been any rain to sprout winter annuals.
I'll seed about 140 lbs of wheat per acre, just ahead of a two day rain event. I'll hit it hard with some ammonia nitrate when it gets up good.
I'll have a few mainly perennial weeds, and some winter annuals, but should have a couple of pretty decent plots.
I would do the work or hire it done on 7 ac,
I mowed my plots last week down close, the dry weather helped the summer annuals to die, and there hasn't been any rain to sprout winter annuals.
I'll seed about 140 lbs of wheat per acre, just ahead of a two day rain event. I'll hit it hard with some ammonia nitrate when it gets up good.
I'll have a few mainly perennial weeds, and some winter annuals, but should have a couple of pretty decent plots.
Posted on 10/8/20 at 8:22 am to PT24-7
It you spray round up, wait two weeks, throw the no-till mix with fertilizer, then bush hog it works. The quality no-plow mixes like from Whitetail institute work great. The cheap throw'n grow bags at Tractor Supply etc. are mostly rye grass seed. 7 acres is a lot, I've only done about 1.5 acres total on a few small lanes/plots in the woods. You can buy clover and cereal rye on your own and mix it.
This post was edited on 10/8/20 at 8:28 am
Posted on 10/8/20 at 8:46 am to Huntinguy
I planted about 6 acres of plots behind the house on Monday. We bushhogged, sprayed, disked twice and then planted.
7 acres is a lot of seed and money to chance. May want to hire someone with a tractor/disk to take care of it.
7 acres is a lot of seed and money to chance. May want to hire someone with a tractor/disk to take care of it.
Posted on 10/8/20 at 9:04 am to PT24-7
not worth it at all
Posted on 10/8/20 at 9:16 am to mtb010
what shoudl i put on some cut throughs deep in pines? we disced and planted our normal mix last year and it just didnt grow great. I was thinking just planting some cheep rye this year
Posted on 10/8/20 at 9:37 am to CarRamrod
My plots in pines usually end up covered in straw and don’t do much. If they don’t have enough light and get covered they are not gonna produce in my experience.
Posted on 10/8/20 at 9:39 am to pdubya76
yea thats what happened last year. some clover came up and is still there right now. Just wondering if there is something cheap i could throw out.
from my cameras this place gets a ton of action but seems its just a pass through at different times.
from my cameras this place gets a ton of action but seems its just a pass through at different times.
Posted on 10/8/20 at 11:23 am to CarRamrod
Rye grass is cheap if you want something green to look at. You could put a feeder out if it’s legal where you hunt .
Posted on 10/8/20 at 11:24 am to Huntinguy
I'm planted now. Rain falling on my seed.
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