Late season planting?
10-10-2002, 07:11 PM
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Late season planting?
WE've been wooking on clearing the brush out of a 1 acre food plot for most of Sept., Ground worked,PH tested, everything looking good. We were going to wait until spring to plant,but we said What the Hell and planted a clover mix that is produced by the local feed mill. I guess we should have asked him this question; is it too late? WE planted last week and the ground is just covered with little green clover. Will these plants make it thru winter? We don't care about attracting deer this year, we just wanted to get some cover down.
10-11-2002, 11:14 AM
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Location: Ferry Township, Michigan United States
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RE: Late season planting?
I'm no expert, but you are probably o.k.. Depends on the weather and how well it gets established. Sounds like it has a good start. I put in some rye. Clover is too expensive for me to take a chance on. I hope it does well. terry <img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>
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10-12-2002, 05:28 PM
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RE: Late season planting?
check out imperial whitetail clover..made by whitetail institute. they have info on the clover that they produce. there are claims that it last for 5+years. they send me a newspaper and it has some good stuff in it. clover will pull them in..that's 4 sure
10-12-2002, 09:52 PM
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RE: Late season planting?
Its suggested to plant clover at least 6 weeks prior to a hard freeze for best results. Even still, clover seed is generally hardy, I too think you'll be OK - I've planted as late as Mid Oct in Central NY.
When spring comes, there will likely be a flush of annual weeds that "take over" the plot initially. This is because the clover will not likely be thick enough to inhibit weed growth this fall, and many annual weeds, germinated in the fall, will grow very fast in the spring. Do not worry about it, let them come up, and before they seed out mow the feild down tight (Usually mid May-Jun1 in my area)The annual weeds will not regenerate, and the root structure of the clover should be established enough to allow the clover to quickly dominate the plot. This is also the best time to topdress with P&K - I like to put down 100 lb of 0-0-60 K, and 100 lb of 7-45-0 MAP per acre - cost is like $20.00/acre - Unless your soils are top notch, the shallow rooted clovers will really take off from the boost.
Good luck, let us know how it worked out.
When spring comes, there will likely be a flush of annual weeds that "take over" the plot initially. This is because the clover will not likely be thick enough to inhibit weed growth this fall, and many annual weeds, germinated in the fall, will grow very fast in the spring. Do not worry about it, let them come up, and before they seed out mow the feild down tight (Usually mid May-Jun1 in my area)The annual weeds will not regenerate, and the root structure of the clover should be established enough to allow the clover to quickly dominate the plot. This is also the best time to topdress with P&K - I like to put down 100 lb of 0-0-60 K, and 100 lb of 7-45-0 MAP per acre - cost is like $20.00/acre - Unless your soils are top notch, the shallow rooted clovers will really take off from the boost.
Good luck, let us know how it worked out.
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