Was This a Waste of Time?????
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Coffeyville KS USA
Posts: 931
RE: Was This a Waste of Time?????
you still have a chance. the seeds you plantedwill stay dormant in the ground for a long time. so do weed and grass seeds.
did you spray the existing vegetation with roundup first?
did you apply fertilizer, lime, and have a soil test done to find the right amounts of each to use?
did you spray the existing vegetation with roundup first?
did you apply fertilizer, lime, and have a soil test done to find the right amounts of each to use?
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: Was This a Waste of Time?????
You'll be fine...I planted mine last year over Labor Day...didn't rain for almost a month..But the oats still came up in about a week...and the deer started hitting them...Once it rained we saw deer in them all season...
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: Was This a Waste of Time?????
Just hope it doesn't germinate and then turn off dry for a month or more. The little plants will dry up and die, it happened to us on about 50 food plots last year.
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 381
RE: Was This a Waste of Time?????
I often wonder about this when I plant as well but you can't out guess the weather. If you wait for the perfect time you'll never get anything planted.
I'm not sure where you are at but you may be getting dew on the ground overnight that could help give moisture as well.
I'm not sure where you are at but you may be getting dew on the ground overnight that could help give moisture as well.
#8
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location:
Posts: 138
RE: Was This a Waste of Time?????
hey guys Mari1865 is my wife so i'll fill you in on a little more info were located in mid michigan and the property is sand/dirt mix mostly dirt though. i've been checking the weather for the area where our property is and theres a 30% chance of rain for the next few days. but hasn't hadany rainsince we planted last saturday. also is there anything i can spray on the plot to help growth. thanks for all the help!