Planting food plots ahead of this storm

[gamecock1974]

Been waiting three weeks on some rain before putting out seed in my food plots. Will be broadcasting and covering seed today. Don’t have a drill.

Should I be worried that we will get too much rain? Fields are on high ground- so no risk of them flooding but still wondering if this will be wasted effort and $$$.

What’s the brain trust say?

[smitch320]

Won’t know until you try. Where are you located

[Glenn]

With bare disced dirt the main worry is run off and erosion.

[gamecock1974]

Won’t know until you try. Where are you located

Lancaster county. Near Jefferson/pageland (which are both in chesterfield but close to the county line).

[2thDoc]

make dirt
spread seed
cover seed
rain

you got this.

[2thDoc]

and dont listen to the no-till people.

[Longbeard Exterminator]

I put out Fertilizer and a barrel of oats on Tuesday... at the time we were only getting 2.5" of rain and now looking like 5-6". O well, it is what it is......

[usrgce]

You’ll either be a hero or a zero!

[Highstrung]

the storm will make the deer runaway to safer parts of the country anyways, they're probably in the hills of North Carolina by now.. listening to mandolins and sipping on IPAs

[theoldblackdog]

make dirt
spread seed
cover seed
rain

you got this.

Doesn’t need to put a dip in?

[2thDoc]

it seems to help my plots grow

[charlie horse]

Plow, plant, look for indian rocks Sunday..

[TheVisorGuy]

I planted all mine behind the house yesterday

[chocolate lab84]

I planted all of our plots just close by to you also this week. First shot at rain we have had since early September.

[Carlisle]

and dont listen to the no-till people.

Because their plots have been growing for the last two weeks.


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[rutbuck]

I’m in the same boat as you. Going to plant this afternoon. I have also thought about waiting until the storm pushes out and top sow Saturday/Sunday?

[2thDoc]

Because their plots have been growing for the last two weeks.


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congrats?

i bet they use saddles and turn their noses up at people with short fletchings, too.

I stand firmly by my earlier post.

[Whackumstackum]

and dont listen to the no-till people.

You mean the ones that buy a 5k dollar grain drill to save money on $10 bags of oats? You’re right on this one for sure.

[Whackumstackum]

And I planted half my stuff Sunday in the dust, got nervous and went back and top sowed it after I’d already fluffed the first round of seed in. I’m bound to make half a stand.

[Catdaddy]

It could be worse. I've been working on tractor and rotary cutter for a week. Finally got through the electrical issue and now fixing a back wheel, broken blade, and gear box retaining pin on the cutter.

If everything goes well today I should be ready to do Nothing for a week or more while everything dries out.