Winter Wheat

[surfcock]

When do you lowcountry folks usually put your winter wheat in the ground? I've got a field I bushhogged today that I'm going to turn over Wednesday and then just plant some wheat this fall unless anybody has any other better suggestions.

[ZKILLR]

What is your goal of the field?

[surfcock]

Looking for some late season deer forage and to draw a few turkeys out of the swamp in the spring. I don't have a tractor on the property, so I'll have to go with something simple and easy. Field is easily tillable with a reartine, and wheat seems to be the simplest solution.

[Rem11-87]

I would wait until the end of september. It is still a little hot to plant wheat.

[ProvidenceSwamper]

Need to wait a little while to plant wheat.

What about Oats? Deer will mow them down.

[surfcock]

I've got all the time in the world. I'm not rushing to plant now. Can I top sow oats and then drag a 4 foot section of chain link weighted down to cover it like I can with wheat?

[dfasano]

Can I top sow oats and then drag a 4 foot section of chain link weighted down to cover it like I can with wheat?

Yes

[tkohn]

It has to do with daytime heat on the winter wheat. I would guess the third week of September as the earliest time ( if it cools off ). You have time for a good bean or pea crop to get whacked before then.

[Catdaddy]

Oct 1st.

[DRDUCK]

Back in the day we planted as late a mid-Nov.

[surfcock]

Thanks for all the help guys!

[ProvidenceSwamper]

Word you can broadcast oats and drag them and be fine.

[Tater]

what he said