You really come a long way awesome job I'm looking in the background waist-high beans and it looks like that corn must be 9 feet brassicas are doing a little bit tough Keep On Keepin On
Nice video I learned the hard way not to cultipack after broadcasting brassicas watch the forecast and broadcast over the disked ground and let the rain pack the seeds in turns out great
In one of my food plots this year, not this video I seeded one half onto the fluffy disced up soil and then cultipacked them in. The other half I cultipacked the loose soil and then seeded and cultipacked again. The side the I seeded on loose soil and worked them in a little bit took off and grew much faster. We had 1-2 weeks of no rain after planting so that’s why the side where the seeds were on top of the soil were not germinating.
The only dry stretch we had was right after I planted in early and mid August and another 2 week dry period in mid July. Other than that we have had a pretty average year for rainfall.
I thought you were going to stick to the no-till method on your brassica food plots? Great work and nice video as well - been watching you for 2.5 years or so. Lack of rain has hurt a lot of folks and their food plots this year it seems.
Thanks 👍 These plots I prepared for tillage this year. There was a bunch of tall weeds and grass that grew in. I mowed them down and sprayed when they grew back. I probably could have no tilled but I probably wouldn’t have gotten that good of growth because if the lack of rain. I think for no till you need to plant sooner than aug. Like around mid July because with no till you have slower germination. I will be trying Jeff Sturgis’s buckwheat method next year in a few plots.
I put in Egyptian Wheat about six feet deep. It's about 10 feet tall. Next year I'll go about 10 feet deep as 6 isn't quite enough in some areas. Problem with corn is your screen could attract deer.
I am not worried about the screen attracting deer because we done use the screen for access and completely avoid the food plots as best as we can when exiting stands. A lot of the times deer end up in the alfalfa field on the other side of the screen before dark. The main reason I want a screen in this plot is to make the field feel smaller so maybe bucks will feel comfortable in the plot during daylight.
czcams.com/video/LZshK1zpCX8/video.html This is a link to the corn and soybeans planting video in the bigger field where I left a rectangle spot for brassicas
I use 2-3 ounces per gallon. I know it’s 2 quarts per acre but when you mix up 10 gal worth it easier to just go 3 oz per gallon and you get a good kill. With my boomless atv sprayer it takes about 30 gallons to cover an acre good. 20 fast. I wouldn’t go any more than 3 and no less than 2.
Yes, drag or just atv tires. If you have a disc you can even just lightly till the seed in. Anything you can do to get the seed under the soil 1/4-1/2in deep is better than on top.
Yes you could. I have used a drag in the past after seeding brassicas and got great results. Otherwise just pack with atv tires. If your going to get a good amount of rain within a few days after planting you don’t need to cover the seeds leave them on top of the soil. But if your not getting rain use a drag/harrow or atv tires to help cover the seeds a little.
@@bamafever92 planted all kinds of food plots with out a cultipacker. Dragged fields with a chunk of chain link fence with a pallet on it for a little weight. Now have a 13 foot cultimulcher but can fit through wood to one field so still drag it.
For sure. You need a lot of rain to get good germination when they aren’t covered up with a cover crop or some soil. I have since learned not to cultipack before seeding.
If you get a good rain 1 in or more your good that way but if you don’t your seeds will roast in the sun on top of the soil. I like to broadcast right on top of the loose ground and either cultipack or lightly disc to get the seed under the ground. Ive never had issues with my seed being too deep.
may not be your best brassica food plots but definitely one of the best videos you have produced in my opinion!
Thank you 👍
How long have you been following the channel?
@@wisconsinwhitetail9744 its been over a year
@Wisconsin Whitetail great video! You taught me something! Something I have been doing wrong planting after planting! Thank you
Very good video! I like that you show when it doesn't turn out perfect. I'm in GA and have some brassicas going now. They really love those radishes.
Thanks
I have already been seeing some browse on the radishes and none on everything else. They just must be sweeter or something.
Corn looks good!
You really come a long way awesome job I'm looking in the background waist-high beans and it looks like that corn must be 9 feet brassicas are doing a little bit tough Keep On Keepin On
Thanks
Yeah the beans and corn turned out really good in that particular plot.
Nice video I learned the hard way not to cultipack after broadcasting brassicas watch the forecast and broadcast over the disked ground and let the rain pack the seeds in turns out great
In one of my food plots this year, not this video I seeded one half onto the fluffy disced up soil and then cultipacked them in. The other half I cultipacked the loose soil and then seeded and cultipacked again. The side the I seeded on loose soil and worked them in a little bit took off and grew much faster. We had 1-2 weeks of no rain after planting so that’s why the side where the seeds were on top of the soil were not germinating.
If you’re looking for Egyptian wheat for a screen, I’ve had good luck with Hancock Seed Company!
I will have to look into it. I was either going to use sourgum or Egyptian wheat.
Lack of rain has been a huge issue here as well, NH has been in a severe drought all summer.
The only dry stretch we had was right after I planted in early and mid August and another 2 week dry period in mid July. Other than that we have had a pretty average year for rainfall.
Wisconsin Whitetail. you’re lucky in that regard
Good video
Thanks 👍
I thought you were going to stick to the no-till method on your brassica food plots? Great work and nice video as well - been watching you for 2.5 years or so. Lack of rain has hurt a lot of folks and their food plots this year it seems.
Thanks 👍
These plots I prepared for tillage this year. There was a bunch of tall weeds and grass that grew in. I mowed them down and sprayed when they grew back. I probably could have no tilled but I probably wouldn’t have gotten that good of growth because if the lack of rain. I think for no till you need to plant sooner than aug. Like around mid July because with no till you have slower germination. I will be trying Jeff Sturgis’s buckwheat method next year in a few plots.
I wish I had away to get my foodplots in
I put in Egyptian Wheat about six feet deep. It's about 10 feet tall. Next year I'll go about 10 feet deep as 6 isn't quite enough in some areas. Problem with corn is your screen could attract deer.
I am not worried about the screen attracting deer because we done use the screen for access and completely avoid the food plots as best as we can when exiting stands. A lot of the times deer end up in the alfalfa field on the other side of the screen before dark. The main reason I want a screen in this plot is to make the field feel smaller so maybe bucks will feel comfortable in the plot during daylight.
Great video, appreciate the updates! What do you set your seeder at for brassica seed?
Usually 1 or 2 or the lowest setting on the seeder. Less is more when it comes to brassicas. It’s very easy to over seed brassicas.
Quick question bro when did you start the grow ?? I'm in Oklahoma and this will be my first food plot I'm growing. August ??
Not really sure what you mean. “When did you start the grow” if you are wondering when it was planted, it was planted aug 13
Do you have a video where you planted that corn? Reply with a link please if you do.
czcams.com/video/LZshK1zpCX8/video.html
This is a link to the corn and soybeans planting video in the bigger field where I left a rectangle spot for brassicas
I wish my soul looked like that lol
Thanks 👍 LOL
When you spray your soybeans and corn how much glyphisate for 15gallons of water are you using to spray soybean after they are up???
I use 2-3 ounces per gallon. I know it’s 2 quarts per acre but when you mix up 10 gal worth it easier to just go 3 oz per gallon and you get a good kill. With my boomless atv sprayer it takes about 30 gallons to cover an acre good. 20 fast. I wouldn’t go any more than 3 and no less than 2.
Does packing with a ATV drag work if you don’t have a cultipacker ?
Yes, drag or just atv tires. If you have a disc you can even just lightly till the seed in. Anything you can do to get the seed under the soil 1/4-1/2in deep is better than on top.
@@wisconsinwhitetail9744 i appreciate it ! Your channel is one of the best food plot channels excellent job on the habitat management
I don’t have a cultipacker would I still get decent results?
Yes you could. I have used a drag in the past after seeding brassicas and got great results. Otherwise just pack with atv tires. If your going to get a good amount of rain within a few days after planting you don’t need to cover the seeds leave them on top of the soil. But if your not getting rain use a drag/harrow or atv tires to help cover the seeds a little.
Wisconsin Whitetail thanks a lot man
@@bamafever92 planted all kinds of food plots with out a cultipacker. Dragged fields with a chunk of chain link fence with a pallet on it for a little weight.
Now have a 13 foot cultimulcher but can fit through wood to one field so still drag it.
I know what happened no rain
For sure. You need a lot of rain to get good germination when they aren’t covered up with a cover crop or some soil. I have since learned not to cultipack before seeding.
I have better luck just broadcasting and not cultipacking
If you get a good rain 1 in or more your good that way but if you don’t your seeds will roast in the sun on top of the soil. I like to broadcast right on top of the loose ground and either cultipack or lightly disc to get the seed under the ground. Ive never had issues with my seed being too deep.