No Till Brassica Food Plot Planting
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- In this video I am trying a new method to plant Brassica food plots. Call it no till or spray and seeding it WORKS.
This method involves no tillage and soil disturbance and therefore won’t dry out and release nutrients From the soil. It also helps to prevent weeds and conserve soil moisture by leaving a mulch layer on top of the soil also preventing erosion. It has so many benefits and there is little to no disadvantages to this method other than it doesn’t work the best in areas that are very grassy where there is a built up grass mulch layer or in areas that have lots of clay. The pros outweigh the cons in almost all categories like time, money, soil health and production.
I totally recommend trying this method out. I think lots of food plotters across the country are eventually going to switch over to no till food plot planting just simply because it’s easier. This method will work with many other plants not just Brassicas. It would work great with clover, also with soybeans, probably corn too. And any other small seeds like buckwheat, wheat, rye etc. - Zábava
Awesome how well that works ! Thanks for showing us this method!
I know I can’t believe how will it works also
Nice plot bud!! Really looks good. Thanks for sharing
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Beautiful plot. Always happy to see your notification pop up for a new video. I would like to see a view from your shooting platform of the plot growing.
Thanks, our deer blind/ tower is in a different plot, but yes I might include it in a later video this year.
Keep up the work man good job I love your videos
Thanks, more videos coming!
Really nice job!
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I haven't tried this message yet have been reading a lot about it lately guess this would be a good year to start great looking plaits man
When starting a plot, it’s best to do some form of tillage the first year the beak the sod layer. No-till is definitely the way to go if you are limited on equipment or limited on time. The one thing I have noticed is the brassicas seem to grow slowly in the beginning in a no-till planting probably because the soil isn’t loose. But overall it works just as good as tilling.
Great video! I was thinking about planting brassicas aswell
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Nice work man, should look good soon!
Thanks, the plots are looking nice, this one in particular in some spots the Brassicas are waist high.
Good video. I'm going to try this in a couple spots where it is too rocky for my tiller. I will try to mow, broadcast, drag and roll (cultipack). I don't plan on spraying. I appreciate that you not only show your method, but you do a solid job of sharing your results.
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Definitely give it a try, but without spraying I don’t think you will end up with much of a food plot. You are going to need to spray when you do a no till planting.
Great stuff love your videos
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Very cool!
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Love this method. Look into the new solo bucket hand seeder. It’s awesome for seeding these small seeds vs that little hand one.
I have an Earthway seeder now and it works great
May I suggest sowing seed before you spray the weeds. Then spray the field and roll weeds down with a crimper. This way your dead matter wont block seed from hitting the ground. Lot better results this way. But hey it looks good anyway.
Yes I have done it that way too in other plots and it’s looking good. The only reason I Pre-sprayed this plot is because I didn’t know know how well it would work if everything was still alive while seeding now I know that works so you can get it all done in 1 day. More videos coming and some where I do the exact method you are talking about.
Hi Jason, great videos! I've enjoyed learning about some of the different food plot strategies you guys have done! Me and my dad have 400 acres of property in Canada. Our land is very dense timber with a lot of bush and small ponds. This last year we cleared out a couple of openings to plants a couple food plots for the deer on our grounds. I wanted to ask you what you would recommend planting for a good year round food source. Our winters can be quite harsh so I want something that gives them food at least until January or February. We will have one plot that is about 0.8 acres and one .5 acre plot. What would you recommend? I was thinking one plot of brassica and one plot of soybeans?
I don’t have much experience when planting food plots in heavily wooded areas. If there is no ag around and just words the deer are going to hammer your pots. So planting soybeans probably won’t work. Unless you have 10 or more acres. They are over-browsed very easily when small. Even brassicas can be over browsed when young and growing, we don’t run into that problem because there is so much ag around they won’t even touch them in the summertime.
I would recommend trying brassicas in a few spots the first year. If the deer over browse them you can always seed in winter rye in early September. Winter rye seeded at 200 pounds per acre is almost impossible to get over browsed. Definitely try planting some clover in the spring, then come the fall you’ll have some nice lush clover plots. If you want you could mix in some brassicas in the spring with the clover to act as a cover/nurse crop while the clover is getting established. And you will also be able to tell if the deer are going to overbrowse and eat on the brassicas throughout the summer. If they don’t touch them then you could probably put a lot of brassicas in with success. But if the deer do browse on the brassicas in the clover then you may run into issues when planting them in the summer.
Hope this helps
@@wisconsinwhitetail9744 That makes sense. I was thinking that the deer might hit the soybeans too hard as well. There is not any agriculture nearby as we are way back in the bush. ill likely try brassicas seeded in with clover. and then an alfalfa plot on one of our other openings. Thanks for the tips!
Nice video! I've planted raddish and brassica too. Spray and no till, I've got excellent results. Its not rocket science. Deer eat it!!☘🍀
The only time I have found that no till doesn’t always work the best is when you have a lot of grass. It seems like you get poor germination and very slow growth. You will see that in a future video.
When are you going to fertilize the plot...or did you fertilize when you planted and just didnt show doing it?
clark wheeler I didn’t fertilize this plot at all, I don’t generally fertilize my Brassica plots.
Did you happen to try Antler king Jolt on any of your plots after about 3 inches of growth, this Will be the first year we try it just wondering so I have some insight on it, thanks enjoy the videos...
pa deer hunter no I have never tried jolt. I have used Antler Grow on some of my clover plots Last fall and this summer and it definitely boosted the growth and palatability and overall attractiveness of the plot. Antler Grow is $80 per gallon but it will cover approximately 5 acres and I love it.
What type of a drag did you use?
Just a normal 4ft garden drag for breaking up clumps of dirt or leveling a field after discing.
did you lime / fertilize?
No nothing on the Brassicas, we only fertilized our corn
@@wisconsinwhitetail9744 very interesting. and ideally with this method you wont need to at all overtime as this allows for soil build up.
cant wait to start mine a a couple weeks
We planted an area close to this food plot last year and it did fine so that’s why we didn’t lime or fertilize.
spray the weeds with WHAT????
roundup