Show us your F-F-F-Food Plots
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southernblues
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Well here are some pics from the last trip out to farm. Pics of a few milo food plots that turned out real well. The stalk base looks real strong and my hope is that they stand the harsh winter elements.
The seed is juuuuust starting to turn red.
That's a food plot?? Looks like a huge row crop field to me...what kind of yields ya get off that?
beaglebob1
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Well here are some pics from the last trip out to farm. Pics of a few milo food plots that turned out real well. The stalk base looks real strong and my hope is that they stand the harsh winter elements.
The seed is juuuuust starting to turn red.
nice.. trying this on small scale here in Ohio this year on my little farm.. Putting out 20 acres of rag weed, sunflower, milo and some stuff from FF web site. Have about 500.00 in seed.:cheers:
southernblues
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So, I am getting ready to do a full-on habitat makeover on family land. Question-- with all those food plots, are you letting it go to seed, combining or discing up?
That looks like a good size crop field....i was thinking 1-3 acre plots on edge of my prairie meadow which borders some thicket and brushy cover.
That looks like a good size crop field....i was thinking 1-3 acre plots on edge of my prairie meadow which borders some thicket and brushy cover.
UGUIDE
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Southern, 1-3 acre plots is a good size. I leave these up all winter and a lot of seed goes into ground and does regrow but hen using herbicides that require treted seed then you have to plant new seed each year. Ground prep is mulch and plant, fertilize and herbicide.
RoosterFetcher
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Okay guys now don't laugh (please)...in NW IA everything has to be corn or soybeans and we were looking at putting in about an acre or so of milo for cover for the birds. We plant strictly corn and soybeans. When's a good time to plant milo? Around the same time as beans?
UGUIDE
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Roosterfetcher, I like to get it in about memorial day as you wnat to leave enough time for that seed to get good and ripe otherwise it is of no use to wildlife.