Nice!......You guys are hooked now. I see a yard full of rusty plows in your future.

It is pretty rough but for a week out I am pleased with it.

This is the first time it has been mowed since the dozer went over it last year so there is still a lot of debris.

After some cooler weather and a little more rain it should take off.

Looks like you've got a good start to a plot. It'll just keep getting better if you pamper it along.

It's a start but compared to last year it's much better. The amount of thatch this year has helped with my germination rate as well as actually getting some rain.

Even though it's ugly right now the deer couldn't care less.

Now that a good number of you have had success planting like this……Does it not make you scratch your head a little and wonder why we went to so much trouble before just to plant a little wheat seed….or rye seed….or clover…or turnips, etc.????

Checked plots yesterday and they are off to a great start! I top dressed a couple plots with rye, clover, chicory and turnips just before another good soaking rain.

Pictured is the only plot that I was really worried about after getting 3.2" rain the day after planting. I figured all the seed and fertilizer would've washed down to the creek, but I was pleasantly surprised. This is the only plot that really needed top dressing so I added rye, clover and turnips.

my phone was out of order but all of my plots are looking pretty solid, I had about 6 inches of rain on them right after I dumped the fert to them. Can't wait to see what they look like in a few weeks especially after the little shower I got this morning

270wsm if that's the only field you were worried about I'd say you'll have some good fields

That's what I'm saying too!....

I would assume that after a period of time, the no till plots require less fertilizer than a traditional tilled plot correct? Does the same apply to the lime requirements? Or is there no difference at all?

Correct....especially in sandy plots. Yes, lime too. Sand has virtually zero holding capacity. Organic matter is just about all you got to hold your nutrients in a sandy plot.

My crimson clover and Rye I put out last Friday was starting to come up this morning when I checked on it. I'll get some pictures next week when you can actually see it.

The heat has been giving my field fits.... but now that the cooler mornings and heavy dews have finally returned, I’m beginning to see some growth again and the stress disappearing. Deer usage is starting to ramp up a little too. Bring on the cold….I’ve got the forage waiting….Pretty good growth for having only added 50 lbs of 34-0-0….

Looking good!

Ol Bucky is gonna rip that little Oak to shreds come December.

Thanks….Yep, I gotta go ahead and drive up some t-posts beside them soon and put my baskets back. I just had them sitting around the trees to mark them as much as anything but the storm winds kept blowing some of them over. Those are nuttal oak seedlings. There's a bunch of them planted in a "U" shape around the top end of the field.

**Clover is a companion crop and it likes a little bit of shade**



Starting to see some little turnips appear. If the deer don’t eat them they will turn into excellent organic matter next spring.

CNC- when did you plant?

Stupid question about fertilizer: You guys talk about adding fertilizer after it starts growing. How are you applying without trampling down the new growth?

It'll spring back quickly.

Back around mid-September when Irma came through. I’ll admit though that I don’t know if I’ll plant that early again even if I have to end up waiting until later than I’d like. While it’s doing fine now….it’s been a roller coaster of stress since planting with the heat and that one long stretch without rain. I’m also seeing more summer growth coming back than I’d like.

I agree.