Nice job! Going to be some great memories made there I'm sure.
Time for some progress reports on the Grandson's food plot.
Something we forget quite often is how important soil ph is to the utilization of the high dollar fertilizer we spread on the plots. I ordered a "buggy" full of Dolomite to be delivered last Saturday. There were 9520 pounds of Dolomite in the buggy, gross weight was 22860 pounds according to the ticket. The farm supply delivered it to our farm, I hooked to it with the old MF175 and proceeded to spread the dolomite on the garden plots. Then I went to the woods and did the boys little plot and the larger plot that we've reported on for several seasons. Miss Joy took a few pictures in the yard but didn't go to the woods.
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This morning I bush hogged the Iron and Clay peas in preparation for disking the food plot.
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Later this morning I double cut the food plot with the disk. I'll let it sit for a week and hit it again and the next step will be to plant a cool weather crop that Bambi will enjoy.
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Well folks, the weather is not cooperating. Rain is not forecast, the ground has too little moisture for good germination of seed and it is crunch time for have something green growing by Thanksgiving weekend in Zone D. Wouldn't be a big deal if the grandsons didn't live on the other side of Atlanta.
Put out 400 pounds to the acre of 13-13-13 yesterday afternoon. (It is staggering to realize the 14-50# bags (700 lbs) I bought yesterday, cost the same as over two tons (4000 lbs) of fertilizer back 25 years ago!) I'm going to buy some cheap seed oats and double the rate on the little plot to see if we can get a stand by Thanksgiving. Up until a week ago the heat was a factor now it is a moisture problem. The big plot can be planted after it rains without ill effects.
Y'all have any suggestions for sweetin' up the shelled corn in the feeder or any additives that might help for the grandsons' hunt? The woods are full of acorns and peanuts are still being dug so there is a lot of competition with a special little food plot!
Miss Joy got a picture when I was loadin' the spreader.
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