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treefarmer
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Lookin' good! Keep at it, it'll pay off. I need to post a few pictures, speaking of failures. It's always a learning process.
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Thanks treefarmer. I am not easily discouraged and your right, it's all a learning process.

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This is a food plot update. It is plot no. 5 and was planted on Sept. 14. It has been growing good or at least better than the other plots. This is purple top turnips and clover. Please let me know, is it good, average or poor growth.

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Ario,
Looks pretty good considering the weather we've been having. What I mean by that is turnips and clover seem to thrive in the cooler months and we are running about 8-10 degrees above normal here in the panhandle. Hot weather seems to hold back the growth of the brassicas and most clovers. The crimson clover really comes to life late winter and early spring where a perennial like ladino will take almost a year to establish. The turnips look good, can't see the clover in the pictures. That long lean patch will probably draw some customers this season. If you have a good stand of clover and it is a perennial you may be able to maintain it for several seasons. Weed control during the spring, summer and fall is critical for the clover to survive. Just mentioning this, don't know what clover you planted with the turnips, an annual or perennial?

Keep us informed!
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Thanks Treefarmer for the info. As to the clover, I planted New Zealand clover plus from Bio Logic. I got it from Wal-Mart not knowing what this Clover was like. The bag states you can get 3 to 5 years of growth from this variety. Its hard to see in the pictures but, it seems to be a small low growing variety. I don't know if it's normally like that or it's lacking something or as you said the weather. I did spray foliar fertilizer two weeks ago to see if it will give it a boost. The Acorns are falling so the deer aren't even looking at this plot. I guess this is a good thing being that it gives the plot time to grow.

A better view of the clover.

A view from the stand with the Excal. in the ready position.

Two man stand at the SW side of the plot.

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