No till food plot

[wcd]

Anyone tried it? The idea sounds appealing, and in theory it should eliminate weeds.

 

[phylodog]

Clover can do a pretty god job of choking out weeds but you have to mow it a few times to get there. I can tell you by looking at my lawn that you don't need to till to grow clover lol.

 

[Leadeye]

I tried it without much success. The soil here isn't that good but a trip with the tractor tiller with some lime and fertilizer and it works pretty well. I do plant mixed birdseed right from Walmart with good success every year.

 

[Leadeye]

I tried white clover for the first time last year like Phylo is describing, will see how it makes it through this year.

 

[wcd]

I tried white clover for the first time last year like Phylo is describing, will see how it makes it through this year.

Well I spent yesterday covering an acre with waste hay and manure mixture it's about 8 inches deep. So I guess we will find out in the spring if it was a good call or not, it should have about 5 months to break down, from what I am reading you should be able to trans plant from containers directly into the hay.

 

[Leadeye]

I put the white clover in an area that had better soil as I pushed the brush back there. The only clear areas I had to start with were log yards where the soil had been scraped down to the marl.

What I need to get is a stump grinder.

 

[bocefus78]

I've had some success seeding my trails and small plots with this method. I mix red and white clover with some oats. Put it down. Put down lime and fert. Spray existing vegitation with gly. Wait a week. Then mow the slightly dead vegetation. It creates a layer of thatch that helps hold moisture for the seeds.

The oats grow first and fast. Clover, especially white, is slow to grow the first year. Year 2 it really takes off.

Mow the plot before any weeds or grasses put out a seed head. 2 to 3 times a year depending on rain.