Food Plots Look Bad

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bigoak
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Food Plots Look Bad

Postby bigoak » Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:30 am

Went and checked our food plots today and let me tell you they look BAD!! Got two inches of rain Tuesday & Wednesday but most of the seed has not sprouted. Planted about four weeks ago. Should I be worried? How long after a good rain until seed should start to sprout?
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Re: Food Plots Look Bad

Postby skuna » Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:02 am

I'd give it another 2 weeks before I really got worried.
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Re: Food Plots Look Bad

Postby Hooded Merganzer » Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:29 am

Is it too late to put out more Rye seed?
Planted about a month ago and plot is growing very
spotty. Thinking about hand spreading more seed in
hopes of filling the bare spots. What is yall's expert
opinion?
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Re: Food Plots Look Bad

Postby skuna » Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:22 pm

no not too late.
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Re: Food Plots Look Bad

Postby Big Sarge » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:02 am

If it hasn't sprouted 7-10 days after a good rain, you have problems
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Re: Food Plots Look Bad

Postby cwink » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:25 am

Ours are just coming up.. Some look better than others.. Turkeys sure ate well the last month or so..
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Re: Food Plots Look Bad

Postby unworthy » Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:46 am

We planted the last weekend of September, right when the dry spell hit. I called my extension office and he recomended over seeding with larger seeds (wheat & oat) a couple hours ahead of a rain; he said the clover would be fine. He was exactly right! Our plots look perfect.
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