Buckwheat

[stang67]

Anybody planting buckwheat as a summer plot or as a nurse crop, cover crop? I've bought a small amount online to plant with some sorghum, millet, and sunflowers. I'm gonna try to find some more locally to plant as a soil builder in some plots with poor dirt.

[DanP]

We planted some last year. I liked it.

[stang67]

When did y'all plant it? I've read a lot of folks that mow when it goes to seed and get a second crop. Of course, I won't be able to do that in a mix.

[DanP]

We planted first week of June which was probably a little late. It was in a mix with Sudan which absolutely dominated everything else. Think it was around 40% of overall planting mix, around 25% Sudan would have let more sunlight through which I think would have helped the buckwheat and peas below.

[stang67]

I'm thinking I'll try to mix in some peas, too.

[stang67]

Update. Instead of a few dove breasts, my plot is more likely to put some beef in my freezer.

[DoublePslayer]

Update. Instead of a few dove breasts, my plot is more likely to put some beef in my freezer.

Do you know who they belong to?

[stang67]

Yeah. Kinda new to the neighborhood and not wanting to rock the boat. What's the tactful way to approach it with a neighbor you've not yet met? Don't want the first encounter to be me complaining.

[DoublePslayer]

If you are 100% positive about who they belong to, and have met the guy before, i'd just bring it up to him. Something along the lines of "hey, i saw some cow tracks in my food plot the other day, are you missing any?" Try to keep it from being a confrontation if you can. Now if he wants to be a a-hole about it, he is technically liable for any damages that they cause.