People this man knows his stuff he is truthful and sincere when speaking to you guys about what and who too listen too There are lots of Johnny come lately trying too cash in on your lack of knowledge so buyer beware

One reason John knows his stuff is because he doesn’t just depend on what people tell him about his products. He actually does the research and analysis of his data to determine what products are suitable to attain a specific goal. He uses trained agronomists to help with his research. John believes in what he teaches us on this channel and it’s pretty apparent in his presentations. I just wish western Wisconsin had a closer dealer so we could reduce some of the shipping fees. Thanks John for another interesting video.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Working on it

Holy crap you can hear the passion John!! I have kinda the exact scenario where I cleared a jack pine white pine food plot. I did purchase your soil building blend for this year, I'm in Crivitz and have been collecting soil samples this weekend. I'll be sending them to Harper growing solutions on Monday or Tuesday. So I will be tracking my progress and all of the work will be documented on my channel. Love the growth you are having and keep that pedal to the floor! BTW them old timers know their stuff!

Terrific information and the show and tell was perfect John.

To anyone who will listen. I paid 2800 and wasted 300 lbs of buckwheat. KZread genius told me to. John told me spring summer seed rye on new fields. Best food plot advice ever.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Glad we could help

The deer hit soil builder's buckwheat hard, but not too much evidence that anything else was hit (not say'n they weren't- I didn't see it). That said, I disked it under before planting my fall crop, as recommended. If I use the soil builder again, I will spray it with Gly before hitting it with the disk as the sorghum came back with a vengeance! So much so that it grew to 4-5' and shielded most everything else I planted for the fall. The sorghum did winter kill and provided a nice organic matter come spring, but my winter crop suffered as a result of the resurgence in sorghum.

Great video John, especially with the video in the field showing the plants/roots. Gabe's book is a great read!

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Great book for sure. Some great convention as well.

Love this vid keep ‘em coming

Buckwheat for me this year! Great advice! Thanks!

great info.as usual. thank you

I appreciate you for being sensitive to cost per acre.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

It’s really sad what some of these folks are charging. Trying to make a quick buck unfortunately. Probably the same ones complaining when gas goes up a dime🤦🏼‍♂️

You are clearly wise counsel.

I tried a split 1/4 acre last season. Brassica and greens blend. Both are still green. I tried overseeding rye (without killing or tilling), just tried seed to soil contact. Nothing grew. I did have some popping up in my pickup truck rug bed!

Thinking of using a half rate and adding sorghu and millet. Only because I have a great catch of red clover and white coming in with last falls rye. Trying to get a grain source for deer. Was going to try to roll the rye over the seed.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

That can work With enough timely rains.

@travissmith-wz5nc

2 ай бұрын

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663 thank you. Giving it a shot. I'll let you know. Appreciate the little additional orders u filled. Few old guys at deer camp can't figure out how to order on line.

I have good OM over 7% . But lots of deer pressure . Used this builder last year and liked it . This year my clover is coming in strong. Should I kill back clover to go to this again ?? 🤔to make room for fall crops of grains and greens?? Or ride clover thru the summer? … ps the deer ate my Vetch and Sorgum last year . So I had no problems with your sorgum, lol 👍🏼👍🏼

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Ride the clover and build N. Deer may hit vetch if all other food is scarce. But very low on the food attraction chain from what I see.

Do you recommend spraying before putting down your soil builder seed blend? I’m in West Michigan. Plots were half rye half brassica last fall. Thanks!

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

You can a few weeks prior to planting Should try to get soil builder seed covered

John, what do you do with the stubble on your milo planting in preparation for the next planting cycle?

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

2 brush hog passes to chop it up fine. One light disc pass at spring planting just to loosen on the top so we can drill with an old grain drill. Keep in mind 1/3 the biomass left over than corn too.

Great video. I have been looking at your spring soil builder. I'm in NW MI with beach sand soil. Is this blend frost hardy? How drought tolerant? Like most areas in nw MI, it has been dry. My area of elk rapids was particularly dry. It does look like good rain in the forecast moving forward, though.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Not frost tolerant on some species Drought tolerant once it gets growing

@vervi1jw1

2 ай бұрын

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663 I just ordered 3 bags. Looks like a warm May and maybe 1 or 2 cold nights left for this April. Hopefully I have better success than last year with buckwheat!

Do you think you might ever start selling grain sorghum seed ? I've had good success planting it in the past

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Yes We are testing varieties this year

What do you do with all the left over stalks if you have no way of tilling it in? Trying to do no till after spring planting with all waste doesn't seem impossible.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

2 passes with. Brush hog and a light disc right before spring planting. We are cutting back the sorghum seed rate by 1/2 this spring. Wider rows and less seeds per acre. But the experiment worked great

Did you happen to gather yearly numbers for your organic matter to track the progress? I think that would be helpful to anyone suggesting their way/blend is the best.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Yes We have yearly tests from One property that went from 2.9 to 4.3 in 5 years

@KYKSBrandon

2 ай бұрын

@@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663 There ya go...hard to argue against that

I understand the no brasica thing, but, What about chitchery❓ Chitchery is native in my Neck of the North Florida woods and the deer seem to love it.? Thanks 👍🏼

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

That is a perennial and may not terminate easily for a fall food plot

John after I plant soil builder in spring when do I plant deer food for the fall

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Going to really depend on location and what your planting

Wondering if your blend will be ok here in central Florida. Eustis to be precise. Was thinking of planting in June. It’s been tough finding things that work. Thanks for your help. The videos are great.

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

If your spring planting it , I would plant it asap

You mention sandy soil a lot but what about clay soil with low OM?

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

We treat it the same way Get plantings that will build up OM That soil test we showed was all clay 20 years ago

how do you deal with all the residue from the sorgham and sunflower with no equipment ?

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Roll and plant bigger seeds into it for fall. Spring may just be an annual clover and oats and rotate back to soil builder following year.

I have heard deer like to eat red grained sorghum more than white grain sorghum. Do you know if this is true?

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

White early Red later on when it’s cold

I live in marathon i have clay soil trying to start a new food plot

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

This will help

Do you broadcast soil builder or disk it in

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Best to lightly cover it if it’s bad sandy or clay soil

I don't know of a plant that grows more roots, faster than cannabis. Talk about soil building! 40 days is about all you'd need for a plentiful root system Check your local laws folks 😂

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Sunn hemp

@brushcrawler8612

2 ай бұрын

@@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663 I haven't heard that name in quite a while 🤔

im trying to improve rocky clay soil, how well does sunflower and sorghum do in clay?

@northwoodswhitetailsfoodpl2663

2 ай бұрын

Sorghum does well for us. I would look at more plants than just those two. But it’s a start.