this guys has this no till system dialed in to perfection. I use a modified on my gardens.. Thanks!!

Thank you! All of your videos have helped soo much. I had been stressing about buying a tractor and equipment and then found your channel....and just thank you!

Thank you for going through the whole process. I plan to do this process with buckwheat and brassicas this Aug. And put 2 or 3 screens in around the plot to hide my approach. Your videos are really giving me alot of understanding and it helps. Keep up the great videos. Jeff

I really am enjoying this. Keep in mind a lot of your viewers are from the south and we appreciate any tips you give for our area. Alabama here

Can’t wait to try this! Thank you

Best system that I can see. thanks for your help in planting food plots

Just checked my June 1st plantings of buckwheat plots today in Clare Co Michigan...I have super poor soil but the buckwheat is about 4-6”...this was my 1st year with BW and I’m impressed! I love your videos so keep me coming

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Jeremy....perfect! I'm near there a lot in MI 🙂 typically around 25 clients per year and I stay in Big Rapids...

Thx Jeff. I plan to do this plan this coming spring/summer in SE Ohio. Thank you.

Thanks Jeff as you recommended before I’m planting buckwheat,!!!,

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Drake! Probably good timing about now as long as you guys are getting good moisture 🙂 Looking forward to hearing how it goes!

I'm getting hooked on these video's- only 10 more Wednesdays until bow season opens around me. Those Yamaha Grizzley's are beasts. Thank's again Jeff!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Ha, 10 more Wednesdays...my wife thought that was funny! And yes they are...even old ones. You are very welcome...really hope that they help you out!

@jonjones2013

4 жыл бұрын

"grizzly",

Awesome info once again Jeff

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Doug, have a happy 4th 🙂

Glad this old school video popped up on my 📱. I couldn't agree more. I'm in the north just west of u & I can put Buckwheat in the ground in mid-May which is of course too early. But I found that it didn't really start growing until the beginning of June which is great. I did it in an area where the weeds were thick but not tall & I tilled & seeded & just dragged the ground with chain-link weighted down with some old beaver traps. The 1st planting had some weeds. Next year did the same but I only tilled it lightly. The next year I didn't have a Summer cover crop but I also didn't have weeds in my dry & sandy soil. That fall I planted brassica & turnips & had a bumper crop. This year I planted wheat in mid-May & it did very well & the weeds were few & far between. This won't happen on every plot & u might need some glyphosate to get the job. Being able to seed with no till & knocking down that mature Buckwheat is a no-brainer & highly recommended when u r doing plots with the arm&hammer approach with very little equipment. But no-till still can take alot of prep work even more than a year to achieve your goals. Thanks Jeff for this complete video jam-packed great info🙏.

Oh Jeff I got to tell you something else too. Last year I started watching your videos are used to hanging branch oh my gosh does it work so well I had fun stories and books licking them every single day and I had one book I think he got his antlers fought and broke it. But fixed it up and still working. Along with a fake scrape and fake rubs . I used a 2x4 with screws sticking out for rubs

Hey Jeff mentioned before I'm out and bought a rototiller for my Woods plots a 700 bucks last year pretty heavy 8 disc old-timer unit and then I put a bunch of bolts into a 6 by 6 and have been doing alright. Now this year I find you doing this great idea I'm going to give it a go what do I do with my other goodies as always great information

We started no till planting 2 years ago and have had really good success. We do have a tractor but all we need is a spreader and a bush hog to get our plots in the ground. We have a disc but very rarely use it any more after starting this practice. You said it best we save more TIME AND GAS than anything using this method.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome to hear...thanks a lot for the feedback! So many more things to consider than just herbicide and if you can afford big dollar equipment or not

After watching your videos I'm trying plantin this year instead of being skeptical and saying eventually or sometime

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

4 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Joshua! Here is a very simple method...it is also further explained in my 2014 food plot book ☺️ www.whitetailhabitatsolutions.com/blog/easy-no-till-food-plot-methods

I’ve planted food plots before and made the typical mistakes. We have a 50+ acre piece in Pa. We have about 20 acres of AG fields we let local farmers use. I use to go out and plant a food plot in the spring. The deer would be all over it but by hunting season they could care less. Now I wait until things are harvested. Then I plant food plots. They seem to love the fresh growth late in the year. Same thing as the Buck Wheat but instead of the Buck Wheat it was Soy Bean or Corn. It works great.

@rmvb619

Жыл бұрын

Ever consider fencing areas off?

I appreciate the explanation and have watched a few of your videos. I'm going to be doing my first plots soon, deciding to probably not to do no-till though. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I hope they help! No till is easy to do...but takes some planning ahead for sure. Or 10s of thousands of dollars of equipment...which you do not need ☺️

You are the best

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it Bruce!

Yes it bbn prepares ground for seed bbn planting. Can't wait to see what happens

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Really great seed variety for several reasons!

Another great video by Jeff!! Helping out the average hunter, most of us cant afford the big tracks of land, or the expensive equipment it takes to manage it all!! Thanks again!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian and you are very welcome...too much info is for the top 1% of the 1% of all food plotters. You are welcome and have a happy 4th 🙂

@brianlenneman5032

5 жыл бұрын

Happy 4th to you too!!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@brianlenneman5032 thanks Brian! Diane and I just sitting on the porch watching some storms roll thru and having a couple of beverages...very nice

@brianlenneman5032

5 жыл бұрын

Tell Diane I say Hi!! Doing the same thing here!! Just got done shooting the bows with the kids..

Jeff, thank you for sharing this information about no till food plots. It is important that we keep our soil from eroding, especially in hill country like ours, at the same time being able to get the results needed for a healthy stand with the right timing for hunting. I like the seed selection you suggest for the ultimate food plot as well as the timing for planting to get the best results. We missed the deadline this year for planting but do plan to put some food plots in next year. We will use the time between now and next planting season to get our plan on paper to make sure we have soil tests, seeds, fertilizer, lime, if needed and equipment ready when it's time to plant. That being said, is there any way to not have to use chemicals, especially Glyphosate, to achieve very good results with no till food plots where there is a sod/weed cover? I enjoy your videos and the knowledge that you have shared with so many. Thank You!

Seems like a good idea for land owners who don't have trucks or machines to fill the ground. Looks like u gotta a book coming and give speeches and classes to train bbn people to do this. Great idea.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Oh definitely! I have my 6th book coming since 2012 🙂 If you check out my website I have over 600 whitetail strategy articles too, and have had nearly 900 clients in 26 states since 2005...teaching folks how to better their herd, habitat and hunt. Extremely busy...

great info! i shall try this next year. i have a drag harrow, do you think that would work okay if used tines up to kill the buckwheat? or would just crushing with tires be better?

Awesome work

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. A system I first developed many years ago and it works - really hope it helps folks out!

Very good information.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Adam!

Good vid Jeff! Good ol buckwheat weve planted that before worked real good. Buckwheat was my sons nickname after we planted it cause he kept sayin Buckwheat. He was like 5years old then lol

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Ha that's pretty funny! I have a picture of my 18 year old daughter standing in it when she was around 6 or 7...that was a stand I played for my lawn, lol. Very cool tho and thanks for the comments Dan, always appreciate them!

great stuff!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Boneheads!

Happy 4th brother. Always enjoy the vids

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much and Happy 4th to you too!

@bJH3105

5 жыл бұрын

Happy 4th to both of you.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@bJH3105 hope you had a great one Brad!

Thanks Jeff for explaining the process so well, i do have a question, do you fertilize the buckwheat? And if so what type of fertilizer do you use?

Jeff, I am planning on using this method of planting this fall. I appreciate all of the helpful insight in all of the videos. I was wondering what I should use to kill grass/ weeds previous to throwing down the buckwheat seed? I am converting a cattle pasture into a food plot. Any insight would be appreciated

Thank You for sharing your knowledge and info. Greatly appreciated. I have about a 3 acre old field that I have mowed and sprayed two time now. I wanted to mow just to get the briars and small Russian olive trees cut down. Nothing has been planted in it in about 25 years. Can I put the buckwheat down over the top of all the mowed dead weeds. I feel like I am a little late being it’s June 10 already in Southern MI. Just wondered if it would take in all those old dead weeds. It would put me about first weekend in August for planting witch might not be to bad. Thanks again.

Good morning when do you spray to kill the buckwheat I put my first no till plot in for this fall... worked great thank you.... planning for next yr

I'm going to go this route even though I have a tractor and tiller, mostly to retain my soil moisture. This year I had to add a lot of fertilizer for my turnips per my soil test. When I go the buckwheat route as the video describes, would I fertilize and seed the turnips, spray and then culitpack the buckwheat down?

I will be making a 1/4 acre food plot and fencing it in since I have the cattle on the property. This would be like a trial to see how it does then we will expand it and make It bigger if all works out. I will cut the pasture grass down and rake it up then use a gas trimmer to get into the soil. I’ll then put the lime and fertilizer down and then the seed. I’ll also make sure to get good soil to seed contact? Anything else you would change or have me do differently? I’m kinda new to doing this so would help a lot! Thanks again Jeff!

I really appreciate the videos , i have a small farm in Texas hill country there is a lot of hunting pressure and i see the benefit if a food plot. The property is 90% hard woods white oak elm live oak we have tons of acorns available. My question is what would be the best seed to plant ? there is no AG in my area only cattle land. Also we have lots of wild hogs to contend with.

Thanks for sharing! Ive got a neighbour who plants brassicas every year and besides hay fields its the only food in the area. He puts alot of pressue on the large 2 acre plot and doesnt see deer after 2 weeks in daylight. Should I plant the same variety as him and leave the food as sanctuary or plant a different variety?

Just bought some buckwheat to try for the first time supposedly it’s also good for game birds and well as deer so well give it a try

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Andy I would get it in the ground right now...look for 7-8 weeks of growth and then no till your Fall plots into it. Excellent for summer cover for critters and food for all kinds of wildlife. Although you probably won't take it until the point of maturity and seed.

Jeff ...You are one funny person to listen to and watch on these videos. You do so many videos how do you make time to hunt LOL my question is I love the No till seeds because I don’t have a big farm For all the equipment just the ATV small spring tooth and a drag. Can you tell me the correct order please that you do your No till??? First let me guess you walk through it put your seat down then you drag some behind your ATV to knock it down and then you spray? But you said 3 times on one video

really like your vids jeff. I hunt NW Wisconsin. all public land. very hard to do a food plot in the middle of the national forest, but... I've been thinking about a small 'throw and grow" type scenario. could the buckwheat be a stand alone crop that the deer would hit, or would I need to mix other things in with it. thanks, and keep up the great work

HI Jeff watch your videos all the time I just purchase buckweat trying it for the first time in the spring is this something that i need to do every year thanks

i just disc a section of high line on my property its about 150 yards long and 35 yards wide. i was going to plant buck wheat and then a fall blend later. Is it to late to plant buck wheat and if so what should i plant for fall

Is this something that would work in the south, say MS, in soil with a heavy clay composition? I will adding lime first to get my ph in a decent range after watching your other video.

Thanks for the video. I’m in Northern Ontario in Canada. What would you recommend for up here?

Hi there! I love your videos sir. I am in northern NJ so a little warmer than you in Michigan. My mother owns a property I hunt. This property has the worst, rockiest, poor draining soil. I was thinking buckwheat could be a great plant to lay down like you as a mulch layer to improve soil. I’m curious, it seems like with buckwheat the short growing season allows for rapid succession planting would it be good to plant after lastfrost, let the buckwheat go to seed and repopulate for a second growing cycle then seeding the brassicas in like you do and the rest to create more of a mulch layer to build soil?

Any downside to using a dr trimmer before the august planting as opposed to a roller?

Jeff, what is your process during the following spring? So in the fall planting you just roll the Buckwheat and plant your fall plot. Do you disc in the decomposed buckwheat from the previous fall in the following spring?

Hey I had heard you say a long time ago on a video that you used these techniques to start a yard for a new house. I'm curious what variety you planted and what that yard looks like now after some time. I just finished building my house and wanting to convert pasture to yard

Hey Jeff question for you. I just acquired a small property in northern ky with a nice powerline running through the center of it. Can I no till plant something in the right of way for late september thru gun season, would like to do a blend if possible. I have access to a cultipacker and have a sprayer on my side by side. I have 50lbs of winter wheat on hand not sure if this is as good as buckwheat?

I live in northwest florida. It's so hard to get anything other than rye to grow as for its nothing but sand.what would be a inexpensive way to make lush plots. I have a few stand locations for low pressure and for wind conditions.but there's no ag for 20 miles I think plots would help. And what's your thought on deer feeders

Jeff, what is your % solution of roundup? What is the % before dilution and after you dilute it? Thanks

The. Buck covers the weeds and stops growth. Wow

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

For sure...likely the best "smother crop" that food plotters can plant...and then the best for planting into for Fall crops 🙂

I'm going to have to wait until next year to do this I can never say it enough but thank you for doing the videos for the people with no equipment but hand tool helps me out alot and will my steel drum hand roller work to knock down the buck wheat or should I find something else to use

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Rob you are so very welcome! For sure you don't have to sacrifice quality and variety of food plots when you don't have the rich boy toys 🙂

I'm using the same broadcast spreader, what settings do you use for the buckwheat, turnips and radish?

I have a Genisis 3 should ,could i plant the buckwheat with that? If you had the drill would you use it. Thank you

In the spring can I broadcast buckwheat into the rye, crush it and then spray with glyphosate?

Do you know if this grows in the shade?

What about in states that get two crops of buckwheat a summer? The second batch is pretty close to the 7-8 week window.

what spraying nozzles are you using ??

The deer on my property in Northern Michigan eat most of the buckwheat during dry summers. Any other plant that would work?

Would wheat stubble be good? I'm in SE Colorado and we harvest around 1st of july. Let stand tell middle of august then lay seed with a roller after?

I just love these strategies! I don’t have a tractor and so these strategies are perfect for my property. I let my rye get about 4 ft tall on one of my food plants and when I knocked it down and sprayed it was a thick mat. Obviously I shouldn’t have let it get so tall but was thinking of maybe burning it or discing the heck out of it with my atv disc to expose the soil again. Also was wondering what type of atv sprayer do you use. I learned the hard way a backpack sprayer is not the way to go! Thanks again for these helpful strategies!!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot David! I use a Fimco I purchased from TSC...similar to the one I used from Cabela's for almost 20 years. Used a LOT! 40" boom, 2 nozzles...very simple and compact, 25 gallon. I would spray that rye and let it get crispy for about 4 weeks before working in with the ATV disc. If there is a lot of soil exposure at that time before working in...you can just spread your seed on the soil, cultipack and spray again if needed. That will set you up well for this year. That rye can be a PAIN if too tall!! Best to mow or burn when young depending on what you are doing in the Spring. Best case you burn now and there is still plenty of soil exposed for good seed to soil contact in early August to spread your seed into, then cultipack or mow over the seed. I wouldn't mow over the small seeds...Brassica, clover, chicory...it would potentially be too thick for growth and sunlight requirements. Thanks again David!

@deercamp3479

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the help!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@deercamp3479 sure thing David!

Does this system still work for brassicas if you don't crush/knock down the buckwheat and just spray it instead?

Is a mix of clover and buckwheat a good no-till mix for putting on trails and shooting lanes? How much sunlight does it require? This is for northern Minnesota by the way.

Hi Jeff... this is my first reply but I've been following some of your direction since last summer. I planted winter rye last yr and the deer loved it mixed with oats and wheat. My plan was to plant buckwheat into the rye and roll and kill as you directed but we are in a near drought situation here in upstae NY so I've held off. My rye is 4 ft high and its pushing mid July so I'm running out of clock for planting buckwheat and rain still looks scarce. Im thinking maybe its better to skip the buckwheat and just roll, kill, and disc in the rye early / mid Aug for my fall planting seed bed. Your thoughts please? Thanks..Doug N.

Good for you, farmer Gabe Brown also gives lectures on the benefits high diversity no till. Awesome!

So I tried your cereal rye & crimson clover food plot in several food plots on my farm. The rye did great in the fall and winter, but in the spring the rye got so tall that it chocked out the crimson clover. in some fields I get some patches of clover. In others I got no clover at all. Did I screw this up somehow?

I cleared a little less than an acre, sprayed it, put down lime and 19×19×19 per the whitetail institute soil sample. Now with all that done should I put down the whitetail institute seed blend recommended, or do somthing different since it's a brand new food plot?

Nice Info Jeff, Sounds like something I need to incorporate into my plots. I am in the ozarks, and we have LOTS of ROCKS. This method would make it so I would not keep turning up the rocks. Do you have any other Ideas for areas with lots of rocks?

@richbattaglia5350

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to hear the solution to this.

I have property in the southern tier of NY. The property is mostly wooded and have a small opening that I want to open up with an excavator and make it a food plot. The soil is not good. Is it too late in the season to do this? Or can I plant something for this years hunting season? I was thinking rye. Any one have any ideas?

I have access to a 47 acre corn field that isnt being farmed this year for the first time ever. What is my best option for a food plot. I dont have equipment and I live in Michigan. Any help is greatly appreciated.

i dont have (and cant afford) an atv but my dad does have a cub cadet zero turn that i think a cultipacker can hook up to. would that be alright for smashing buckwheat? would i even need the cultipacker?

Jeff, Our buckwheat is coming up, but not nearly has tall and thick as yours. Moving stands today as per your suggestions. Thanks, Bob

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Bob that was at 21 days....what day are you on with yours!? Are the deer hitting it at all?

@rfb7117

5 жыл бұрын

We planted ours on June10th, not much growth but we will see. We put up 3 stands and licking vines by the water holes you suggested. Very buggy and about 90 degrees, not a good day to be in the woods!!!!!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@rfb7117 ha, no not at all! I shot a video with Diane, then sprayed and replanted a 1/2 acre...I still liked being outside tho!

@rfb7117

5 жыл бұрын

What and when do you fertilize on the peas and oats 1/2, and on the brassica 1/2?

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@rfb7117 hi Bob I purely go by a soil test with one exception: I like to add 50-75#s of Urea per acre on the Brassica 1/2, roughly 4 weeks after planting and prior to rain. Happy 4th btw!

Northern Pennsylvania, deer absolutely hammer my buckwheat to the ground. 1 acre plots, woodland mountain topography. No close agricultural land. My buckwheat was a disaster, my following winter rye was equally hammered to the dirt. Ideas???

Jeff, would this work without the compaction and just spray with glyphosate after spreading seed

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

A couple options are to just keep running the buckwheat down with your ATV/ATV tires...another a drag like your ATV ramps turned sideways. They do work OK 🙂 What I like about a quality cultipacker is that they will create grooves into the soil...dig the seed into the soil a bit better.

Jeff, send me on what order you do the “no till” I seen two different ways. Roll weeds down,,,then plant... then spray to kill OR spread seeds down walking threw the weeds,, then roll them down ,,, then spray. Will not kill the seeds I herd

@jborne15

3 жыл бұрын

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What are some other good smother crop alternative to buckwheat? A 50lb bag of buckwheat around me is $55. Would love a cheaper alternative.

Great video Jeff. I’m getting ready to purchase some glyphosate, and I noticed different brands have different % of the concentrated chemical. What brand would you recommend for your recipe of 2 quarts per acre? Thanks, Bill

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! It seems the generic names are always changing...but just have to make sure 41% concentrate. Great question!

I want to white imperial Adenia clover and chickory.Is there another plant that comes back each year? So plant the clover after the buckwheat is 2 ft then knock buckwheat down and spray it after its knocked down.That does bother the imperial clover from sprouting? What is the name of gysphate product and what is the duration of that product?

I am near you in wisconsin. I'm curious as to where you buy the majority of your seeds for food plotting.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Tuma! I buy a lot from www.northwoodswhitetails.com/, and then for the basics of oats, rye and sometimes peas...I go thru the Fred store at the Tru Value in Viroqua. Some things I buy at the Westby grainery behind the Tru Value. I buy chemicals at both of those places.

Whats your alternative to roundup,? and i don't mean another herbicide recommendation.

Hey Jeff I have a clover food plot right just sprayed yesterday for grasses and broadleaf of than the clover. Could I plant my brassica mix right through my clover plot or would it be better to plant a strip by the edge of my clover plot I'm wanting to try and do some no till looking at get a packer maxx but I don't have a ATV. I have talked to packer maxx and they said I could use my riding lawn mower to pull it also. My budget isn't very big so I'm trying to use what I have. Thanks wade

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Wade you definitely want to plant separate from the clover...that clover can easily shade out the young brassica plants. Unless you have a minimum of 50% soil exposure. That Packermaxx does roll really nice! Very affordable by high quality cultipacker! The owner Lincoln is awesome to work with!

Assuming ill have rye 3-5ft tall. Can i just go in june and do rye smashdown onto buckwheat?

What was the name of the product you used to kill the weeds

Thank you for the great effort, really appreciated. Although, unfortunately, many things are very confusing. What's with the footage of tilled plots? And how do you get the next crop's seed-to-soil contact if you broadcast it over the buckwheat? Why would you want the seeds to get exposed to the sun, that doesn't sound like you get them under ground, does it?

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

4 жыл бұрын

Just have to watch and pay attention...also check out the other Ultimate No Till videos of mine, chapter 12 of my 2014 food plot book, or search hashtag #ultimatenottill on Instagram. No offense...but the video is assuming at least a basic understanding of food plotting or farming terms ☺️

@sandroshanidze6060

4 жыл бұрын

​@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 I do understand those and that's why it sounded weird when you said that you broadcast the next crop's seed in the standing buckwheat, then smash it down, then spray-kill it if needed - you get a mulch of dead buckwheat residue over the seeds, which get sun exposure - could please you explain this? I wouldn't bother commenting if I didn't like this video and didn't find it interesting, I will watch those other stuff too, don't take my question personally ☺️

What if you buckwheat fails.i tried to plant on top of soil got no rain.so in fall do I light disc for fall plot.the soil is hard.

Awesome video once again Jeff! Although I didn’t plant buckwheat this June, would it still be possible to broadcast fall seed into standing dead weeds about 2 feet tall that were recently sprayed and then cultipack the weeds over the brassica seed to create the “mulch” you were discussing? Thanks again!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

G...thank you! It really all depends on the amount of soil exposure. Meaning...will at least 80-90% of the seeds land on the soil. If soil. If so, then you can seed, roll and spray to keep the weeds down and to give the seeds a good mulch base. You just don't want the seed to be so covered up that when it germinated...it doesn't get to the sun.

@noahgerlach3269

5 жыл бұрын

Whitetail Habitat Solutions Ok. I believe there will be enough soil exposure so I will go ahead and do that. Thank you for the feedback. Much appreciated!

Love this series on plots. If your using 2 quarts of Glyphosate per acre, how many gallons of water are you mixing that with? What’s your ratio per gallon? I was always told 6:1, but I’m interested in your ratio. Ty man. Keep them videos coming.

@sambilhorn9282

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Donald. Each sprayer is different. It is not really about ratio oz/gal than it is about how your sprayer sprays and how fast you drive. 2 quarts per acre of chemical, amount of water is really just the means to spread the chemical. Jeff did a video on this earlier this year, check it out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kZmmtdiKlrrZkdo.html. Hope this helps

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Damnit was just going to post that vid length...thank you 🙂 Think 2 quarts per acre/per how many gallons you can spread evenly over an acre. For example I can spray on somewhat even ground, 25 gallons of water over 2 acres at 8mph with my ATV sprayer setup. That means I just add 4 quarts per acre to a full 25 gallon tank and then spray. For others that may be 10 gallons to cover an acre...or 15...or 17. So many variables so that's why if you figure your ATV setup coverage per acre...it all becomes easy after that.

@donaldbowling8620

5 жыл бұрын

Whitetail Habitat Solutions makes perfect sense. Ty for the info. Have a great 4th🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Hey Jeff....my question relates to your 7-8 week time frame when terminating the buckwheat crop. I am trying to convert a field to a pollinator mix for game bird habitat and cover. It was recommended to me by a Pheasants Forever biologist to plant the mix in the Fall. Late Fall like after the corn and beans are harvested in mid-November. He suggested a light till of the field before planting. I planted buckwheat in the area last weekend as a cover crop and weed suppressor since I won't be able to use glyphosate on the plot next Spring as it establishes. I planned to try to broadcast the mix into the buckwheat around the time the first frost would kill it but that would mean it would be growing for like 16 weeks. If it is already dead I could till it under first but don't really want the field to be exposed dirt over the winter due to erosion. I could plant winter rye into it to hold it over the winter and plant my mix in Spring but I am told Spring planting of these mixes is less predictable. Any suggestions?

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

You have a lot going on for sure! That buckwheat could be really tall. Where are you located? 1 very big concern is cover in that field. You HAVE to have solid portions of that field in escape cover for pheasants and rabbits. Depending on your location that means something like Switchgrass if in an area that receives a decent amount of annual snow. Most pheasant mixes lack solid cover pockets, so they do not produce sustainable small game populations. It has to be solid...it can't just have a 1/2# of switch per acre. It has to be solid pockets of cover...5-6#s per acre of switch. If you see in my videos I have strips of switch and pockets that make up 20-30% of the area that can potentially hold pheasants...and we now have them! Also rabbits used the switchgrass during the first Winter. I have seen so many pheasant mixes that do no create sustainable pheasant populations I actually am at the point I feel really bad for folks. Many have to plant pheasants every Spring...but that can be changed with 20-30% of solid pockets of escape cover. Sorry for the rant 🙂 Back to the buckwheat! Planting in November means frost seeding...which you can also do in late Winter too. BUT you have to have open soil to spread the seed on, just like in November. I would say as long as the soil temps are down to where the seed will not germinate, you could take a chance seeding into the standing buckwheat at that time. I have seen some incredible pheasant parcels that were created purely by planting pockets of switch that equal 20 to 50% of the area, and then letting early successional growth come up between the pockets. Consider if you aren't already, broadcasting solid pockets of switch grass into areas, WITHOUT the mix in it.

@gobblerchaser

5 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Hi Jeff. Thanks for your reply. My farm is 122 acres and is located in West Central Illinois about an hour south of the Quad Cities. We get plenty of snow. It is mostly a deer/turkey hunting farm but I do currently have 9 acres enrolled in CRP program, specifically CP-33 Quail Buffer Mix. It's pretty thick (mostly switchgrass) and stands up well to the winter. There are lots of pheasants and quail on my farm. I watch them from my tree stand all the time. They spend some time in the CRP, woods and some scattered brush plies. But mostly they hang out in the large hedgerows that are the borders of my farm. Big cottonwoods, downed limbs that the farmer dozed in there, cedars, etc. It is excellent cover. However, whenever I walk the edge of my farm with my dog, pheasants and coveys of quail bust out the other side of the hedgerows onto neighboring farms where they have huge stands of switch grass, like 100's of acres. These fields I am trying to build are an attempt to keep the birds more in the interior of my farm where maybe I can hunt them a bit. I am open for suggestions. That is just what the Pheasants Forever guys recommended to achieve my goals after viewing my farm. I do maintain a few early successional fields on my farm but, so far, they are not the primary places on my farm that the birds spend their time. I will heed your advice. Ken

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@gobblerchaser man your land sounds awesome!! Definitely plant 8-10#s per acre within pure pockets up to an 1/8th of an acre...lines of switch, pockets, etc...within that mix. That mix alone is really bad for pheasants because it does not offer sustainable cover. I have seen large plantings if it where landowners have to replant pheasants every single year. Definitely those pockets of pure switch are greatly needed. Then you will have great Summer habitat and great Fall/Winter habitat at the same time.

If the deer do eat of most of my buckwheat , what are my options then? How to save the no til plot?

I'm trying to figure out the best "throw and grow" product that I can use on my lease. I'm in Michigan, a state you know very well. I've read that this tends to die pretty quick once temperatures go down. Is this true? Will this last as a food source later into the season (gun season)?

@quingeister1308

3 жыл бұрын

I’m also from the mitten. Either way your plots deteriorate after the temps drop. I’ve done no till. And I’ve also tilled with a rototiller and planted that way. Both grow good, as soon as the first frost hits the deer tear into it. When the temp drops, yes the quality goes down. But when the snow comes mid to late November, the start digging up at your plots finding food. I plant mine very thick and as big as possible to keep a good food source into the latter part of the hunting season. Good luck to you this season, opener Thursday!

What is your opinion and thoughts on planting sugar beets?

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Unless you fence them don't bother...a huge fad in the industry 🙂 I have seen dozens of good folks lose s lot of money trying to plant sugar beats. In the past more of a MI fad that expanded a bit. Kind if like a lot of commercial seed blends that add a few pounds of peas or sugar beats to a mix just so they can say so on the bag. For example 7#s of peas per acre is 1 plant every 25-30'. A stand alone pea planting is 300#s per acre in contrast. Any brats in a mix rarely make it to an appreciable amount and as a stand alone rarely make it to Hunting season...

Jeff, fantastic content! What setting on the spreader are you using for the buckwheat?

@traviscrow7490

4 жыл бұрын

Did you get advice or figure out the setting?

@nolanwesche3289

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet, lol.

Unfortunately I had zero germination of buckwheat this year and had good soil contact. I assume bad seed because it is easy to grow.

Hey Jeff just wandering is buckwheat an option for me as well as rye again looks like late July will be clearing for 1 plot

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul...no buckwheat for you at that point which isn't a bad thing...saves you on seed 🙂

Jeff, I've sent a couple of emails for more information on hiring you for a site visit in Florida. Let me know if you're still offering that service. Thanks, Clint

When planting winter wheat ill also sow some clover in with it or wait and frost seed clover. At spring will i need to mow the wheat down so i can let the clover take over

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Charles, yes definitely mow it down or the clover will come up sparse.

@charlesnorman1072

4 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 ok thanks

lol! i have that same broadcaster.

What setting do you use in that spreader for that buckwheat?

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

4 жыл бұрын

That's a tough one... somewhere in the middle but I mostly go by feel. I know that doesn't help much but I begin light and make sure if my coverage on my first field. If I had to guess around 3.5 to 4...but always check your rate during the seeding process.

Jeff would you recommend broadcasting cereal rye in September , into brassica that was planted in August? Any info would be great.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

I would only if the Brassica failed due to overbrowsing, poor germination, lack of moisture, etc. You want that brassica growing well into October, until the first frost, without competition. Rye is huge competition for Brassica and I can't think of a time to purposely plant them together. Especially rye should be planted roughly 4-6 weeks after Brassica timing.

@foodplotinnovations7086

5 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thank you.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

5 жыл бұрын

@@foodplotinnovations7086 you are welcome!