Size: 0.6 acre
7/31/16
I snuck in a spray and pray brassica plot as soon as I closed on the property. I got a soil test the first trip up and got to work seeing what it'd take to grow something ahead of deer season. Things looked decent enough I just tried going with 50lbs of AMS. I'll get the rest of the stuff fixed in 2017. Here's where it started when I took over.
Summer 2016 soil test
Spring 2018 soil test
Spring 2019 soil test
Plot demolition is done. Fertilizer and lime has been applied. Need to go back and throw at least 5 more bags of Waukesha on this fall should also do some gypsum before winter.
Fertilizer applied:
500 lbs Waukesha lime
300 lbs 33% calcium pell lime (Menards)
150 lbs gypsum
500 lbs Waukesha lime
300 lbs 33% calcium pell lime (Menards)
150 lbs gypsum
150 lbs potash
50 lbs map
50 lbs ams
5 lbs copper sulfate
5 lbs copper sulfate
Planted:
1 bushel rye
1/2 bag of soybeans
some oats and barley
1 lb brassica blend
dusting of buckwheat, WGF, sunflower
9/3/17
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| Pre-demo/pre-green up condition |
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| Post demo/lime/fert/plant - zero gly app this year. |
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| Fall 2016 view of spray and pray pre-demo |
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| Fall 2017 view post demo/fert/plant - Rye, beans, brassicas |
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| View from the stand 9/3/2017 |
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| View from the ground 2017 |
9/16/17
Got some work done moving my camera to a better angle. The old spot wasn't bad, but it was missing some of the right side of the plot. I got to work making a cam post and moved it into the corner of the plot to hopefully get a more complete shot of the plot.
The yard stick is where the camera was originally hung.
The monsoon continues. Despite the 2" of rain I seem to get each week, the plots are doing well. There are a few dips in there that are still holding some water.
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| Oats |
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| I put a 15' band of clover around the outside of the plot. |
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| Rye, brassicas, and beans. |
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| Oats |
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| Soybeans. Hey they were free. |
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