The Best way to do Lime is to plan well, we clear a plot plant winter cover crop, then in June or August after farmers are done planting, hire a lime truck, to spread the lime in the off season then plant Crimson winter clover, next spring we plant a mix of Beans Corn and Okra with a no till drill, you can even use inserts In the No Till drill if you want Rows.
@@DIYfoodplotpro It's a lot easier to have it spread by Truck than to do it by bag, and you can use the newer lime on the first planting, then heavily lime it in June July when the ground is solid, also a drop spreader is better for lime than a spin spreader, if using bagged Lime.
@@carrollsanders9376 yes absolutely!!! Lime truck is 100% the way to go if you can get them to come do it, many folks have a ton of trouble trying to find someone to come spread good play acres because they are so small and often hard to get to. I’ve never used a drop spreader but I’m planning on it and doing a review on it as well at some point.
@@DIYfoodplotpro With a drop spreader you can actually see the field your Liming and Like I said you have to get a lime Truck in summer when the crops are planted, and they are not working big fields. I drilled Okra, corn, labb labb, cow peas, Sun Hemp yesterday into a Field we limed 2 years ago. 4 tons to the acre. 5 acres of Mix produces almost the same tonnage of food as 20 acres of Mono culture.
Wes have u went back and broadcast fertilizer when corn was up about 6 or 8 inches just curious I seen on other channels people have but a chance of burning ur corn up any thoughts buddy ?
Thanks for watching, really appreciate it! Yes that’s consider top dressing corn, that’s where you apply on a small amount of nitrogen at planting and then come back before spraying lay by and add the rest of your nitrogen. It will burn and turn it ugly but it doesn’t hurt it in the long run. I just prefer to put all my nitrogen down before planting that way I don’t have to go back and do a extra step in the process. Top dressing nitrogen saves you a little bit of money because you can use less nitrogen but it’s another step, also your gonna run over some corn when top dressing, so for food plots I prefer to eliminate that step. For ag crops, it make sense to go back and top dress
how far a part do corn rows need to be 30" or 36" for deer plots I got 36" row and seen where some say 30 "rows I got 36 " so I can cultivate them sense I have planted non GMO corn
No sir, I’ve used many different brands all with good luck, Dekalb, becks, stine, mom and pop brands. So long as they are roundup ready and a hybrid with the correct maturity for your area, I’m Good with it. Thanks for watching
Wes, how do you get round up ready corn? Everyone online says I have to have a special license. Is that true? I can easily buy round up ready beans but can’t find anything other than real world wildlife round up ready corn
Most of the seed companies make you sign a “licenses” basically saying you won’t save the seed or use it in a way that it’s not intended for. Thanks for watching!
Hey Kevin, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. Yes I use a pre emergent for both applications, burndown, and especially when I’m coming back at layby, that’s when I put on a good dose of pre emergent residual that will sit on the surface and prevent weeds/grass from coming up until my corn can shade the ground.
@@DIYfoodplotpro I don’t completely understand preemergents, so I can spray them on the ground (surface) and it will not affect the corn seed an inch and a half down? All my corn is planted , can I still use a preemergent in a RU spray after the corn is up? What does “layby” mean? Thanks for your help.
@@kevinfowler6065 I would not at this point, I usually mix a pre emergent in with my burndown, well Before planting. When your corn comes up….you will start getting grass and weeds growing as well in your plot, I like to spray at layby when the corn is around 6” tall that’s when you can go spray roundup(as long as you planted roundup ready corn) and use a good pre emergent residual( such as atrazine or anthem max) be sure to always read the label and see what type of rotational or plant back periods there might be on the herbicides your are applying, especially if your planning on going back and planting some sort of cereal grain in the fall. Layby is the point at which your done tending then crop, at this point your done spraying, fertilizing, etc, all that’s left to do is the crop grow. If using roundup only you will likely have to make more herbicide passes than the standard 2, because roundup has no pre emergent ability, it’s strictly going to kill what’s out there growing right now.
@@DIYfoodplotpro thank you this is super helpful to me. Side note, I have a two row three point corn planter, I added a sprayer tank to it last winter and this year sprayed 10-10-10 directly behind the openers and before the packer wheel. The whole setup looks a little Frankensteinish but I’m hoping to give the corn a jump start. Thanks again!
Simazine is only labeled for pre plant(before you plant)….no post emergent applications. There are a bunch of choices though when spraying at lay by for corn. Anthem max is good, it’s a great residual that I use on my corn and soybean food plots. But it is very expensive. One of those things that it takes a small rate per acre and it comes in a 2 1/2 gallon jug.
Might be worth getting your private applicator license b4 another year. Atrazine is a good product, and it’s pretty cheap. Not sure the regulations regarding your state, but getting the license is usually not a big deal, just some class room hours and a test.
@@tdawgcj7 in KY it is done through the university of KY agricultural extension office. You can Type in on Google private pesticide license and your state, and it should pull up on how to go about getting It.
Steve I appreciate you commenting and watching the video. Yes I did go to a university and have an agronomy degree…but my education came from farming since I was knee high to a grasshopper. If you want to plant a food plot with no chemicals, feel free and I hope it turns out well for you, but in my case I don’t have time to till it like you would a garden every 3-4 days….also important to note I am not sponsored or endorsed by anyone at this point. I strive to help folks with food plots through my experiences raising them. Thanks
Great refresher. Heading to NY this week to plant my beans and corn. Gonna be my first try. Been taking notes...
Good deal man! Good luck on your plots, hope they turn out great! Thanks for watching
How did your first try turn out?
That was an excellent video my friend.
Thank you very much! Appreciate you watching!
Great job brother! Love it
Thank you!!! Appreciate you watching the video and commenting!
The Best way to do Lime is to plan well, we clear a plot plant winter cover crop, then in June or August after farmers are done planting, hire a lime truck, to spread the lime in the off season then plant Crimson winter clover, next spring we plant a mix of Beans Corn and Okra with a no till drill, you can even use inserts In the No Till drill if you want Rows.
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it! Good advice on planning ahead for lime, it’s a long term play.
@@DIYfoodplotpro It's a lot easier to have it spread by Truck than to do it by bag, and you can use the newer lime on the first planting, then heavily lime it in June July when the ground is solid, also a drop spreader is better for lime than a spin spreader, if using bagged Lime.
@@carrollsanders9376 yes absolutely!!! Lime truck is 100% the way to go if you can get them to come do it, many folks have a ton of trouble trying to find someone to come spread good play acres because they are so small and often hard to get to. I’ve never used a drop spreader but I’m planning on it and doing a review on it as well at some point.
@@DIYfoodplotpro With a drop spreader you can actually see the field your Liming and Like I said you have to get a lime Truck in summer when the crops are planted, and they are not working big fields. I drilled Okra, corn, labb labb, cow peas, Sun Hemp yesterday into a Field we limed 2 years ago. 4 tons to the acre.
5 acres of Mix produces almost the same tonnage of food as 20 acres of Mono culture.
@@DIYfoodplotpro Green Cover, has cover crop seed and Outside Pride is a great source for different varieties of clover including White Cloud Crimson.
Wes have u went back and broadcast fertilizer when corn was up about 6 or 8 inches just curious I seen on other channels people have but a chance of burning ur corn up any thoughts buddy ?
Thanks for watching, really appreciate it! Yes that’s consider top dressing corn, that’s where you apply on a small amount of nitrogen at planting and then come back before spraying lay by and add the rest of your nitrogen. It will burn and turn it ugly but it doesn’t hurt it in the long run. I just prefer to put all my nitrogen down before planting that way I don’t have to go back and do a extra step in the process. Top dressing nitrogen saves you a little bit of money because you can use less nitrogen but it’s another step, also your gonna run over some corn when top dressing, so for food plots I prefer to eliminate that step. For ag crops, it make sense to go back and top dress
how far a part do corn rows need to be 30" or 36" for deer plots I got 36" row and seen where some say 30 "rows I got 36 " so I can cultivate them sense I have planted non GMO corn
I plant mine on 30” rows…..30 is pretty much the standard but several still plant on 36” rows. Thanks for watching and commenting
Thanks Wes. I sent you a message on your web site. I look forward to talking to you. Have a Bless Weekend@@DIYfoodplotpro
yes sir! I responded to your email earlier this afternoon! Thanks
Is there a seed corn you recommend?
No sir, I’ve used many different brands all with good luck, Dekalb, becks, stine, mom and pop brands. So long as they are roundup ready and a hybrid with the correct maturity for your area, I’m Good with it. Thanks for watching
Wes, how do you get round up ready corn? Everyone online says I have to have a special license. Is that true? I can easily buy round up ready beans but can’t find anything other than real world wildlife round up ready corn
Most of the seed companies make you sign a “licenses” basically saying you won’t save the seed or use it in a way that it’s not intended for. Thanks for watching!
Do you ever use a preemergent herbicides.
Hey Kevin, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. Yes I use a pre emergent for both applications, burndown, and especially when I’m coming back at layby, that’s when I put on a good dose of pre emergent residual that will sit on the surface and prevent weeds/grass from coming up until my corn can shade the ground.
@@DIYfoodplotpro I don’t completely understand preemergents, so I can spray them on the ground (surface) and it will not affect the corn seed an inch and a half down?
All my corn is planted , can I still use a preemergent in a RU spray after the corn is up?
What does “layby” mean?
Thanks for your help.
@@kevinfowler6065 I would not at this point, I usually mix a pre emergent in with my burndown, well Before planting. When your corn comes up….you will start getting grass and weeds growing as well in your plot, I like to spray at layby when the corn is around 6” tall that’s when you can go spray roundup(as long as you planted roundup ready corn) and use a good pre emergent residual( such as atrazine or anthem max) be sure to always read the label and see what type of rotational or plant back periods there might be on the herbicides your are applying, especially if your planning on going back and planting some sort of cereal grain in the fall. Layby is the point at which your done tending then crop, at this point your done spraying, fertilizing, etc, all that’s left to do is the crop grow. If using roundup only you will likely have to make more herbicide passes than the standard 2, because roundup has no pre emergent ability, it’s strictly going to kill what’s out there growing right now.
@@DIYfoodplotpro thank you this is super helpful to me. Side note, I have a two row three point corn planter, I added a sprayer tank to it last winter and this year sprayed 10-10-10 directly behind the openers and before the packer wheel. The whole setup looks a little Frankensteinish but I’m hoping to give the corn a jump start. Thanks again!
@@kevinfowler6065 glad I can help! Appreciate you watching the videos! Have you planted corn before or is this your first time? How big is the plot?
Can I do gly and simazine instead of atrazine? I think you need a license for atrazine
Simazine is only labeled for pre plant(before you plant)….no post emergent applications. There are a bunch of choices though when spraying at lay by for corn. Anthem max is good, it’s a great residual that I use on my corn and soybean food plots. But it is very expensive. One of those things that it takes a small rate per acre and it comes in a 2 1/2 gallon jug.
Might be worth getting your private applicator license b4 another year. Atrazine is a good product, and it’s pretty cheap. Not sure the regulations regarding your state, but getting the license is usually not a big deal, just some class room hours and a test.
@@DIYfoodplotpro is that something you purchase at a local market or online?
@@tdawgcj7 in KY it is done through the university of KY agricultural extension office. You can Type in on Google private pesticide license and your state, and it should pull up on how to go about getting It.
@@DIYfoodplotpro sorry, I meant where do you purchase anthem maxx ;-)
Spoken just like a state university grad educated by big chem!
Steve I appreciate you commenting and watching the video. Yes I did go to a university and have an agronomy degree…but my education came from farming since I was knee high to a grasshopper. If you want to plant a food plot with no chemicals, feel free and I hope it turns out well for you, but in my case I don’t have time to till it like you would a garden every 3-4 days….also important to note I am not sponsored or endorsed by anyone at this point. I strive to help folks with food plots through my experiences raising them. Thanks