Buckwheat No Till Food Plot Smashdown
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2020
- The Ultimate No Till Food Plot is an incredible way to plant food plots for any food plotter. Since the early 2000s I have enjoyed originating, practicing and forever trying to perfect the process of using buckwheat as the base in my Ultimate No Till Food Plot plantings. You can see how easily the process is and how fast you can efficiently and effectively plant your food plot, while using this decades proven technique. This is one of my most recent no till buckwheat smashdowns for one of this year's most important food plots...
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THANKYOUUU THIS IS THE KEY VIDEO I'VE BEEN NEEDING TO SEE/LEARN,CAUSE IVE GOT AN ENTIRE ACRE OF THRIVING BUCKWHEAT
Thanks Jeff. I planted mine last week, about the same time as you. I was nervous about the buckwheat being so tall. It was comforting seeing you spread your seed into similar conditions.
Been using this method a couple years now works great! Thank Jeff
You are welcome Steve...that's great! Look forward to chatting about it soon ☺️
Thanks, Jeff. I’m implementing the plan you laid out for me on your site visit on my property in Ionia County, MI. My buckwheat is amazing. Next phase of knocking it down, seeding and spraying happens Monday. Thank you for your help. It’s changed everything for the better.
How did it turn out ?
Thanks for vid Jeff and good luck this year!
Thanks Jeff. I am learning so much by watching your videos. Keep up the great work Sir.
My Buckwheat is doing great down here i TN. Very few weeds . 2 to 3 more weeks before I put my seed on the ground but ots looks good. Jeff you are the man and as always keep putting it out and I will keep soaking it up.
Jeff, thanks for all the info you provide in your videos. I tried using your buckwheat no till system this year and failed. I followed your instructions exactly- I was excited with the results- until the plants got to about a foot tall. At that point, the deer on my property ANNIHILATED the buckwheat! Not one leaf was left, I couldn't keep them off it. I live about an hour north of New York city in Orange county, the deer density here is ridiculous. I'm not complaining, it's a great problem to have! Thanks again Jeff for all your help.
Yeah I'm watching again and yet every little piece of information I can thank you
Thanks Jeff. My first year attempting this method. Brassicas coming in strong, WHS blend a little thin. It has been very dry in Verona county. One variation, I attach my spray boom low and in front of cultipacker. I spray and roll at same time getting good contact with spray, less over spray and takes care of two tasks at once.
That is a great idea.
I really enjoy listening and watching to your vidios.masterfully done. Your a blessed man
Always great information and videos man keep on rockin
Thanks Jeff the drought in Michigan has been rough my buckwheat all shit the bed earlier this year but I was able to skid in water the last few days to keep my no till plot from taking a dive after planting and we finally got rain to get it extra established
You are very welcome! MI was rough on buckwheat this year!! Bad drought for sure but that is great you were able to turn it around!! Always options 👍 We just got some more rain here last night...timely for sure! Happy growing this season!
Michigan . Is the Hood worst place ever
Jeff, the combination of cruising and Coffee while actually working,hard to beat that!Must have COFFEE!!!!
Ha, so true Tex ☺️ MUST have coffee!!
Jeff, am already working on doing this on a few of my leases this year in central MS! I’ve been taking pics as I’ve been going along! Everyone else says this spraying and no til seeding is never going to work, so I’m looking forward to having the picture evidence as all the pieces come together! With that said, I just wanted to say thanks for the info and I definitely look forward to watching your years of hard work pay off for me and my family this year on our places!
Thank You for helping deer 🦌
From watching your videos I've figured out that Diane is the Smartest of you to. She pulls rank on you and your team to get the Bosses job's a/c ATV , pick of the Tree Stands and location, and first pick of the Trophies 👍
Jeff thanks for another great educational video.
I'm putting in place many of your practices here in Bristol Tennessee.
I'm looking forward to reaping the benifits .
Keep them coming.
Hey Jeff. You've created a food plot fanatic.... My buckwheat was four or more feet August 1, when it was just starting to grow I was out there weeding it, missed a few spots with the RU. Great info, thanks Jeff!!!
When do you start the buckwheat? You just round up and broadcast seed right?
I put my seed down on Monday and first flash flood in 6 years hit Tuesday. My plot was under 3ft of water. Unbelievably about 60% of my brassica made it. Spread some more today and going to follow up with winter rye on any bare spots.
Keep up all your hard work Jeff we appreciate it. We plant fall plots in a few weeks on Florida. #cantwait.
Thanks a lot Joey I will do my best to! Enjoy food plot time down there in FL ☺️ I bet you can't wait!!
Thank you, Jeff! I just seeded, crushed and sprayed my first no-till plot using your method. Sprayed with 2 qts per acre of glyphosate. Put brassicas on one half of the plot, and peas (100lbs per acre) and beans (50 lbs per acre) on the other half. Looking forward to seeing it grow! Plan to put down rye just after Labor Day on the peas/beans side. By the way, you’re 1000% right on not seeding buckwheat so early that it gets 3-4+ feet tall by the time you need to seed over it. I jumped too early and planted around June 1 (MN). It’s tough to seed over 3-4+ foot buckwheat unless you’re 6’7” or taller!
When would you start in retrospect ?
@@johndenver5029 I ended up having the buckwheat seed out way before I wanted to plant my deer crops, which ended up re-seeding buckwheat into my deer crops. Not the end of the world, but not what I wanted. So I’d wait to plant the buckwheat until at least June 15, if not a week later even.
As always, thanks for all the great information that you put out there. Question on your seed blends ... if/when you have left over seed, do you save it for the following year, or do you find that the germination rate falls off significantly? Had to purchase my buckwheat in 50# bags and ended up with more than I could use.
Great video is always Jeff and as you pointed out she does have a great job with that air conditioner
Ha, she likes driving around and smashing buckwheat ☺️
Looking 4wrd to seeing ur review on plot start and seeing if ur gonna continue to use it in tha future
Looks great Jeff. I had to call an audible on my plots. Doe mowed through my buckwheat like a weed eater and left only stocks. Guess I’ll be filling a few doe tags this year.
Jeff, being a larger plot, have you ever experimented with dividing it with a strip of something like Egyptian wheat or sudan grass? It seems it could potentially help draw bucks out a little more whem cruising for does and not being able to see the entire field from one vantage point.
Good morning and God bless WHS.
Thank you Justin that really means a lot to me!
I’m gonna try this this year
Fantastic videos Jeff you have taught me a great deal. I have a question. I noticed 5 days after a rain my seeds germinated but I noticed it seemed more seeds germinated where there was bare ground more so than under the crushed stalks. Does the thatched area sometimes take longer to get seed growth. Thanks again for the great info.
Hey Jeff, do you ever add rye to the brassica sides of your plots? Thanks for another great video.
Dont know exactly why. But I hate naming deer with a passion. Thanks for sharing. Ive been really enjoying the app.
Brian, I hear you...we just do it so we can tell them apart from each other for several hunters and so we don't make management mistakes.critical for us...but we are a few. Awesome to hear that you have been enjoying the app!
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 sure does beat serial numbers I guess. Lol. I think it was those cringy old hunting shows that used to be on cable.( Deer farm hunting). Lol
Ha, I felt the Same way Brian!! We actually named them back in the 2000s more...went away for a while and then Dylan got cranky (kind of ☺️) with me referring to the big 8, the wide 9, the heavy 10, etc. Got confusing, lol
The old hunting shows got a little crazy for sure!
I'm putting in my last 2 plots in on labor day weekend with cereal rye should I put beans with the cereal rye. Thanks
Just put the fall plot in this past Friday, can't wait to see the results. Crushing the buckwheat with the cultipacker is the funnest part.
When do you plant the buckwheat? How did ur plot do? I know it is an old post
Hey Jeff! Quick question. I planted my sweet feast brassica blend on friday (yesterday) at like 8pm. I couldn't spray the weeds then due to rain coming. Could I spray the weeds in the plot on Sunday (so 2 days later) without the risk of it killing them? Or will the seeds have "popped" where the glyphosate would do damage?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and information ✅💥✌️
For sure Eddie, you are very welcome!
Is there a video of how one plants the buckwheat so I can try my luck with this method next year? Love the content Jeff, Thanks
im sure you have already done it but i have a clover plot that i mow late spring and around aug. 1st. When I mow August 1st I also spread my Brassica blend. I have also had decent luck with a slight overseeding of beans, peas, or corn. Nothing but mowing and spreading seed. I'm sure that it's more of an exception rather than a rule having that work out for me.
Hey Jeff I am going to do your no till method this year, and had a question about the cultipacker. Does it have to be a cultipacker or will my large yard roller work? Thanks
What would you do if you just purchased a property now, in pa. The season opens in 6 weeks. I have some grass plots that could be seeded in your winter rye method. Would you do that? If so what would you do with the grass? Thanks and I’ll be seeing you in February.
Jeff, I have a question about glyphosate. If i run it thru a good filter, can I use creek water (spring fed). There's no livestock anywhere around us in the kiamichi mountains of se Oklahoma. Logging is the only industry in the area.
Wanting to try two 7-8 week plantings of buckwheat this spring and summer. How will buckwheat do in summer here in western Arkansas? Hot and dry! Looking at planting early may and early July. Thanks for videos. Love them!
Do you have a vide for planting buckwheat in the spring after winter rye? Is it the same process as planting fall plots into buckwheat? Thank you
Jeff, planning to use this method to really build soil an provide some attraction on newly dozed plots this year with buckwheat/layered winter rye in Michigan on very sandy soil. Put some lime on the plots already this spring - planning to plant buckwheat around Memorial Day weekend - how many #/ac do you broadcast buckwheat?
Jeff, question. I have a yard roller that weighs several hundred pounds that I can use to crush the buckwheat. Will that be an acceptable substitute for the packer maxx style roller?
Hey Jeff. How deep do you plant the soil builder blend seed? And buckwheat? Thanks
Jeff, I have land that we are slowly working on improving but don't have food plots setup yet. The areas that I would like to add plots to next year have overgrown tall weeds. Should I try to kill of the weeds this year (central Minnesota) so that we can plant buckwheat in the spring or wait for next spring to start the weed control?
Jeff, first time trying your no till method and the buckwheat came up great! We seeded/cutipacked in unexpected rain today, and my question is would it be ok to spray that in a day or so because we didn't think spraying would be effective today?
Hi Jeff, you always talk about giong from buckwheat to beans rye and peas etc. But what/how do you go from the beans/rye/peas etc to the next year and what is the crop?
What would be the 1st step in May in a old hay field then following processes ? I was going to spray and kill spots now and keep weed free until labor week then put in rye. My packer max is on back order. Maybe get it in late June
Jeff, thanks for everything yall do! Just to clarify, your seeding, crushing, and then spraying chemicals to kill the buckwheat on top of the seed? Any particular spray? Seems like the chemical would kill the seed prior to germination.
Jeff, keep us UTD on the Plot Start and how it works for you. I am using it this year in 54501. Virgin soils on this property; did the soil test and limed as much as possible for the time allowed and we too, are supplementing with Plot Start. I've got my fingers crossed.
Do you think that PlotStart is the real deal? I have some that I’m putting on a first time plot tomorrow. Already spread about 1/4 of the recommended amount of pelletized lime and with the 105 heat indexes down south I’m trying the PS so I can spray heavy and plant in a few weeks!
Hi Jeff... another interesting and informative video.. thanks!!! I have about 2 1/2 acres of small bow hunting size plots on my 40 acres... they are from 10-30 years old and the soil compaction is severe... have fertile but heavy clay soil so everything pops out of the ground quickly but stalls out when it hits hard pan.. am committed to your no till method going forward but need to deal with the soil also.. will the cover crop / no till method help over time or should I wait a year and try to use a sub soiler and bust things up first??
Hi Dan I would definitely hit the plots with tillage radish in the fall/buckwheat in the summer. In the brassica portions I often cut the brassica rate in 1/2 overall, and then add back 7-8#s tillage radish. That seems to be a great combo and it improves soil quality in many ways.
Another option is to add sun hemp with the buckwheat during the Summer. The only problem is that deer crave sun hemp in most areas so that really depends on overall deer density. But sun hemp is a great soil builder! Very good mix with BW and SH.
When initially setting up for Buckwheat in a field that hasn't been planted before, is there a method/procedure for knocking back the native vegetation? Like spray, bush-hog, spray then plant the Buckwheat the first time? Or, do you spray and till to bare dirt then start the Buckwheat from that?
Jeff I just wanted to know I want to plant buckwheat now and then plant brassica and winter wheat at the right planting date. I was wandering if a yard roller would kill the buckwheat? The farmer that lets me hunt doesn't want me to use any herbicides to spray on buckwheat.
Jeff, what do you spray on the buckwheat once its smashed down?
Hi jeff, my dad has property in northern Michigan where soil is poor and sandy with spotty rains. Beans dont grow, corn is hit or miss depending on the year and rain. When it grows it amazing attraction for deer. Acorns are hit or miss also but awesome hunting the good years. Not and agricultural area. Big woods. Would buckwheat be a good option for up there also? He does lime and fertilizer every year but it's been poor 4 years in a row now. Thanks
Why is crushing the buckwheat so satisfying lol
It's crazy how much it is 😁 Love this process!
Hey Jeff would it be effective if you tilled the buckwheat under the soil then seeded then sprayed?
That roller on the back of that, would that attachment fit a cub cadet lawn tractor? Also is it heavy or filled with anything?
What setting on your Earthway spreader to you use for Brassica and Buckwheat?
Can you elaborate on late planted beans? I'm in southern Indiana and I'm being told it's too late to throw beans... I have my buckwheat planted getting ready to spread seed in a crush was hoping I could do beans yet
How do you know what settings to put on your Earthway for all sees types? Buck wheat, winter Rye. Pelitized lime etc..? Also I have a 25 gallon tank with 48” sprayer arms. How much chemical do I put in the tank of Hlyphosate 4 plus.
Jeff how do you terminate the fall food plot to replant the buckwheat ?
Jeff. I just planted 2 different 1/2 acre food plots. I’m new to food plots WhAt about fertilizers.? Granulated, spray??
Jeff, here in north central Missouri we have alot of sericea lespedeza and it is very difficult to get rid of. Do you have any experience with it and would the buckwheat smother it out? My thoughts were to burn, to bring out the seeds, wait and spray once growing good, then plant the buckwheat. Thoughts?
When killing off buckwheat after seeding should I lay it down then spray or spray while standing then crush/lay it down?
Jeff - I watch your videos a lot and did my first plots this summer. 1 success, 1 failure. I would like to do the buckwheat / Winter Rye on a new plot in 2022. So that I have the timeline down, buckwheat is planted in the late spring and let grow until August then spread the winter rye seeds into the standing buckwheat before it gets packed down and then spray with round up and that wont hurt the winter rye seeds?
Do you have a video of what you do in the next spring to go back to all Buckwheat?
What’s your opinion on seeding into buckwheat and brush hogging, instead of rolling?
Good morning Jeff! , central PA here, my Buckwheat got up to 5' tall!! My question is,, When should I take down my electric fence around my Soybeans, they are up to my waist, about three and a half feet tall.. Thank you 😊
Thank you for Another informative video that helps us out. I was going to give this a try but I'm happy I watched and heard you say to only try it with planted buckwheat. I didn't have time to get my buckwheat in this year so I have some yellow and white clover along with matured oats and winter wheat from last falls planting along with a few weeds.
Would you suggest disking the plot then spray with weed killer or should I spray then disk? I want to get in my brassicas,wheat and oats and top dress later with winter rye. I just have a old ford 8n and a plow,disk and sprayer as my equipment and the field is a little over 1.5 acres. It's a mostly clay type soil but gets good sun light and a pH around 6.5. if I picture of the field now would help I could try sending or posting on here. Thank you for your help and keep up the great videos.
I live and will be planting in south Central PA. I live about 30 miles south east of Penn State University.
So I noticed alot of your videos are based on dealing with Northern weather. I hunt in texas which is a bait state. But we have a small 50 acre area that we are planning to build up and we have quite a few deer roaming around. We are planning to do some planting on about 2 acres that we just disced and its still reaching 100 degrees here so I was curious when you would start planting
Is it possible to plant a couple acres of corn using this buckwheat no till method?
Thanks
I had tried growing buckwheat this year with little luck. I think it was in part to poor soil (5.5 pH) and maybe to my seeding rate being too light. I did get germination but the plants never fully matured. The deer are now cleaning what did grow up as of recently. I was wondering in all your years if you have ever tried a mustard green cover crop? It seems to have a similar structure to buckwheat and some beneficial soil building qualities.
KEO have you a great plug the other day in your mock scrapes.Those food plots look amazing. I planted on the 3rd.And they are doing real well.Out up a mock scrape yesterday and out a camera on it.Let it soak for a month and see what happens. Hopefully the bear doesn't come play with it
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Not sure what KEO is? But that is a good thing D! Well...hopefully those dang bears stay away 😁
Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!!!
Thank you very much David! Really hope that it all helps...
What are your spraying with after packing buckwheat? Love your videos thanks for all you do.
Roundup
Question.. Do you think it's possible to crimp the buckwheat down, spray it, then come back in and drill in corn? Or would in need to till the ground first?
When you're purchasing seed, how do you identify if it doesn't die from spraying
Did you spray deergro and glyphosate in the same tank?
Brilliant
Did a big till, Kill and plant last weekend and the 3 days if rain we were supposed to get disappeared 😬😬😬 and it's looking dry for another week or so. I'm worried that it's another winter rye kinda year. 😬
I’m a bit confused … so do you spread the seed before compacting the Buck ? And then how long do you wait to spray weed killer over the buck? Thank you
You’ve talked about, “winter rye” a lot. I can’t find it on Northwoods whitetails. They have Cereal Rye. Is there a difference?
Hi Chappy...same thing 👍
If you were to mow down the buckwheat instead of roll down then could you skip the chemical application?
I just got my buckwheat planted yesterday ahead of a great rain last night. It looks like tomorrow and monday nights will be very cold, but from then on, cold is behind us in the South. I know buckwheat is not cold tolerant. My question is will these next two cold, cold nights impact germination, or is buckwheat sensitive to cold only after germination???
Maybe I'm showing my ignorance here but curious if seeds you spread before crushing are just naturally resistant to the spray you put down after crushing or if the buckwheat is thick enough to protect the seeds from chemical contact? Thanks!
You say two quarts per acre of glyphosate, but how much water do you mix with it?
What setting do you you use for Turnips and rape seed in the 2750 earthway spreader
Hey Jeff another great video, this method really has me thinking for next year, as for someone like me who is new to food plots, how do you know what to plant? You say variety but what shud tht b
Hi Jay! I would spend some time on my food plot playlist for not only seed suggestions but for the strategies too. This video may help you out a lot! Hope it does 👍
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@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Just watched that video Jeff. It definitely explains alot in good detail. I think I have a good direction for next year. Appreciate it as always.
Could you put a link to where you're getting your seeds?
Rise and shine Jeff time for some content and coffee
Good morning ☺️ That was my thought about 45 minutes ago...coffee and getting this video out 👍 We had good rain last night...going to be a good day!
Hi Jeff... would it work to seed rye fairly late, mow the buckwheat after seeding, and then run the cultipacker over it?
Yeah, I'd rather not mess with the spraying. Just as a total amateur, and with sketchy equipment for spraying... I'd rather skip that step if possible.
Hey does buckwheat grow in Texas?
When you plant no till. Rather it’s a first planting or multiple years of no till.
Do you ever add fertilizer? From my understanding plot start is your lime. Then you add plot gro later after planting.
When do I plant the buckwheat?
I bought several bags of whs Northwoods whiteail fall forage, but didn't see any beams in it and didn't know what peas where in it. New to owning land. Jeff, my question shows my ignorance as what kind of beans do I put in it? Green beams or soybeans and what kind of peas do I put in it? Snow peas? Etc. What kind of peas and beans and where do I buy them as I bought almost every product Northwoods sells, but did not see beans or peas and unsure of what kind and where to buy. Local Agway or? Thanks so much for the videos over the years. Thanks, Sean
Nice work im going in on my last 2 plots labor day with cereal rye should I put beans with it.
@@jimfoecking5380 thanks, finally own my own land but bought too many parcels and am probably a better state land hunter than food plotter. The food plotting is back breaking, and my skills are low. Learning though and buying a cuktipacker and fimco sprayer for next year as the backpack spraying and car tires are for the birds. Good luck on your plots. I'm really excited as God willing on the rain coming soon then I think everyone will have good growing. Ready with winter rye if it doesn't rain much. Good luck on your plots.
I always carry a handful of different pins and different sizes in my truck all the time. I'm always losing them when I'm brush hogging. You'd be surprised how often they disappear lol.
Another great video! was wondering how do you keep turkeys out of the pea oats blend from nw whitetail?
Hi Joe I really haven't ever had a problem? But a heavy layer of buckwheat does help for sure!
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 tenrogger it's definitely slowing them down but them little buggers still scratching for them oats reacing havoc lol🤦 think I'm gonna have to have a turkey round up next spring 😅
Ha, definately time for a turkey smack down 😁 Hope you have enough of those seeds that make it thru!
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 lol definitely! 🏹🦃 me to but if not there's always rye in September 🤞