WHEAT FOOD PLOTS & #1 PROBLEM WITH THEM!!!
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- In this video I discuss how to plant winter wheat for a whitetail deer hunting food plot. Winter wheat is easy to plant, cheap, no equipment need, and can grow virtually everywhere. All the above make for great reasons to plant winter wheat on a food plot this fall.
Great information Wes! I always learn something by watching your channel. Keep up the great content.
Thank you I appreciate you watching and commenting, and I’m sure glad your finding the content helpful! Have a great day!
Damn, dropping that knowledge on us. Thx Wes.
Thanks for watching and commenting man, I really appreciate it!
Always coming through with the good info. I feel like you don't share any earth shattering news that nobody has ever heard, bit you fill all those critical gaps where the rest of us are scratching our heads going, "wonder why this corn is all yellow and deficient?" And we had NO idea, but you knew! Thank you for all the critical infill information! I've learned more from you than anyone else!
Brad I appreciate that very much and I’m glad you are enjoying the content! That’s exactly the reason I started the channel, was details. So many details get left out that are really important to growing successful plots. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks Wes
Thanks for watching and commenting!!
Thank you for the great information Wes! I had never heard of the cereal grain crop residue requiring nitrogen in order for it to break down. Man; that was an eye opener for me!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Yes sir, it’s amazing the difference in a field the following year where cereal grains are breaking down!
I like to over-seed with cover crop wheat and top dress with urea 46-0-0 about 30 days after planting my “greens” mix. Got the wheat and urea broadcasted today…with a small chance of rain showers in a day or so. Fingers crossed!!!
My fall plots are bad dry right now….I’m sure hoping we get that rain tomorrow but watched the forecast this morning and it wasn’t looking good this area. Thanks for watching and commenting
Super informative Wes. Great points and I will keep that in mind next corn plot l follow cereal grain on. Also I appreciate the info on late planted wheat as a buddy and I were considering options for a last minute plot. We were going with rye, but I think I will add wheat as well. We are lucky to have you share your knowledge. It helps a bunch of folks. Good luck!
Cereal Rye or winter wheat either or will be just fine! They both will grow throughout winter and deer like them both! I appreciate the support and kind words! Have a great day and good luck with the plots!
Thanks man !
Thanks for watching and commenting! Glad you liked it
Good info. I’m planting wheat in a plot mix for the first time.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Good luck with the plot! What are you planting with the wheat and what state are you in?
@@DIYfoodplotpro I’m in East Texas. The plot mix is a little of everything. Wheat, cereal rye, oats, winter peas, red clover, rape, pt turnip and radish. Trying to do a combo soil regeneration / food plot. I plan on sectioning off a 10’x10’ area to see what they prefer then doing a more targeted custom blend next fall plot.
Great idea! That’s the best way to figure out what deer prefer in your area. Good luck
Good info Wes
Thank you sir! Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Good vid yeah nitrogen is finicky stuff very mobile in the soil…I planted tillage radishes in a plot last fall thinking it would put a lot of organic matter in my soil I sowed winter rye into that plot this fall and it’s doing ok but not great and I have some yellowing in places and I’m kinda convinced the root systems and remnants of those radishes rotting in the ground is tying up my nitrogen some
Thanks for watching and commenting! Did you put a good dose of nitrogen on it when planting the cereal rye? May very well have the nitrogen tied up breaking down the plant material.
I did not so I think in the future even if a soil test says there’s nitrogen there I might top dress my cereal grains with some urea before a rain
I did not so I think in the future even if a soil test says there’s nitrogen there I might top dress my cereal grains with some urea before a rain
I did not so I think in the future even if a soil test says there’s nitrogen there I might top dress my cereal grains with some urea before a rain
Nitrogen typically isn’t measured in a soil test, it’s a must for cereal grains and brassicas in the fall. Throw some nitrogen on it b4 a rain and she will take off and green up nicely. Thanks, hope this helps.
Hi Wes, great video. I'm in NW Illinois and I planted some rye, oats, and wheat around Labor Day. This usually isn't a problem, but we finally started getting lots of rain in September and now I'm worried about the plot being too tall for hunting deer in November / December. Plots are currently about 5-7 inches tall and we likely won't have a frost for 3 weeks looking at extended weather forecast. Am I okay to mow the grains down just a little bit to make 3-4 inches this weekend? Do you think it's even needed.
I want to make sure the plots are attractive for late season as early season isn't looking great as we have a bumper acorn crop and the deer aren't hitting plots. I wish the deer were keeping the plots mowed down themselves, but there is just too much standing beans, corn, and acorn. The deer are absolutely spoiled out here.
Thank you!
Billie yes sir it’s absolutely Mind boggling how much a whitetail has to eat in ag country right now. I’ve never clipped cereal grains in the fall, I’ve done it in the spring some. But it stands to reason with me it would be okay, I don’t see the difference of a whitetail eating it down and a mower doing the same thing. I’ve seen farmers actually graze wheat in the fall/winter with cattle to encourage the stand to thicken and produce more tillers. I wished I could give you a for sure answer but I’ve just never been in that situation where my cereal grains were getting to big in the fall. I would probably clip it though, if it has a lot of moisture and warmth, that stuff can grow a awful lot in 3 weeks time.
Wes....great info. We have always preferred WR to WW, it has been easier to terminate in the spring and the deer really hit it in the fall. As you said the real challenge is NOT to let either get out of control in the spring, as it is really tough to plant into. What are the reasons you prefer the WW? thanks, Bob
Thanks for watching and commenting, I honestly prefer buck forage oats to the other cereal grains but winter wheat is dirt cheap, and also easy to find throughout the country. A few years back it was really hard for me to find cereal rye in 50lbs bags around here.
Well I messed up. I planted wheat, oats, rye, peas, turnips and clover on August 25th and I'm over in Madisonville, Ky. Do you think I'll be ok or should I overseed a little rye over it later in October?
Brandon how big a plot is it? If it’s tiny the deer might keep it small throughout winter. How big are the wheat, oats and rye right now?
@DIYfoodplotpro it's a ¼ acre kill plot. I'd say 5 or 6 inches from the look of it on my camera
But it has a few bare spots from where I'm guessing the seeds didn't take or something
You could add some cereal rye, oats, or wheat on those bars spots whenever we get some rain on the way. Are deer using it yet according to your cameras??
@DIYfoodplotpro ok will do looks like this week we'll get some rain and yes several doe and fawns with a few smaller bucks. Last year most of our 130"+ deer cycled onto the property in October
Would you also plant winter rye at the same dates?
Yes sir, same dates for winter wheat, cereal rye, and oats. Thanks for watching and commenting
@@DIYfoodplotpro thank you for always answering my questions
Your welcome! I’m glad to help!
Planted my wheat around the end of august, could i go in and mow it to keep it short for the deer?
How big is it right now? I’ve mowed some b4 and it held it back and worked well.
@@DIYfoodplotpro id say 6-8” tall, its not to the stalk stage yet
2 questions….how long until you plan on hunting that plot and when is your average frost where your located?
@@DIYfoodplotpro my first frost is mid October and i plan on hunting it throughout October because i got some radish and turnips mixed in with the wheat
I honestly don’t know for sure what mowing the plot would do to the brassicas. Might leave half as is and mow the other half.