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Post by w2h on Feb 4, 2014 15:32:27 GMT -5
I have a spot that I was thinking about putting a food plot in the middle of a pine thicket. The area is a good size clearing but it appears to be mostly red GA clay. The area has plenty of sunlight so with that being said what would I need to do to the soil and what would grow there? The only disc I have is an atv disc so I hope that would work.
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Post by jmfauver on Feb 4, 2014 19:38:25 GMT -5
You can have the soil tested by your local extension service to tell you how much lime, fertilizer, what ratio fertilizer etc. you will need.
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Post by w2h on Feb 5, 2014 8:22:14 GMT -5
You can have the soil tested by your local extension service to tell you how much lime, fertilizer, what ratio fertilizer etc. you will need. Will they also be able to help me out with what would grow best in that area? |
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Post by jmfauver on Feb 5, 2014 11:25:39 GMT -5
You can have the soil tested by your local extension service to tell you how much lime, fertilizer, what ratio fertilizer etc. you will need. Will they also be able to help me out with what would grow best in that area? Yep, they should have all kind of info on wildlife plots etc. Typically they'll give you the small bags for the soil samples and you have to send them off to UGA for the testing and results, but the planting etc. should be in pamphlet form and the local extension agent should have further info based on his experience he can share with you. |
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Post by boomboom on Feb 5, 2014 14:03:20 GMT -5
w2h, a soil sample is a great idea. Also another idea is to get Gin trash and mix in with the soil. Stuff makes a great natural fertilizer. IF your ATV harrow is good adn heavy it should break the ground pretty decent. If not add some weight to it. They are very bad about bouncing around on hard ground. I wouldnt advise anyone to do this but me and a buddy stood on an ATV harrow while another pulled it.
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Post by w2h on Feb 5, 2014 16:53:01 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice fellas. I will check the extension service and keep you posted.
boom boom, The atv disc i have wasn't quite digging deep enough when I got it a few years back so I welded some 1" x 4" flat bar all the way across the top. You cant move it by hand anymore but it sure will turn some dirt.
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Post by Hooked on Quack on Feb 6, 2014 8:44:30 GMT -5
Peas and clover generally do well in red clay soil.
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