Farmer Wantabe

[Crittergitter]

I am hoping to plant some food plots on my property for deer. I am hardly a farmer and truth be told struggle with my tomato garden every year. The areas that I intend on planting have been food plots a few years back by the previous owner, so my hope is that the soil is in reasonable shape (free of rocks).

My question is this, should I use a disc to clear the areas or a tiller or perhaps both? The areas are not very large, three areas totaling about an acre at most. I have been told to treat the areas with Roundup prior to tilling/plowing. As for what to plant and when I'll save that for another day.

[green 4 acres]

why not just buy corn grain and leave it for them
my neighbor does and see how you like it .

[J-Mech]

How tall is the growth? Plow it first. Best way to get rid of all the growth. But, you may have to mow it off first. Plowing works better IMHO if you don't round-up it. Then disk, till if necessary, but it shouldn't be. If the ground hasn't been tore up in a long time, tilling first would be pretty hard on a tiller. Moldboard plow is the best option. If you don't have that a chisel plow would work fine.

[OffTime]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

How tall is the growth? Plow it first. Best way to get rid of all the growth. But, you may have to mow it off first. Plowing works better IMHO if you don't round-up it. Then disk, till if necessary, but it shouldn't be. If the ground hasn't been tore up in a long time, tilling first would be pretty hard on a tiller. Moldboard plow is the best option. If you don't have that a chisel plow would work fine.

Amen. Agreed.

[Crittergitter]

I will be in touch when the planting starts.