Wow. That is some mean looking corn. I can’t wait till next year. Learned a lot with my first attempt at corn. My replanted winter pea, lab lab, brassica, winter rye is looking awesome now. I used a fence and a scarecrow I named Wes. Left about 1/2 acre for them to feed on. All that fertilizer I had down for the beans and corn is paying off now. Just added nitrogen. Your info has been great.
Hahah scarecrow names Wes 😂😂😂. I’m glad it’s doing well for you!! Should be some great hunting this fall! Next year you gonna have standing corn for them as well….guarantee it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
That plot turned out to be an awesome food plot! Thank you for sharing the results of this plot along with the great tips and information. Wes, I sure appreciate you and thank you for sharing your vast farming and food plotting knowledge!
Nathan I really appreciate that, thanks for the kind words! I’m so glad y’all are finding the content useful! I’m hopeful we can have some great hunting over this plot. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for watching and commenting! Great questions. I think that’s a great idea….I’ve added cereal rye and brassicas in between corn rows b4. Brassicas need more light so that’s best done in thin spots in the field. I’d absolutely add cereal grain to the corn field….the more foods you got out there the better in my opinion. If you have room, a annual clover would not be bad idea either. No the cereal rye won’t hurt next years crops. You will still need to do a burn down next spring but cereal rye will kill easily with roundup….the only caution I’d give is letting the cereal rye get large next spring b4 killing, with legumes it’s not a problem but with plots like corn, the large cereal rye, buck forage oats, or winter wheat will tie up nitrogen and you will likely see some yellowing in corn. It’s not going to ruin the plot, but it won’t look good in those spots. The remedy is to kill it down b4 it gets really big.
Great video. I would hope your viewers truly understand how easy this is. This is only my 2nd year food plotting and this is my only food plot that has made it so far given how dry the weather has been in northern Illinois. I borrowed a 1-row planter and it gave me technical difficulties when planting in May. I just went ahead and used this same method and the food is incredible. I would also agree that the deer don't really get more than a few feet into the corn. I checked my ears last weekend and the deer only touched the outside edges. Two questions: On urea application. I've read that if you have low organic matter, such as I do around 2.3%, that my ground can't hold a significant amount of nitrogen at once. Would you recommend in future years to split the nitrogen application into two (once at planting and once again about a month later) if I have low organic matter? I don't have access to slow release nitrogen in the low volumes needed as a food plotter in my area. Also, I didn't inoculate my soybeans. Would you recommend doing so or is it not important in this sort of planting. Mine seemed to come in fine without inoculation, but perhaps they would have been better inoculated. I did use inoculant on my "soybean only" field. Thank you,
Billie thanks for watching and commenting, that’s some great questions. The very best way not to lose any nitrogen is going to be a split application of nitrogen, one at planting and another when the corn is a little less then knee high. Ive always broadcasted mine all down at planting and just add 10-15% more when taking into account nitrogen loss. My soils organic matter is around the same as yours and I’ve never had trouble unless you get buckets of rain all year long, at the end you could have some nitrogen deficiency. Soybean inoculant essentially makes sure that bacterial is in your soil to be able to fix its own nitrogen….most fields will have the rhizobia bacteria in them, however inoculant is cheap and I think it’s a good idea to add every year….especially when establishing a new plot
Looks great Wes! That’ll be smokin hot come cold weather. Did ya hit with urea early on or? I’m betting the corn was fed at least somewhat by the nitrogen that the beans are affixing. You do some great work with your plots man!
I put down all my nitrogen pre plant, before tilling the first time. I hope it’s gonna be a good spot. Thanks for the support, I appreciate you watching and commenting!
Nice work! Couple questions for you. Live in Michigan and we have about three acres of standing corn, that grew in just OK. Would you be a proponent of going through the corn and over seeding with cereal rye, to add a little something else for the deer to feed on through the fall? Would that be detrimental in any way come next year when we go to till under this year's corn crop and re-plant? We also planted some buck forage oats on the shoulders of the corn, probably about three weeks ago, and is coming up nicely. Would you also consider putting down some cereal rye in those areas, to reintroduce some fresh growth? Maybe even throw some urea down there? Thanks for any help you can provide!!
I had about 5-6 inches right after I planted those 2 plots of brassicas. I’ve got weed problems and some population issues but I was shocked it hadn’t washed away….especially in the bottoms.
Hey Corey, both corn and soybeans need to be roundup ready seed….that a crucial part in the process. I won’t lie, this plot is probably one of the more difficult ones for beginning plotters. You can certainly still do it, but there is a bunch of ways for this food plot to fail….just wanted to give you fair warning. Thanks for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it. I do have a subscription based food plotting service, where you can email or text me questions or asking advice and I’ll answer all your questions If your interested in that.
If you are surrounded by agg fields what do you recommend to plant? I have a 100 acres in southern in bottoms mostly woods I’ve created about 5 acres to food plots. The largest is 2 acres.
Lee, what I always start with is the most preferred food source that is least available during the time when you want to hunt. I know that sounds like a political answer but that’s where I start with all my farms, the most preferred source changes throughout the season. Early season and late season deer will have very different food sources. Whatever you decide to plant, I would max the plot out by planting a variety of different food sources in the plot. I very rarely have one 1 food source in a food plot, where possible I always find it best to have a wide variety of food in a plot that way if the deer aren’t eating a certain one, they may still be coming to eat another food source you have planted. Thanks for watching and commenting!
If I missed it I apologize. When did you plant the corn? I had to wait on rains and got mine in June 10th. Or close to that. Got super growth and turned out great.
Wes, It's Aug 30th here in WNY. 3 weeks in and it's obvious I over seeded my brassics's to heavy. Our average first frost is roughly Oct. 15th. should I just live with my mistake or till them in and re-plant this acre?
Hey john thanks for watching and commenting! It’s super easy to get them to thick….done it many times myself. I hate to terminate a successful plot especially as time Is winding down for brassica planting. I would either stay with them for the year….or might work up 1/2 the plot and try again. I’d hate to terminate 100% of the plot because the weather may go against you this next time and then you would end up with nothing out there. Hope this helps.
Roundup ready corn and soybeans is key in this working. I used straight ag soybeans and corn. Used a off brand corn, can’t remember the name of the brand; and pioneer soybeans
I believe I was shooting for about 32,000 seeds per acre. That can very widely on how big or small the seed is and how many acres the plot is. You have to weigh it out for each plot
