I agree on starting early - time it for the rain

Why not. You can always replant with cheap wheat if the worms/hoppers get you. Money is not a factor when it comes to hunting.

I planted 2 small food plots last week due to the possibility of rain. Gonna bow hunt the spots. Plan on planting 3 more plots around the middle of Sept.

I put seed out the day before the hurricane, checked it today and about 75% of it is still there. Probably 25% of that has sprouted. Broadcasted more by hand and step on it to push it into the mud. I will walk through it in two or three weeks and broadcast oats.

Now just to keep the hogs away from it.

This is one of my small plots that I got planted before the rain. Looking forward to see what it looks like in October.

Espy, what is in that plot?

it has wheat,oats,clover,chicory,turnips and radishes. I didn't put in any winter peas will do that on my larger food plots that I will plant in a few weeks. I did keep the radishes and turnips separate to see how they handled the early planting.

I was planing on tilling all the plots up but the hurricane came in and it was to wet to til. Hindsight being 20/20, I'm glad I didn't plant early due to the lack of rain this month. So now, I'm stuck with checking the weather a number of times a day in hopes of rain.

Espy: How are your plots doing?

We've already started planting North of Abilene.

Are yall getting any rain up their passthru?

The turnips and radishes are looking really good. Oats and wheat along with the other seeds are doing ok got some rain Tuesday so gonna look at them next week. I will start planting the other plots in a couple of weeks. will post some pics next week.