Late planting suggestions

[steiny]

Looking for suggestions of what to plant later this month into August.  In the past, I have been planting my plot first thing in the spring.  By mid summer the grasses and weeds take over and the plot is done.
After talking to my neighbor, he suggested waiting till late summer, spray, till and plant.
Now what should I plant?

[HD]

You can plant brassicas, clover, rye grain and a few others later in the year.

What type of soil, acidity and how much sun it gets will dictate what will grow.

Can you give us a discription of what it is?


Hunter

[LandDr]

Agreed...I will be planting our "Brassi Buck" and "Peas & Oats" blends as I do every year around August 1st.  But all the others mentioned are options as well.  Plant several as a test and see what works the best.

You will want to get your first tillage done as soon as possible.  Then do your final tillage when ready to plant and plant immediately after.  Roll it with a packer after planting if you can.

Land Dr

[Mayfly]

Agreed...I will be planting our "Brassi Buck" and "Peas & Oats" blends as I do every year around August 1st.  But all the others mentioned are options as well.  Plant several as a test and see what works the best.

You will want to get your first tillage done as soon as possible.  Then do your final tillage when ready to plant and plant immediately after.  Roll it with a packer after planting if you can.

Land Dr

I hear a lot of people lately planting peas in the fall. Is that because they grow so fast and the deer love them?? Are they eatable for the deer after a good frost?

[LandDr]

Peas are very succulant greens for early season...archery and firearms...whereas the brassicas are good for late season firearms and muzzleloader (require freezing to become more attractive...usually).

If there are any peas left, they will hit them even harder when they freeze.

I always tell customers to taste what they plant.  Try the pea vines when they come up...actually tastes like a fresh young pea...very tastey!  Try then later when they freeze as well.

Taste a Brassica when they come up...not so good.  But taste it again after freezing...pretty tastey!

Chew on some sumac and dogwood tips too...well that is your call, I haven't done that yet. 

Land Dr

[Mayfly]

Peas are very succulant greens for early season...archery and firearms...whereas the brassicas are good for late season firearms and muzzleloader (require freezing to become more attractive...usually).

If there are any peas left, they will hit them even harder when they freeze.

I always tell customers to taste what they plant.  Try the pea vines when they come up...actually tastes like a fresh young pea...very tastey!  Try then later when they freeze as well.

Taste a Brassica when they come up...not so good.  But taste it again after freezing...pretty tastey!

Chew on some sumac and dogwood tips too...well that is your call, I haven't done that yet. 

Land Dr

I've been eating bowls of clover and ranch for years... 


I think i'm going to broadcast some peas in the first part of august. I have an area where I put in Clover and rape. The deer are already browsing it. May give them something to feast on mid-september. Can't hurt.

[Big E]

I plant Rye grain and Peas. Rye and Peas are cheap and grow fast which make them perfect for a August planting. Brassicas will work too but I would put down fertilizer to get a more rapid growth before the frost comes and slows the growing down. Fertilize with Urea (Nitrogen)