npaden
Platinum Member
Okay, I've got my pond up and running and there are birds coming in for that. I've got 18 acres of CRP for cover and lots of native grasses. I want to put in a 5 acre food plot to make this a bird paradise. (Of course I have ulterior motives with a shotgun this fall)
I've read that sorghum and sunflowers are 2 of the best things to plant for birds. The 5 acres I want to plant was planted in wheat about 4 years ago and then has been left alone since then and is basically wheat grass now that never matures enough to head out.
My thoughts are to buy a disc harrow and run over it a couple times, and then plant. Do I buy a 2 or 3 row planter to plant the sorghum and sunflowers? Is this something that I should just disc it and hire someone else to come in and plant? Do I need to plow it before I disc it? Right now I only have a single subsoiler, a back blade and a rotary mower as implements but I'm all for collecting some more!
Should I just call the county extension agency and they will tell me what to do?
Thanks in advance for any input or advice.
I've read that sorghum and sunflowers are 2 of the best things to plant for birds. The 5 acres I want to plant was planted in wheat about 4 years ago and then has been left alone since then and is basically wheat grass now that never matures enough to head out.
My thoughts are to buy a disc harrow and run over it a couple times, and then plant. Do I buy a 2 or 3 row planter to plant the sorghum and sunflowers? Is this something that I should just disc it and hire someone else to come in and plant? Do I need to plow it before I disc it? Right now I only have a single subsoiler, a back blade and a rotary mower as implements but I'm all for collecting some more!
Should I just call the county extension agency and they will tell me what to do?
Thanks in advance for any input or advice.