This picture is from http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2012/09/senna_or_sicklepod_is_interest.html
Am I missing something? This does not look like the plant above to me.
This is indeed sicklepod. Not sure what is in Crimsons pic above.
A Soil Test
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This is indeed sicklepod. Not sure what is in Crimsons pic above.
Bowman
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This might be a pretty good source. It lists 4 categories.
http://www.dowagro.com/en-us/range/weedbrush/annuals
If it is in there, I did not find it.
http://www.dowagro.com/en-us/range/weedbrush/annuals
If it is in there, I did not find it.
Crimson n' Camo
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Still stumped on what that last specie may be. I'm gonna keep watching it and see if it flowers to give us another clue. I welcome any guesses......
Crimson n' Camo
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Crimson n' Camo
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Good call. I'm thinking maybe poison sumac......or some type of sumac. Hmmmm.....I wonder where that came from?? I suppose the sicklepod is gone now. I'm gonna go back and look to see if I have some old pics of the sicklepod because I remember the yellow flowers and bean pods. I guess I just eliminated one and allowed the other to establish. Maybe the reason its in the exact same spot was due to me spot spraying the area.
Bowman
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i might get in trouble with this one. No big fan of Monsanto, Dow or the FDA or EPA for that matter. I am grinning too.Aren't they the folks that run the EPA now??
rlb165
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Specie # 14: Ragweed
A good bit of ragweed is coming in. I’ve got a buffer around the edge of my field that’s full of it so I’m sure that’s helped it to encroach. I forget the exact numbers but if you’ll look back in that link on the nutritive value of field weeds I think you’ll find it to be one that’s pretty high on the list from a protein and digestible matter perspective.
Check this one out that’s growing near a common entry trail. This part of my field really gets hammered hard and makes it even that much tougher to get things growing in this particular part of the plot.
In the last few months, I've dug 2 small waterholes. Ragweed has come up on the banks of both holes. For some reason, deer are hitting this ragweed much harder than they are browsing ragweed in other areas on our land.
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Crimson n' Camo
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It's likely due to the watering hole concentrating the deer in the area. There's a lot of browsing around my mineral licks. I attribute that to lots of deer concentrating on that small area. Another spot where I see excessive browsing due to concentration is where deer enter my field in the same spot. That corner of the field has much more browsing pressure put on it.
Crimson n' Camo
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Updated pic……The field is growing like a weed. The durana is also still doing well. We’ve been pretty wet so far this summer so that helps a lot. That’s just a regular ol’ shovel to show how the clover is getting deeper….I’m very pleased with the biomass that’s being produced so far. Everything is filling in nicely.
The durana is also still doing well. We’ve been pretty wet so far this summer so that helps a lot. That’s just a regular ol’ shovel to show how the clover is getting deeper….I’m very pleased with the biomass that’s being produced so far. Everything is filling in nicely.
rlb165
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No doubt, the waterholes are concentrating deer. Both of them are next to clover food plo--uhhh, I mean weedy clover patches (grin). What I'm wondering about though, plants that are growing in the dirt piles are getting worn out, while the same plants literally just a few feet away aren't getting touched.
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The deer are hammering the mineral licks right now…..They use ‘em pretty much all spring and summer down here. Not so much during fall and winter……This is just off the edge of my field I’ve been showing. I’ve found I get better pics If I just set my camera up on mineral licks instead of on the field itself.
Nice pic... but what about our QDM fantasy football league?!? Not enough players yet!
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Crimson n' Camo
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Nice pic... but what about our QDM fantasy football league?!? Not enough players yet!
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Nope.....We've lost several players from last year. I was afraid that would happen. Looking for new folks if anyone wants to play.
Suggest you create a new thread under foodplots inviting new players. First come, first serve.
Crimson n' Camo
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Well, our mystery specie is still a mystery. Here's the flowers that's blooming out now. It's not poison sumac.
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shawn cox
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Well, our mystery specie is still a mystery. Here's the flowers that's blooming out now. It's not poison sumac.
I got s lot growing in different parts of my property also
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rlb165
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In the last few months, I've dug 2 small waterholes. Ragweed has come up on the banks of both holes. For some reason, deer are hitting this ragweed much harder than they are browsing ragweed in other areas on our land.
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This mystery was solved one day this past week. I would never have figured it out without seeing it for myself.
The other evening, a doe came into the clover plot by the waterhole in the pics. She had twin fawns with her. The twins started this game where one of them would climb up on the dirt pile and start eating, then the other fawn would climb up on the dirt pile, chasing the first one off. The first one would then circle back around and chase the second one away. They did this routine a few times. Sometimes they would disappear into the cedars for several seconds, then they would come back and start all over.
The doe stayed in the clover/weeds and never got very close to the waterhole.
It almost seemed like the fawns were competing to see who got to stay on the dirt pile. It was really cool to see. If I had figured out what was happening quicker, I would have tried to get a video.
Exposed mineral rich subsoil.....vegetative forbs.....selective use of higher quality plant than average in the area. Soil disturbance begets high plant quality....hence, the focused animal attraction. This is why deer follow the cow herd by 2-4 weeks....many new lush growing points for easy pickings!
