First year actually putting any real effort into a summer plot, and things are turning out pretty nice. Got a mix of buckwheat, oats, and peas from Merit, and threw it out early June into a stand of winter rye, crimson clover, and shit ton of weeds. lol.
Brushogged it all down as low as I could get it and walked away. I was going to spray everything before mowing but since it's just a summer plot and buckwheat grows well on friggin concrete, I figured I would save the gly for fall planting. Really liking the throw and mow method over tillage as my plots are on top of a hill and drain really quickly even when it pours. No tilling allows for the thatch layer to hold moisture for new plants and keep what little water we have in the soil.
And this being the 3rd year of plotting, I think it's starting to really pay off with deer numbers and the size of antlers i.e. healthier deer. Nothing for them to eat as far as ag for about 2 miles, so they hit our plots pretty hard regardless of what we grow. Providing food 365 days/year now seems to really be helping them produce and stay healthy.