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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 9, 2015 5:49:37 GMT -5
Can you plant a first year plot and reap the benefits for years or must you constantly be maintaining it? Like in reality I know what whitetail institute and other people who sale food plot seed have to
say but what about the real world
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Post by HuntMeister on Aug 9, 2015 6:23:11 GMT -5
I have no hands on experience to draw from but from everything that I read, there is no maintenance free multi year plot. Mowing, weed issues, new seeding are just some items that will keep you busy.
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Post by nfalls116 on Aug 9, 2015 6:31:45 GMT -5
I don't intend on planting one just curious
Most landowners I hunt on let me hunt because they don't like deer I can only imagine if I said hey I'd like to attract more deer to your land the look I would get
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Post by boonechaser on Aug 11, 2015 10:55:47 GMT -5
Your clover's if maintained will last 5-7 year's. But you will need to fertilize annually as well as spray for weeds and grass and mow a couple time's a year.
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Post by trophyparadise on Aug 11, 2015 11:22:03 GMT -5
You can absolutely plant and reap benefits the first year. It's all about what you plant. Some of the better food plot forages need to be replanted every year because they are at peak attractiveness when the plants are young. Oats for example, will grow on concrete, sprout in 2-3 days and be 6 inches tall in 3 weeks. Deer will absolutely destroy young oats. Maintenance is a lot less with annuals than with perennials too. Fall plantings have little weed competition and don't require mowing Trophy Paradise Habitat Consulting "Trophies are built from the ground up" m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=852914431431752 |
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Post by steiny on Aug 12, 2015 15:40:25 GMT -5
You can get 4-6 years out of a good white clover plot and it is very desirable to deer from green up till a real hard freeze. Once it's planted, just mow a couple times per year before it gets tall and goes to seed. If the grass starts invading badly, you can spray it a shot of Cleth which will selectively kill the grass and leave the clover. I've never fertilized clover, although I'm sure it would improve it.
Probably not too many easier food plots, and not many others that have so long a season of deer use as clover.
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