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what are the best crops to plant for deer in a food plot by a pond?
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and there is a set of woods by the spot that i want to put the food plot.
This close to fall you want to plant something that will root fast before the first frost hits. I would put clover, turnips, clover, rape, clover, wheat, clover, peas, clover and brassica out asap. Its best to get a ph level for the plot to get the most fromn your plot. improve the soil by adding a little 13/13/13( too much and you'll burn the seed) to the dirt and break the soil best you can. clear all leaves brush rocks and rack, plow, till, whatever you can do to get to bare dirt the better.
I think it might be to late to plant. If you want to attract animals quickly then try a feeder. You do not have to hunt over it but they are nice to bring animals into the area.
In my neck of the woods it's to late to plant anything but in the spring I always plant clover. The deer here will dig through 1 1/2 ft of snow to get at the clover.
Where are you? I won't be planting my plots for another three weeks here in Southwest Alabama. Most of the feed stores around here sell a mix of wheat, oats and abruzzi rye for about the same price as oats alone---$12 to $14 per bushel. Works pretty well, and not nearly as pricey as the seed mixes with the pictures of big bucks printed on them.
It's too late to put down lime for this year if your soil needs it, but it would be there for next year. Spread 13-13-13 at a rate of at least 200 lbs per acre for best growth, and if your growing season is long enough like it is here, hit it with 100 lbs. per acre of nitrogen in December. Good hunting to you.
You could try some soy beans they love those instead of all the expensive deer seeds out there.
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and there is a set of woods by the spot that i want to put the food plot.
This close to fall you want to plant something that will root fast before the first frost hits. I would put clover, turnips, clover, rape, clover, wheat, clover, peas, clover and brassica out asap. Its best to get a ph level for the plot to get the most fromn your plot. improve the soil by adding a little 13/13/13( too much and you'll burn the seed) to the dirt and break the soil best you can. clear all leaves brush rocks and rack, plow, till, whatever you can do to get to bare dirt the better.
I think it might be to late to plant. If you want to attract animals quickly then try a feeder. You do not have to hunt over it but they are nice to bring animals into the area.
In my neck of the woods it's to late to plant anything but in the spring I always plant clover. The deer here will dig through 1 1/2 ft of snow to get at the clover.
Where are you? I won't be planting my plots for another three weeks here in Southwest Alabama. Most of the feed stores around here sell a mix of wheat, oats and abruzzi rye for about the same price as oats alone---$12 to $14 per bushel. Works pretty well, and not nearly as pricey as the seed mixes with the pictures of big bucks printed on them.
It's too late to put down lime for this year if your soil needs it, but it would be there for next year. Spread 13-13-13 at a rate of at least 200 lbs per acre for best growth, and if your growing season is long enough like it is here, hit it with 100 lbs. per acre of nitrogen in December. Good hunting to you.
You could try some soy beans they love those instead of all the expensive deer seeds out there.
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