Do you have much experience with a throw and grow type seed blend?
Filed under: Food Plots
First of all, love your show! They’re so informative, practical, and I love the fact that you always honor Christ in your actions. I’m hunting a property with about 46 acres in Western KY. We are surrounded by ag fields, but right now there is nothing on the property to keep deer there. We have plenty of bedding, and 3 corn feeders right now. I just hung a ladder stand in an area of the property that has never been hunted. there isn’t much open area, but between the hardwoods, there is enough sunlight for a plot to grow. I would like to put a food plot in, but there is no way I can get a tiller or tractor back to the stand. Do you have much experience with a “throw-and-grow” type seed? Also, what would you recommend putting down? The deer already frequent the area, I just want to give the reason to hang around a while.
Chris,
I’ve never had much success with a throw and grow type product. All plants need nutrients to grow – just like critters. Forage crops also need sunshine. Clover and brassicas do about as well as any forage crop in partial shade.
I often use a backpack blower or hand rake to remove leaves and duff so the seeds will make good contact with the soil. I always add fertilizer! I try to plant just before or during a rain. Rain helps the seeds germinate quickly so they aren’t all consumed by birds and rodents.
There’s lots of examples of us making small plots with hand tools at http://www.GrowingDeer.tv!
Enjoy creation,
grant
