Should I add trace minerals to my food plots?
Filed under: Food Plots, Minerals
I searched all of your threads about food plots and did not find my answer.
Remembering on one of your episodes, that you were incorperating Trophry Rock Four65 into your food plots along with AntlerDirt.
I would love to apply Antler Dirt but is just to pricey for me to obtain and is not available in PA.
Can I broadcast trace mineral into my food plots and get the same results? I remember you saying your animals are what they eat and good quality food is important. Will the plants draw the minerals through their roots that way?
Thank you for your time, I love all the great valueablr free information you provide and it is entertaing also.
Mike
Michael,
The only way to know for certain what minerals should be added to a food plot is to do a soil test. I use http://www.Watersag.com and the B4 test annually on each of my plots. This test monitors 10+ trace minerals!
Many food plot farmers ignore trace minerals and therefore there crops aren’t as productive or as palatable as they could be. I suggest starting with a quality soil test and then adding what’s necessary!
Trace minerals are required in very small amounts – often only a few pounds per acre. There is very finely ground Trophy Rock in Antler Dirt and it has worked very well for me! It’s easier to spread the small quantity of trace minerals when they are mixed or incorporated with something that’s spread in a hi
Enjoy creation,
grant
