Bruno,

There’s literally not 6″ of dirt at any food plot at my place!!  The Ozark Mountains where I live is extremely rocky.  

If you use the right techniques forage will grow well in your plot!  

1.  Don’t till!  Tilling will only bring rocks to the surface, speed up the rate of organic matter decomposition, kill some of the earthworms that are there, etc.  

2. Do a soil test.  Plants are simply nutrient transfer agents.  They can’t transfer nutrients to deer if the nutrients aren’t available.  In addition, malnourished plants don’t taste as good/won’t attract deer like healthy plants.  

3.  Add lime and fertilizer as needed.  This is more important than what variety of crop you grow!!

4.  Perennials are pretty much limited to clover. Clover probably won’t do as well as annuals like soybeans, wheat, etc., give the conditions.

5.  I recommend you plant this fall a mix of radishes, forage wheat, and brassicas (the Broadside blend) to attract deer and and condition the soil.  

Your plot won’t look like an ag field the first year.  Remember most ag fields have been limed and fertilized for years.  It will take a while to improve the soil in your plot.  

This can be a great plot if you follow some simple principles.

Enjoy creation,

grant