Will leaves smother a stand of clover?
Filed under: Food Plots
Question
My 2/3acre food plot, mostly clover, is in the woods. Should I blow leaves off the remaining crop before snow flies? If leaves are left, will they smother the clover? Thx
Chris,
We just used a backpack blower to remove oak leaves from one of our hidey hole plots in the timber. A few days later Matt tagged a hit list buck near that same plot!
If the clover is still growing – the temperatures are above freezing – then clover needs sun daily to photosynthesize. If there’s enough leaves to block the sun they are damaging the clover. I suggest you remove the leaves unless the clover is dormant due to cold temperatures. It’s easier to maintain a stand of clover than to replant it!
Enjoy creation,
grant
December 21, 2015
