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    Default Spring food plots

    Aight, school me on what and when to plant. Trying to keep a year around good source.


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    Corn

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    Corn and cow peas

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    When do I plant? What if I don’t have a grain drill? Probably going to be doing plots with a tiller.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sportin' Woodies View Post
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    Yep. Still feeding next years crop every day till the end of the month. Plant some browse. Wheat, rye etc and throw the soda to it. Or 16-4-8
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    Plant our spring plots the same method as fall plots...plow, spreader on 4 wheeler, drag and had great growth in all plots. I feel like we held more deer on our place last year with the good spring plots.

    Last year we did sections of clover but mostly mix of wheat, peas, and sorghum. Deer kept them mowed.

    Get your soil tested.

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    What county?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJP View Post
    What county?
    Saluda


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    Durano clover.

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    How big are the plots?
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    Unless you have BIG plots, or very few deer or plan to fence them in I wouldn’t rely solely on peas
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    Food plots probably will be between 1/4 and 1/2 acre. I know that is not big but I have to work with what I have.

    When should I disc it up? Should I spray before? When should I actually plant? March?


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    I always mow then spray a week or 2 later then disc 10-14 days after that. Many will disagree(especially toofer) but that works for me
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheVisorGuy View Post
    I always mow then spray a week or 2 later then disc 10-14 days after that. Many will disagree(especially toofer) but that works for me
    Do you have to spray again after you plant?


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    I never have. I try and plant right before rain so my seed pops and keeps a lot of the weeds at bay
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheVisorGuy View Post
    I never have. I try and plant right before rain so my seed pops and keeps a lot of the weeds at bay
    What’s the goal, right after the last frost?


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    Soon as I got soil temps in the 60s. Just like my fall plantings
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheVisorGuy View Post
    Soon as I got soil temps in the 60s. Just like my fall plantings
    Roger than. This will be my second go at planting. Did peas last year at my family land and they came up great but gotten taken over by weeds


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    That spring?


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