Food plot-

[hunterjw]

Looking to plant food plots this year. Any suggestions on where to get seed near bamberg county? Peas, clover etc. I can order online but would rather avoid shipping and buy local.

John

[rrconductor]

Mixson in Orangeburg, Wannamaker in St. Matthews.

[Sportin' Woodies]

Decomate.com

[jwilliams]

Decamate Astro nominy

[hunterjw]

Mixson in Orangeburg, Wannamaker in St. Matthews.

Thanks! Orangeburg should work I’m at southern end of bamberg county. Looking for peas and clover not planting aeschynomene

[Sportin' Woodies]

Peas and clover don't have genetics in them unless you buy Decomate brand

[dubs]

Also, if you are just doing small plots and have a decent deer density, the peas will be gone in a couple of days. Most recommendations say that if you have a high deer density and aren’t going to electrify your plots, you need at least 4 contiguous acres of peas for the deer to not destroy before they can get established (4-6wks).

If you want to see how hard they hit peas, put out some hog wire enclosures to monitor growth...

[hunterjw]

Ok this is my first time planting a plot in sc and yes there is a strong density. I have 2-2 acre plots and about an acre of roads to plant. Was going to strip plant it as there is a lot of pressure and they seem to prefer high grass in the fields.

So would you recommend planting the peas in July/August right before season? Or just go entirely with something else. I did plant a few small strips of sucraseed sweet spot which is half sugar grass and half clover more so as test. It is coming up pretty well
Open to suggestions.

[G_HUNTER87]

G and G milling in Ehrhardt has about anything you would want to plant.

[hunterjw]

Even better! Thank you!!

[Duckman#1]

If your roads are shaded and mowed occasionally seed them with clover

[wiz18]

With those sized areas I wouldn’t fool with beans. 1) it’ll get browsed long before it matures 2) if it’s never been prepared for seed you’ll need a ton of lime, actually closer to 4 tons, but I’d pull a soil sample to find out 3) 0-25-25 fert for those beans will hurt your wallet at 250#/ac, again.. soil sample.

Plant clover in the fall. Use the time you have now to get the areas right - soil test (when the ag extension opens back up), bush hog, spray, etc.

Just my $.02

[hunterjw]

I bought the place a few years ago and they previously had food plots. I’ve put out lime and have the soils around 6-6.5 (not professional just the water tube test kits)
Fields are full of sericea lespedeza. Don’t think it has any value but the deer are very comfortable walking around in it.

I mow both pastures each year. Lanes for shooting etc

Really appreciate all of the help.

[Whackumstackum]

With those sized areas I wouldn’t fool with beans. 1) it’ll get browsed long before it matures 2) if it’s never been prepared for seed you’ll need a ton of lime, actually closer to 4 tons, but I’d pull a soil sample to find out 3) 0-25-25 fert for those beans will hurt your wallet at 250#/ac, again.. soil sample.

Plant clover in the fall. Use the time you have now to get the areas right - soil test (when the ag extension opens back up), bush hog, spray, etc.

Just my $.02

No.

[hunterjw]

No.

So what do you suggest? I had originally planned on planting in May and June. I figured I would vary it up in the event of poor weather conditions.

[Whackumstackum]

So what do you suggest? I had originally planned on planting in May and June. I figured I would vary it up in the event of poor weather conditions.

I’ll shoot you some suggestions when I get to the office in the am. You need to get a soil test done, private labs are open and it’s cheap to do.

[hunterjw]

Ok sounds good. Are the soil tests that you can get at Home Depot worthless? I mean the ones I have done seem to make sense on the ph etc.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mosser-L...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Buck70]

Buckwheat and Buck Forage oats.

[Whackumstackum]

Ok sounds good. Are the soil tests that you can get at Home Depot worthless? I mean the ones I have done seem to make sense on the ph etc.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mosser-L...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

I wouldn't say they are worthless but theres more to a sample than just PH.

[Carolina Counsel]

I think several of the posts above are solid, but what do I know. We have about 40 acres under till. Other than dove field and duck impoundment, we have our plots in a clover/chicory mix. The reasons are fairly simple- they handle browse well; they require minimal maintenance- spray, mow, fertilize; they last for 5-7 years sans terrible drought; the hogs don't completely destroy them; and they feed wildlife for most of the year. We are going to switch two or our larger plots over to an annual wannamaker blend this year for diversity purposes. I think that anything under 3 acres or so is too small for most annuals.