Food Plot Timing - Upstate

**Duracraft** · 08-23-2021, 01:21 PM

When are you planting? We plant a combination of wheat and clover. Usually the weekend after labor day but that seems a week or so late this year.

**TheVisorGuy** · 08-23-2021, 01:26 PM

Anytime after the nights start getting in the 60s. I've hunted the rifle opener in the morning, got down and planted during the day.

**DJP** · 08-23-2021, 01:26 PM

Honesty, most planting guides call for those to be planted later towards October. You will be fine.

**FEETDOWN** · 08-23-2021, 02:04 PM

I planted the weekend before rifle season last year and had the best looking food plots I've ever had....

**ArrowSlinger** · 08-23-2021, 02:28 PM

I plant when the Weather Channel says the hurricane is going to missus for sure. Disc, broadcast, disc, rain all there is to it.

**Gut_Pile** · 08-23-2021, 02:28 PM

October

**Coastal Woodie** · 08-23-2021, 02:34 PM

Not in the upstate but I normally plant the first week of October and it turns out great.

**ziggy** · 08-23-2021, 03:05 PM

as others have mentioned, we plant oats and clover end of september/early october.

last year we got busy and didn't get oats in the ground until after rifle season opened. by the end of october the fields had greened up and looked great.

army worms are especially bad this year...i'd wait as long as you can.

**StrutnBPS** · 08-23-2021, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by ArrowSlinger

I plant when the Weather Channel says the hurricane is going to missus for sure. Disc, broadcast, disc, rain all there is to it.

Past two years in a row I planted right before what was supposed to be just a rain shower. Ended up being a damn monsoon both times.

rp · 08-24-2021, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by ziggy

army worms are especially bad this year...i'd wait as long as you can.

This is what we have been told. Local duck ponds are spraying to temper the worms. I have heard entire dove fields are gone. We are planting later.

**Glenn** · 08-24-2021, 02:29 PM

Mine go in the ground before september 15th. I ain't workin' during play season. Army worms or no.

Planting this weekend as a matter of fact.

**JOHNSON** · 08-24-2021, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by Glenn

Mine go in the ground before september 15th. I ain't workin' during play season. Army worms or no.

Planting this weekend as a matter of fact.

You can say that again!

**Frank1** · 08-24-2021, 02:52 PM

1st and 2nd weekend in Sept in Fairfield county then pray for rain

**gamecock1974** · 08-24-2021, 03:15 PM

All about the rain in the forecast for me. Planted a few years based on when i wanted to do it vs when the rain was supposed to come and spent a ton of time and money on crow, squirrel and turkey food. Right now my plan is to plant the weekend of the 18th or the 25th based on what was previously stated. In Lancaster County and we dont start rifle until October 11, so little hurry.

**SCswampCAT** · 08-24-2021, 03:18 PM

First week of October normally.

**LabLuvR** · 08-24-2021, 05:32 PM

When weather is consistently below 90 you will be good to go. Been doing it for decades.

**Tater** · 08-24-2021, 07:34 PM

What is the purpose of these food plots, does the green make it easier for the deer to see your corn pile?

**UPSTATEWATERFOWLER** · 08-24-2021, 07:41 PM

I want to be shooting stuff on my food plots when muzzleloader opens. So we plant in September depending on rain.

**darealdeal** · 08-24-2021, 08:10 PM

Always plant around rain in September. Going to try a different method this next year. Going to plant buckwheat vetch mix 7 to 8 weeks before I plan on planting. Then go and spray that and plant in the cover crop. Depending on rain will be 2 plantings broadcasted