Food Plots Food plot advice

[Vermin93]

I posted this in the QDMA forum, but thought I'd share it here as well. I enjoyed this recent podcast featuring Dr. Craig Harper from the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries at the The University of Tennessee. He talks a lot about habit management and presents some really great information on food plots for the less experienced. I found it to be really informative and plan to implement some of his suggestions on our lease. The interview with Dr. Harper starts about 15 minutes into the podcast and lasts about an hour and a half. It was perfect to download and listen to on my long drive home the other day.

Dr. Harper specifically suggests a mixture of beardless winter wheat, crimson clover and arrowleaf clover as an optimal mixture for year-round usefulness.

Wired To Hunt Podcast #103: Dr. Craig Harper Gives Us A Deer Habitat Master Class

http://wiredtohunt.com/

 

[dirtyhands]

This might be a long shot but have you checked your co op for those particular seeds? I'm looking for a good mix and it would be nice to get it from right down the road.

 

[MickThompson]

Crimson can be found at basically any co-op, not sure about the arrowleaf or awnless wheat. Most co-ops around here just try to push feed wheat on people for food plots, but I won't pay for chaff and someone else's weed seeds. A lot of it has ryegrass seed in it. Good luck getting rid of that stuff once you've got it.

 

[BHC]

How does the Crimson and arrow leaf compare to white clovers in acidic soil and shade tolerance? Also which will produce the best crop first yr( fall planting)?


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[barkscraper]

Go to Outreach Outdoor and look at dbltrees on cereal grain and cover crops you will like his total plan on food plots and soil no corn or soybeans food plot year round

 

[MickThompson]

How does the Crimson and arrow leaf compare to white clovers in acidic soil and shade tolerance? Also which will produce the best crop first yr( fall planting)?


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Crimson and arrowleaf are both annuals. They only produce a first year crop unless they reseed. They jump out of the gate much quicker than perennials, but none of them will perform well in strongly acidic soils and under shade. White clover might persist a little while under those conditions, but it won't make a great plot.