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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5511970" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>That's what I <em>should do</em>, but considering I'm usually doing this on my own, I don't take the time. I plant VERY heavy for three reasons: 1) I'm broadcast seeding; 2) I'm covering seed with a drag (chain harrow); and 3) deer are going to be pounding these plots, so overseeding will not produce plant crowding issues. The deer will take care of any overcrowding.</p><p></p><p>Broadcast seeding and dragging reduce germination rates below what you would get with drilling. For broadcasting and then dragging, recommended seeding rates are 50% more than drilling.</p><p></p><p>And an old rule of thumb for planting seed mixtures for food plots is: when planting two species, reduce the seeding rate of each by 1/3 from recommended for a single species planting. When planting 3 or more species, reduce the single species seeding rate by 1/2 for each.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5511970, member: 17"] That's what I [I]should do[/I], but considering I'm usually doing this on my own, I don't take the time. I plant VERY heavy for three reasons: 1) I'm broadcast seeding; 2) I'm covering seed with a drag (chain harrow); and 3) deer are going to be pounding these plots, so overseeding will not produce plant crowding issues. The deer will take care of any overcrowding. Broadcast seeding and dragging reduce germination rates below what you would get with drilling. For broadcasting and then dragging, recommended seeding rates are 50% more than drilling. And an old rule of thumb for planting seed mixtures for food plots is: when planting two species, reduce the seeding rate of each by 1/3 from recommended for a single species planting. When planting 3 or more species, reduce the single species seeding rate by 1/2 for each. [/QUOTE]
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