Lots of sweat and $$$. Trust me, I've been doing it for 2x years now. With accurate soil testing,the right kind andtype offertilizer and the right amount of lime and you can grow great stuff anywhere.

The pics below aremy biggest food plot and were taken from last year. Just 6 months before these weretaken this was an overgrown goldenrod field let go for over 20 years with a PH level in the 5's (6.5-7 is ideal).

After brush hogging, applying glyphosate, letting it rot down, picking rocks, discing, spreading over a ton of lime and lots of fertilizer to get nitrogen/phosphate/postash levels in check, raking, seeding, dragging and praying for rain..................we ended up with a plot that would have rivaled anything in the country in terms of forageper acre.

The key is soil testing and adding exactly what youneed for your intended crop. Without this your shooting in the dark.