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Old 04-22-2008 | 07:07 AM
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Default Clover/Rye...What Else?

We've been trying a variety of plants in out .75 acre plot throughout the years (we've done basic rye, clover, alfalfa, corn, turnips last year, etc). This year, our first planting is clover with rye coming up from last year. It seems to be doing well, but we like to split the field up into two plantings. One is for spring/summer/early fall feeding, with another planting to occur in August for Fall/Winter feeding. The turnips last year were hammered, but only once all other food sources in the area were depleted (about mid December they started hitting it hard). We decided to go back to basics with a clover/rye combo for now, but I'm wondering what else you would suggest?

We're in Northcentral PA, plot is on a southern facing slope, recieves more than adequet sunshine, and although the PH hasn't been tested for a few years, we suspect it's probably close to 6-6.1 as it's been limed every year since the test (our test indicated we were quite acidic at the time). All of our plantings in the past years have done very well, we're just looking for an ideal plot plant that will attract deer AND turkey's. The latter of which has been a struggle for us to keep on the property, so turkey attraction is a must.

Any opinions/thoughts are appreciated.
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