Go to the "Wildlife Management" forum and look at the thread titled "Food Plot Choice" and read my reply. IMHO I don't think that you will be able to plant a food plot that will be any better. As to the stand location I like to put a stand on the east or south side of a plot as usually that is opposite the usual fall/winter wind. You didn't say where in Bama you hunt. I have hunted in south Bama for over 40 years, mainly in the Troy/Clayton/Kinston area. Welcome to the board.