Originally Posted by
kundancab
There are several reasons why it is difficult to beat clover when it comes to growing food for white-tailed deer.
Clover is relatively easy to establish, easy to obtain, affordable, and has a wide variety of species that can cope with most climates or soil types.
well I am sorry to have to dis agree with this
Clover here in the USA is a rather PICKY plant!
it requires a soil PH it likes and has to remain in that small range to thrive,
its also very easy to get over run with other weeds due to it can have slower growth rates in a field based on how sensitive it can be to PH level, lower or higher ion some spots, and it either will grow slow or NOT at all
which tends to lead to a lot more up keep, from adding nutrients as needed, to mowing or spraying with chemicals(not all that cheap chemicals) to help prevent weeds from taking it over!
so, clover is NOT a very Cheap or easy thing to plant and have it thrive if were being honest!
when things are RIGHT, yes it can be a great source of a lot of tonnage of food for critters(not just deer)
but it is far from a easy or cheap endeavor in my 30+ yrs of planting it, from plots as small as a 1/16 acre to fields of it over 70+ acres