RE: Keeping the weeds out
Once you establish the plot you may need to spot spray where bunches of weeds grow, but don't spray the entire plot or you will kill the food plot. If you are concerned about surrounding weeds you could spray out farther than your food plot, but the wind and animals will still disperse a few into the plot. Or, you could mow the area around the plot before the weeds make seeds. Good Luck!