A neighbor of mine who also farms a piece of land miles away says that our properties there on the mountain have thin layers of soil. I already know they are of a sandy loam and real acidic (3.7 PH). I am having a guy push the trees off a 3/4 acre clearing I made about three years ago with that PH level. I want to know what to plant. I am going to have a truck lime it to over 6.0 PH, no problem. Considering the deer will likely browse away plants before they have a chance to grow much, and I have A THIN LAYER OF SANDY SOIL, what would you recommend? I like the idea of something that grows fast and comes back for at least a few years. What would you do? Nobody around has anything planted, as it is 99% wooded and the deer get only natural browse and corn some landowners put out for them.

I have asked questions on some of this before, but this is the first time I put it all together so an informed decision could be made considering all the variables from thin soil to sandy soil to highly acidic soil to high browse line area, etc. etc.

Any advice on recommended plantings would be appreciated!