Food Plot in the woods?
03-26-2007, 10:09 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
RE: Food Plot in the woods?
I planted Secret Spot a couple of years ago and it came up OK. Not great. My mistake was planting it in an area where there were too many trees. Not so much a sunlight issue, as it is an issue of the tree roots sucking the nutrients out of the soil.
My BIL, nephew, and I planted about 10,000 sf of Easyplot along an old skidder trail this weekend. We cleared it pretty well and used a weed eater to get the dirt uncompacted. After we planted, we drove over it with four wheelers to get good contact with the soil. PH was 6.5. That PH seems to be adequate though not perfect. We have some real good wild clover growing in an area with the same PH.
Next year I'm going to start earlier by preparing seed beds in January or February as long as it doesn't conflict with my late season bowhunting.
My BIL, nephew, and I planted about 10,000 sf of Easyplot along an old skidder trail this weekend. We cleared it pretty well and used a weed eater to get the dirt uncompacted. After we planted, we drove over it with four wheelers to get good contact with the soil. PH was 6.5. That PH seems to be adequate though not perfect. We have some real good wild clover growing in an area with the same PH.
Next year I'm going to start earlier by preparing seed beds in January or February as long as it doesn't conflict with my late season bowhunting.
03-26-2007, 06:23 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location:
Posts: 141
RE: Food Plot in the woods?
Take a chainsaw, cut a hole in the canopy. Use the trees to make travel routes (or block ways you don't want them to go). Round up the vegetation. Wait a week, go in and rake your butt off. It is a pain, but worth it. The bonus you get is that you can use any clover or seed you want. In the undergrowth that you round up'd to give your seed a head start; raking = plowing. Plant clover, not the semi attractive stuff in no plow. It is very tiring, but worth it. I don't have pictures, sorry. But I have done in 4 years in a row. Every time I find a OOOHHHH spot in the woods.
03-26-2007, 07:25 PM
#23
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 73
RE: Food Plot in the woods?
ORIGINAL: boldplate
I thought most of the Secret Spot was for late fall when the leaves fell off the trees. I have not used it but plan to this year.
I thought most of the Secret Spot was for late fall when the leaves fell off the trees. I have not used it but plan to this year.
