What would be the easiest way....
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 2,059
RE: What would be the easiest way....
There are different methods:
1) Fertilize the natural vegetation to improve the growth.
2)Spray the area with Roundup and then surface seed clover, etc.
3) Cutopenings in treed areas to create undergrowth (browse) for the deer.
4) Plant trees such as apples, persimmons,oaks.
Dan O.
1) Fertilize the natural vegetation to improve the growth.
2)Spray the area with Roundup and then surface seed clover, etc.
3) Cutopenings in treed areas to create undergrowth (browse) for the deer.
4) Plant trees such as apples, persimmons,oaks.
Dan O.
#3
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 730
RE: What would be the easiest way....
Maybe you could try one of the newer seed blends that don't require much preparation. You could spray the vegetation, scratch the soil with a rake, respray the area a few weeks later, and the wait a week and sow the seeds. Has anyone tried the low preparation seeds?
#5
RE: What would be the easiest way....
I believe Biologic does make a seed called no plow. Just rake it in. Like mentioned already though you may need to remove whatever is growing naturally by spraying weed killer.....
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Posts: 125
RE: What would be the easiest way....
another one of the no-plow ones is called hotspot, just rake up existing vegatation and throw down the seed. You may want to check how much sunlight and rain is needed for whatever product you eventually choose. Also, a soil PH sample is usually a good investment
#7
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 33
RE: What would be the easiest way....
THere are quite a few throw and grows. The No-Plow is actually from the Whitetail Insititute. I've pllanted about 3 acres for 4 years. It does well. I tried the hotspot and it was too grassy.
Personally, if the pH is neutral. I like clover over a early spring snow and fertilize at greenup. My first choice is Imperial but I've tried the coops seed and it did OK. I don't mind spending a couple extra $$$ since my total planted area is just over 5 acres.
I would stay away from anybodys blend in the spring with brassicas. They don't seem to eat them in the spring or summer but my clover is worn out from the time it get a few inches tall until it gets covered in snow about a foot or more.
O
Personally, if the pH is neutral. I like clover over a early spring snow and fertilize at greenup. My first choice is Imperial but I've tried the coops seed and it did OK. I don't mind spending a couple extra $$$ since my total planted area is just over 5 acres.
I would stay away from anybodys blend in the spring with brassicas. They don't seem to eat them in the spring or summer but my clover is worn out from the time it get a few inches tall until it gets covered in snow about a foot or more.
O
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: What would be the easiest way....
Right now might not be the best time to try to put in a food plot. Not much time left in the season. Rye grass seed might pop up in time to get a little grazing before the season ends.