small food plot
02-11-2012, 10:42 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ontario
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small food plot
hey i just have a question on what to plant in a small food plot for early bow season in Ontario. Not a big one just on that they will stop at, on there way to a bigger field. thanks.
02-21-2012, 07:56 AM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Munising MI
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For a quick stop in your location annual rye can work very well (rye grain, winter rye...all the same). It will stay productive and green after the first frosts and is the most soil, ph, and temperature tolerant forage you can find. I would consider about 100#s per acre spread about the 3rd week of August (in your area), along with 50#s of Austrian winter peas. Get a soil test and follow the result recommendations. Then, in mid Sept lay another 100#s per acre right on top to considerably thicken the stand.
Next year spray and kill early...then repeat.
Next year spray and kill early...then repeat.
02-21-2012, 10:43 AM
#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Person Co. NC
Posts: 884
Mix those two answers and you have it right IMO. I have no idea about what type of clover does well in Ontario.
Winter rye is good, also makes a great nurse crop for perennial clover when cut down to about 30 lbs/acre.
I might disagree about the winter peas on a small plot. If you have even a medium deer density they will not have a prayer.
Winter rye is good, also makes a great nurse crop for perennial clover when cut down to about 30 lbs/acre.
I might disagree about the winter peas on a small plot. If you have even a medium deer density they will not have a prayer.
