Stone Cold

I was told that Fertilizing your food plots make your plots bitter for a certain amount of time......is this true and how long does it stay bitter after fertilizing before it will turn sweet. We have clover and oats planted.

Thanks

JKT

I' ve never heard of that, I did see a guy eating soom of his clover on a TV ad to see if it was bitter[]

psandhu

maybe you could sprinkle some confectioners sugar on your plots?

Luke 1:37

I firmly believe that, but only with certain fertilizers. The fertilizers high in Nitrogen are generally the ones that make the grass bitter.

Ballistictip

I can' t really comment on the fertilizer however I have personally done the " taste test" myself. Clover growing in soil with a higher pH level will have a sweeter taste and clover in a lower pH soil will be slightly bitter. I must have seen the same show as JKT and had to try it. I have two food plots, both with ladino clover. The plot with an ideal pH level (6.5) had a sweet taste while the other with a 5.0 pH level did seem bitter. When I saw that show I kind of thought it was BS but now..........