Sweet Spot by Sucraseed?
09-11-2012, 06:22 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Sweet Spot by Sucraseed?
Has anyone here ever used this seed and how well did it work compared to other blends? For those not familiar with it, it's real selling point is a rye grass they developed that is high in sugar. It was developed for cattle farmers and the had increases in size and milk production, but they couldn't keep the deer off of it. It can be grown in less that ideal conditions, such as woodland food plots which is what we have on our property. I'll try to post some results once I get it in the ground and it gets established.
09-12-2012, 02:09 AM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Person Co. NC
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I did a side by side comparison with their pasture sweetener (the same hsg in sweet spot), oats, wheat, and winter rye.
Long story short, I was very impressed. It did act as annual in NC, but I swear the deer were eating the dead grass this summer like cows eat hay. Never seen that before!
Here's a link to the full test.
http://www.nchuntandfish.com/forums/...gh+sugar+grass.
Long story short, I was very impressed. It did act as annual in NC, but I swear the deer were eating the dead grass this summer like cows eat hay. Never seen that before!
Here's a link to the full test.
http://www.nchuntandfish.com/forums/...gh+sugar+grass.
09-12-2012, 06:47 PM
#3
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 277
I've been reading some reviews and I'll have to say I'm excited about trying it. I'm not a food plot hunter at all. I've never killed a deer in one. I tend to hunt close to where the deer live and that's in the thickets. But I've got a couple of small open areas around 2 stands that only something like this sweet spot would grow. I think that it could really draw the deer into the stand location instead of just passing thru. I see a ton of deer and especially bucks from these stands already, so I think this could really be the ticket to get the does to come and feed.
09-12-2012, 07:28 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MN
Posts: 342
I have had good luck with the sweet spot as well. The biggest buck seen on my property was in the sweet spot last fall. The deer really kept the grass mowed short on the plot, and the chickory especially seem to be a treat for the deer up by my place.
09-13-2012, 06:44 PM
#5
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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I did a side by side comparison with their pasture sweetener (the same hsg in sweet spot), oats, wheat, and winter rye.
Long story short, I was very impressed. It did act as annual in NC, but I swear the deer were eating the dead grass this summer like cows eat hay. Never seen that before!
Here's a link to the full test.
http://www.nchuntandfish.com/forums/...gh+sugar+grass.
Long story short, I was very impressed. It did act as annual in NC, but I swear the deer were eating the dead grass this summer like cows eat hay. Never seen that before!
Here's a link to the full test.
http://www.nchuntandfish.com/forums/...gh+sugar+grass.
