Secret spot
 

Has anyone tried or read any reviews on Whitetail institute Secret Spot?

This appears to be the product that requires the least amount of ground preperation. After planting a half acre of clover over the weekend I'm not ready to to drag all the equiptment out into the woods for a small plot. The soil falls into the guidelines and I think I just going to have to spray the grasses that are currently growing and then seed once the grasses have died.

This product seems to fit the bill, but I'm afraid it may fall under "If it seems to good to be true,

Any thoughts?

RE: Secret spot
 

I heard where the bag itself has a disclaimer relating to ground contact recommendations and minimal ground prep precautionary statements. Sounds too good to be true for me. It's still seed so it makes sense to plant it not just to snip the bag and shake it over the leaves and grass.

RE: Secret spot
 

It needs soil contact like every seed. Scratch the ground add a little fert. and see what happens. I saw a couple plots last fall and they looked good considering the cost. $9 per bag.

RE: Secret spot
 

A freind gave me one of the little bags to try, and I planted maybe 40 x 40 ft - it was kind of lame I thought.

Look 40' x 40' is 1600 square feet ($9.00) - an acre is about 45,000 square feet - you do the math - its not "really" a cheap planting. It does offer a couple nice varieties, but nothing - with a little research - you couldn't put together yourself at a fraction of the cost - without the empty promises.

What really bothered me about the product, was the "PH neutralizer" the advertising claimed - like it was some "super-concentrated special ingredient" to affect PH. I'm skeptical it was anything other than Pulverized Lime - and couldn't possibly have any REAL effect on PH ( it was like a couple ounces - TOTAL).

My advice is: take the hype as if it were false - and look up as much info as you can. If you cannot verify the product from several sources, assume its HYPE - and find out what really can be done.

**I edited my post because it occured to me that some people might think my response was a comdenation of the Whitail Institute and their products in general. - I wanted to say that, the Clover, and Alpha-Rack brands are really based on some good science, and while they may be a little more expensive than "local seed" - Its not THAT much more expensive - and they have done the initial research for you (which would cost something!!!)

That said, I do think that The Whitetail Institute - recognized the value of offering a cheap product, with a high profit margin - to the uninformed - "secret spot" is this product, and I'm dissapointed.