I planted my first food plots ever this year. Rackmaster S/S Mix. Planted in late May and by the middle of June the deer had eaten one of the plots to the ground. I fertilized in the middle of June, and that seemed to keep the deer off the plots somewhat. The plot they smoked actually came up great since then.

So here are the dumb questions:

1) I assume that stuff in my plots that is waist high and looks somewhat like corn is sorghum?

2) Are the shorter plants that have tiny white flowers the clay peas?

3) Are the bigger leafed plants the soybeans?

4) The deer are starting to nibble the edges of the plots again. I assume they will eat the plot to the ground again before the 9/11 archery opener. If so, what to do then? I'll be back out to my lease in early/mid August and could take whatever remedial action is necessary at that time...

Sorry for the dumb questions. Where I grew up in N. FL, we only grew tobacco and watermellons and the vegetable garden.

(1) could be corn, sorghum or milo, it's hard to tell until it matures.

(2) sounds like clover to me-cowpeas have large leaves never seen flowers

(3) most likely, although they could be the cowpeas or lab-lab if that was in your mix

(4) I would try to add some kind of feed away from the plot, not too far so they will still be close to your plot. sounds like your plot is just for harvest not for feeding so, as long as it's growing when you get ready to hunt it thats all you want? maybe pour some corn about 50 yards away from your plot.

To begin with there are NO dumb questions, so get over that, we would probably need to see a photo if possible to determine what is growing, Check your seed bag it should have a seed analysis on the side 12% this 15% that 76% the other, see what the ingredients are that are in the mix and we can help you then,,, If you dont have the tag go back to the store where you got it and write down the ingredients on a similar bag. Keep in touch...

We started using a new product this year called plot saver. I saw an ad for it in rack magazine. Seems to work quite well. You set it up like a single line electric fence. But then spray this line with the chemical that deters deer. It's pretty simple. You might want to check it out. Their website is.
www.plotsaver.com