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    Conductivity

    I recently got results back on soil samples from 7 small food plots (all less than 1 acre). Two things stood out to me. First, and much to my surprise, sulfur shows to be at or above the recommended level in all plots. I wasn’t really expecting this. This made me wonder if adding gypsum...
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    Pressured food plots

    I just watched Jeff Sturgis' new video on food plots. When you boil it down, isn't he just saying that pressuring your food plots has negative consequences and planting summer plots in the northern half of the country does more harm than good? 5 Reasons You Shouldn't Plant a Food Plot AND 1...
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    Pine needles on perennial plots

    Our lease is on a pine plantation and I have several small 1/8 - 1/2 acre food plots on some logging decks that border pines and some cut rows in the pines. Most of these are perennial plots with clover and chicory. Some also have winter rye growing that I broadcast in the fall. My question...
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    Soil test lab

    Looking for a good soil test lab that I can mail about 5 soil samples to. I have been using the BioLogic service for the past few years because it’s quick and cheap, but the results are pretty basic (pH, P, K, Ca, Mg) and last year they screwed up all my reports. I have 2 new plots that have...
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    No luck with oats

    Does anyone else deal with deer that couldn’t care less about oats? I think this was my last season planting them. I have planted them in late Aug, early Sep, mid Sep and now late Sep. They are 6” - 8” in multiple locations on our 1,000 acre lease in SE Tennessee and I don’t see any sign that...
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    Fall mix seed rate

    A few months ago I saw an interesting pasture blend that was on sale for half off. I was intrigued by the combination, so I bought a bag. It's a 20 lb bag that says it will seed 1 acre, but I'm wondering if a 1/2 acre would be more appropriate for a broadcast food plot. Here's the breakdown...
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    Berseem clover

    I frost seeded Frosty berseem clover in March after reading that Craig Harper said it was the preferred clover for deer in field trails in Tennessee. It came up pretty good and my cameras showed the deer did prefer it over my perennial clover plots. Anyways, I have read that it establishes...
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    Clover mix

    I have 5 lbs each of medium red, crimson, Frosty berseem and Apache arrowleaf clover. I have a few smaller plots between 1/4 and 1/2 acre that I would like to frost seed. I figured I would just create a blend by mixing it all together and then frost seed each plot with an appropriate amount of...
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    Sainfoin & small burnett

    I searched and didn’t see any posts about sainfoin or small burnett on the forum. I’m thinking about experimenting with these next year to try something totally different and differentiate my hunting property in Tennessee. I was wondering if anyone has any experience planting either of these...
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    When is it too late in the fall for clover?

    We have rain coming Monday and I have some areas where I'd like to top seed some annual clovers to provide additional food next spring. I already have the clover seed (crimson, arrowleaf, berseem), but I'm wondering if I'd be better off waiting and frost seeding in Feb/Mar at this point. The...
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    Earthway bag seeder

    If you could use a bag seeder, Mills Fleet Farm has the Earthway 2750 on clearance for only $18. This bag seeder seems to be pretty popular with food plotters, so I thought I'd share. I just ordered one to overseed some of my plots with rye in a couple weeks...
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    Rush (weed) in perennial clover plot

    I have had rush growing in my best clover plot for a couple of years. Mowing several times a season doesn't slow it down. I hate it. Looking for suggestions on how to eliminate it with minimal damage to the clover. I'm thinking spot spraying with gly and/or 2, 4-D is probably my best bet, but...
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    Winter peas?

    Any thoughts on the more commonly mentioned Austrian Winter Peas vs other varieties of winter peas? I was reading about "white flowered" winter pea varieties and based on what I've read they sound like a better choice than AWP due to claims of better production, higher palatability and improved...
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