#1 food plot choice

[Mennoniteman]

Where did you buy commander chicory?

25 lb of commander chicory at King's Agriseeds for $99.00 (717) 687-6224

 

[sagittarius]

Alfalfa/clover mix/chicory

Yes .... https://www.grandparayoutdoors.com/product-page/3x

 

[Buckeye]

Is there anywhere you can buy Burdaro clover and Commander chicory by the pound. After Native Hunter suggested it I researched it and it sounds like good stuff, but I can’t find where you can buy it by the pound.

 

[Buckeye]

Per acre in the fall:
3 lbs Commander Chicory
6 lbs Burdaro Red Clover
6 lbs ladino clover
25 lbs oats
25 lbs wheat
1 lb Diakon Radish

Is Burdaro Clover the same as Trifolium Pratense clover

 

[Native Hunter]

Is Burdaro Clover the same as Trifolium Pratense clover

Yes it is. Barduro is just an improved variety. See my comments about in Post # 15.

 

[Chipdasqrrl]

Turnips for sure. If I had a 3 acre plot, then it would be RR soybeans.


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[Bullwinkle]

BFO/AWS peas

 

[Mennoniteman]

A permanent Regal graze clover patch for three seasons, with rye interseeded for midwinter food.

 

[Jason Broom]

The answer to this question is going to vary significantly by both geographic location and by the quality of soil you have to work with. RUR soybeans might be the best answer in southern IL, but would be a complete failure on sandy-land plots in hotter or colder climates.

If the question is about a single seed variety, then I reject the premise: Planting a mono-culture food plot is never the best choice for wildlife. The mix Native Hunter mentioned, adjusted for your local region, is absolutely the way to go. The varieties will change as you go north/south from his Leopold Landscape in the Bluegrass state, but the premise remains the same.

On my small properties in northern Michigan, the foundation is a mix of winter rye, red clover, alsike clover and chicory. Where the soils are better, or have been improved, you can mix in oats and a forage radish. Minimal tillage and a mix of cereal grains, legumes and other plant types are impossible to beat, especially if your plot is intended to do more than just kill a whitetail deer.

 

[JFK52]

RR ag soy beans and/or RR Eagle Northern managers mix forage soy beans. I also overseed with winter rye before the soy beans go into their canopy stage.

 

[farmhunter]

Glad I don't have to pick just one. But if I had to - then RR soybeans as they give summer, fall and some winter nutrition. The deer tell me they are the best option most of the year they are available.

 

[buckdeer1]

Soybeans will be one of the tops almost everywhere even if you don't get pods. But I doubt if I ever plant another RR soybean.The pigweed and marestail are just too bad.I will plant liberty link so that I can spray.I like winter wheat and daiken radish for a winter plot in Kansas

 

[Worm]

I keep it fairly simple.
Landino clover ( sometimes with chicory ) , and mix of 50/50 - winter wheat and cereal rye for the winter . Seems to work pretty well.
Ive tried turnips, the deer wont touch them until February or March at my place in Virginia .

 

[Buckeye]

I keep it fairly simple.
Landino clover ( sometimes with chicory ) , and mix of 50/50 - winter wheat and cereal rye for the winter . Seems to work pretty well.
Ive tried turnips, the deer wont touch them until February or March at my place in Virginia .

On my place deer won’t touch turnips or radishes but on my other farm (30 minutes away) deer hammer them.

 

[StrungOutOutdoors]

Clover, oats and brassica mix