Ozarks-Bowhunter
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When I first started plotting nearly 20 years ago I was very dependent on white clover. It done very well and was super easy to get established and would thrive. I live in an area where there is zero row crops and very few people plant anything for deer. The closest alfalfa field I know of is nearly 25 miles away. Needless to say my little food plots are very attractive to deer at certain times of the year.
Now I haven't seeded clover in at least 15 years but I still have some very nice plots of clover. I guess that I have a very good seed bank stored in the ground from my first few years of planting. Four years ago I had a plot that was pretty much nothing but weeds with lots of Horsenettle and Passion Fruit mosly in the lower half. I went in and sprayed half the plot with Roundup then spread Rye that fall and cut the weeds. I was very surprised the next spring when I went to mow the Rye and had one of the best stands of Clover I had ever seen. Another positive was no Horsenettle or Passion Fruit returned. I think the Rye was the reason for that.
Two years ago I plowed the other half of the plot and planted it in wheat. It done very well and was the best at drawing deer that I have had on my place. I let the wheat go the next spring with intentions of planting wheat again with the throw and mow method. I noticed a little bit of clover growing at that time and thought that was a nice bonus. I planted my wheat that fall with no spraying of Round up and it did pretty good. Not near as good as the year before but it fed plenty of deer. Now I again have a great stand of Clover that looks like that is what I was intending to grow.
I am going to plant half that field to wheat again this fall probably by Spraying with Glysofate and broadcasting into the Clover. I imagine that the clover will not totally die but will be stunted enough to let the WW grow.
Lets hear some of your stories of how easy or difficult clover is for you.
Now I haven't seeded clover in at least 15 years but I still have some very nice plots of clover. I guess that I have a very good seed bank stored in the ground from my first few years of planting. Four years ago I had a plot that was pretty much nothing but weeds with lots of Horsenettle and Passion Fruit mosly in the lower half. I went in and sprayed half the plot with Roundup then spread Rye that fall and cut the weeds. I was very surprised the next spring when I went to mow the Rye and had one of the best stands of Clover I had ever seen. Another positive was no Horsenettle or Passion Fruit returned. I think the Rye was the reason for that.
Two years ago I plowed the other half of the plot and planted it in wheat. It done very well and was the best at drawing deer that I have had on my place. I let the wheat go the next spring with intentions of planting wheat again with the throw and mow method. I noticed a little bit of clover growing at that time and thought that was a nice bonus. I planted my wheat that fall with no spraying of Round up and it did pretty good. Not near as good as the year before but it fed plenty of deer. Now I again have a great stand of Clover that looks like that is what I was intending to grow.
I am going to plant half that field to wheat again this fall probably by Spraying with Glysofate and broadcasting into the Clover. I imagine that the clover will not totally die but will be stunted enough to let the WW grow.
Lets hear some of your stories of how easy or difficult clover is for you.