What equipment, methods or secrets do you use for small food plots?

[FarmerD]

One of the handy tools I use for spreading seed is this Solo spreader which holds 20 lbs. Although I don't use it for fertilizer or lime, it certainly can be used for that. Easy to clean up and works well.

 

[FarmerD]

I've got a 25 gallon Fimco Sprayer

 

[JohnL48]

Although I don't use it anymore I put a lot of plots in using the Ground Hog Max

 

[dogdoc]

Not much of a secret but I love broadcasting black oil sunflowers with my fall plantings. I have planted many different plants with plots and have discovered that young sunflower plants are the most highly desirable forage I can plant. It's my "ice cream" plant for deer. I can plant it heavily and not worry about out competing any of my other cool season plants as it will die on the first frost. They have replaced the winter peas in my pseudo "LC" fall mix.

 

[FarmerD]

Not much of a secret but I love broadcasting black oil sunflowers with my fall plantings. I have planted many different plants with plots and have discovered that young sunflower plants are the most highly desirable forage I can plant. It's my "ice cream" plant for deer. I can plant it heavily and not worry about out competing any of my other cool season plants as it will die on the first frost. They have replaced the winter peas in my pseudo "LC" fall mix.

You feed your deer well! If I have leftover soybeans or cowpeas, I will do the same. They usually don't make it to the first killing frost, anyway!

 

[FarmerD]

Although I don't use it anymore I put a lot of plots in using the Ground Hog Max

The GroundHog Max is sure popular and does a good job!

 

[Fish]

I am always overseeding clover in the clover plots and strips. Its not the best bang for my buck, but if we are getting summer rain, enough will germinate to help fill in bare spots.

 

[FarmerD]

A cultipacker is designed to take the air out of the soil, pack it slightly to help with erosion and the improve seed to soil contact. Although it's not 100% necessary to have one, to plant food plots, if you can get your hands on a inexpensive (yeah, right) 4 foot or 6 foot pup, they are nice to have.

 

[Twolftg]

View attachment 1570 A cultipacker is designed to take the air out of the soil, pack it slightly to help with erosion and the improve seed to soil contact. Although it's not 100% necessary to have one, to plant food plots, if you can get your hands on a inexpensive (yeah, right) 4 foot or 6 foot pup, they are nice to have.

I agree, it's my new favorite implement. Built one this year for about $100 which I think is pretty reasonable.

 

[catscratch]

I agree, it's my new favorite implement. Built one this year for about $100 which I think is pretty reasonable.

Pics?

 

[Twolftg]

Pics?

Here it is partially complete

Here it is doing its thing. There is a tgreat under build stuff about making one.

 

[FarmerD]

A weed wiper, with a 50/50 mix of glyphosate and water, can help control grasses and broadleaf weeds in perennial clover plots

 

[FarmerD]

Here it is partially complete
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Here it is doing its thing. There is a tgreat under build stuff about making one.
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That's pretty slick!

 

[FarmerD]

I'll plant shadier spots or perimeters in a perennial clover, to hopefully feed 10 months of the year, while the little area on the right will be used for "attractant" plantings