T.P.'s 8th annual food plot prep picher thread

Canuck5

Food Plot advisor extraordinaire !
Look at that buffet!!!!! Nice!!
 

Canuck5

Food Plot advisor extraordinaire !
All of our pears have dropped, as of about 3 weeks ago. We're between Macon and Columbus.

Just an interesting note. The deer we killed this weekend had to be driven to Columbus for processing, because some of our local guys, have their freezers full, with no help to process them. Can't find workers there either.
 

Canuck5

Food Plot advisor extraordinaire !
Yes ...... focus on your lime as soon as you can. P&K can come when you replant and just remember those recommendations for P&K are for a farmer to raise a crop. Budget what you can and keep investing in a soil test to stay in the right direction. Use a variety seeds which will help scavenge some nutrients from deeper in the soil, as well.
 

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fireman32

"Useless Billy" Fire Chief.
Calculated my sq footage and spread 400 pounds of lime today, even cut a few trash trees near the edge of the plot down. I’m thinking by April or May the lime should be making a noticeable difference in the PH. It’s a small plot, but the deer really hammer it especially late season.
Question, will the higher ph make pears and acorns more palatable to deer? Or is it just another link in the chain to good produce?
 

Canuck5

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That's a good question about palatability. Maybe you can do a taste test on the pears next fall, after you amend the soil. I will say that the preferred soil ph for pears and acorns are somewhere around 6 and 6.5, so amending the soil, should make them grow better and reach their potential faster.

Also, getting close to the right soil ph, will release the locked up P&K (and other nutrients) in the soil, for the tree's to take up and make the pears and acorns more nutritious for the deer.

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Canuck5

Food Plot advisor extraordinaire !
Soooooooooooooooooo if you have an hour and 40 minutes, you'll find that deer are attracted to plants high in protein and phosphorous. If you can get your tree's to yield mast with more protein and phosphorous, they may be more attracted to them ..... and they eat more ..... maybe while you are there! Nitrogen will help produce protein.

 

deermaster13

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Deer hitting my rape and turnips hard. I noticed though it's turning kinda yellowish or purple tint to it. I'll take a picture of it in the morning to see what y'all think.
 

deermaster13

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Last one is clover and oats side.
 

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deermaster13

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Looks like they need nitrogen and also you used probably 10X more seed than needed, when they are that thick they can’t grow.
Looks like they need nitrogen and also you used probably 10X more seed than needed, when they are that thick they can’t grow.
Yes sir I did get a little carried away with the rape seed. I have seeder still on the tractor I'll try and get some nitrogen on it before this rain comes in. My clover and oats look good you think? I separated the plot with just them and oats on one side.
 

davidhelmly

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Yes sir I did get a little carried away with the rape seed. I have seeder still on the tractor I'll try and get some nitrogen on it before this rain comes in. My clover and oats look good you think? I separated the plot with just them and oats on one side.
deermaster, your clover and oats look great and I know the deer are loving them!!
 

arrendale8105

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I’ve finally managed to establish Imperial whitetail clover around my trees and the edges. The deer are in it every day/night. It handled last summer with no issues and I just over seeded it with more imperial clover and other clovers and oats back in early October and it is beautiful.
 

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arrendale8105

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The trees at this plot are doing great but I’ve still got some work to do to get the soil right to establish the clover which is my final goal. The deer still are using it even though I’ve definitely grown better plots before. I’ll get it right though. The stand in the pics is the stand my daughter got her buck out of this year.
 

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Canuck5

Food Plot advisor extraordinaire !
Just a few more pics ..... food plots are getting used. Radish tops are being used and next they will work on the bulb/root.


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