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Deer Gro products -Plot Start and Plot Boost

Marty Edwards

Marty Edwards

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Have any of you guys used Plot Start or Plot Boost by Deer Gro? I have to be honest, I’ve ignored it for years as it hit me as a bit gimmicky. I’ve dug in to a bit of research and it seems like it could be worth experimenting with. I’ve got a timber plot or two in particular that get a carpet of hickory and oak leaves every year. Ph is a constant battle. Too small & difficult for ag lime and the Pell lime gets hard to source at times.

For those with experience with the Plot Start, has it been beneficial in those situations? Are you having to apply it annually, or can you get a couple years out of one application?

Thanks!
 
I’d spray micros and micros for plots. If they have good products with that in it- I’d be interested.
The products that will “change PH” …. It’s not possible without hundreds to thousands of lbs per acre. Simple math & chemistry. For PH on small scale, Pelletized lime will be the solution. Easy, still cheap if small scale. Get it put in fertilizer cart and roll.
 
Sligh1 said:
I’d spray micros and micros for plots. If they have good products with that in it- I’d be interested.
The products that will “change PH” …. It’s not possible without hundreds to thousands of lbs per acre. Simple math & chemistry. For PH on small scale, Pelletized lime will be the solution. Easy, still cheap if small scale. Get it put in fertilizer cart and roll.
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From what I can find, Plot Start is a liquid calcium application. I’m still searching to see if I can find the actual label with ingredient lists for both Start and Boost
 
Found em. Plot Start is 10% calcium chloride brine. Plot Boost contains small amount of N, Boron, Manganese, Zinc
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Marty Edwards said:
From what I can find, Plot Start is a liquid calcium application. I’m still searching to see if I can find the actual label with ingredient lists for both Start and Boost
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I could be. If it’s all calcium (which it’s not)…. 5 gallons per acre of solid calcium would be 40 lbs per acre. You need to be in the hundreds of lbs for sure. Lot of variables on your soil (type of soil, ECCE & lime buffer capacity - disregard for this post) … but if it’s acidic …. It’s gonna be hundreds to thousands of lbs needed per acre. Doesn’t matter what form it’s in, calcium in most potent form will require way more than can be applied by liquid.
**ok, so that’s 10% calcium…. That’s 4 lbs calcium per 5 gallons of actual product sprayed. I’d like to see a guy START with 100x that amount. There’s some acidic soils in s iowa that I’ve seen that have called for 20,000 lbs of lime per acre. That’s the worst I’ve seen. When doing Des Moines water works lime which breaks down fast & higher calcium rates, most my soils call for about 4,000 lbs per acre.
 
YEP!!!!! A plotter will be pelletized lime every time, unless a farmer in area that wants do u favor.
One cart for say 2 acres…. Spread that in 15 mins. Not crazy expensive & not time consuming. Spend more time picking the cart up & hooking up than actually using it.
 
Ive used both in the past . Plot start on a 1/3 acre new clover plot turned out great ! And last yr i put plot boost in with my gly when i sprayed my beans and was best bean crop ive ever grown! No other fert added!!! Was new plot in a field that had been grass/ alphalfa for past couple of years ! Will definitely use plot boost again for the price!

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I bought an 12' EZ Flow spreader to spread ag lime. Loaded it with my tractor, pulled it with my utv. Spread 10 tons pretty quick. Let the neighbor spread 6 ton with it. He liked it so much he bought his own. Cost me $400 to purchase. Juice was worth the squeeze for me.
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So I have no first hand experience with this product. But I actually just heard a person talking about this, and their main point was that in this form a plant will not require the higher amounts like we use in granular form. Also, the plant is able to use nearly all of it compared to granular where the plant will typically only use 30-40% in the first year.
My plan is to use this on all of my "smaller" plots this year, most of which will be in clover. I will also be adding it to my glyphosate for my bean applications. I am not looking at this as a perfect amendment to my soils but I am looking at this as something that will get some nutrients directly to my plot immediately.
 
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I bought an 12' EZ Flow spreader to spread ag lime. Loaded it with my tractor, pulled it with my utv. Spread 10 tons pretty quick. Let the neighbor spread 6 ton with it. He liked it so much he bought his own. Cost me $400 to purchase. Juice was worth the squeeze for me.View attachment 129269
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Looks like it’d work good for most food plot needs!! What size utv are you pulling it with?
 
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