KSQ2
PMA Member
My wife and I have put in an offer on an acreage to build and home on eventually and have a place close to home to hunt. The land has very poor soil, but a lot of potential b/c of available cover. With the poor soil (part of reason we're hoping we can afford the place), where do we start when it comes to food plotting? There are already a three or four areas that can be cleared w/o too much trouble. The largest area (as well as the easiest to get to) will come to about 3 acres, with the small areas about an acre in size. One thing about the place is there is no agriculture for at least two miles (blessing and a curse) so I 'magine it'll get hit pretty hard once the deer find the food sources. With the higher and higher costs of fertilizer, what crops will be the most effective at building the soil and the the most economically reasonable to plant? And yes, one of the first things we'll do is test the soil and begin getting the ph where it needs to be. Ag lime is pretty easy to come by here. I scanned through doubletree's link to sustainable farming in the fertilizer thread, but I wanted some more practical advice. We're located in SE Kansas where we average around 36-38" of average rain fall. Thanks.