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i'm looking at buying a clover chicory mix for frost seeding has anyone used both of these products real world or whitetail institute. or one of them or here anything good or bad .
 
I’ve used quite a few WI products but also know quite a few guys that sell real world products…. Can’t admit this to them but i’ve been absolutely thrilled with Northwoods Whitetail products as of late. Unbelievable service no matter who you are
 
Tmayer13 said:
Is there a reason you are planting clover/chickory rather than just clover? Just curious
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curious too!! Always heard it was a hedge for drought but have also heard from other “experts” that chickory is worthless this far north. Hopefully someone has more experience
 
Just been too much drought and too many variables for me to have a solid opinion on chickory. I know it is supposed to do better in a drought but honestly do not know if it got established well enough to make a difference. I always end up over seeding everything with rye so it’s always kind if hard to judge. I do know for sure the one guy I know that sells RW products has told me chickory is often a waste here and has told me to not go out of my way to plant it. That is by no means an opinion on the rest of their products tho. Lots of good people I know in that company.
 
Just look at lbs of seed vs the cost between real world and wi not even close . Ill also give the nod to john komp and northwoods whitetail seed great guy and products!

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I hate to even say this but even as a very very small customer John has offered up great advice in the past!!! He even knows I know RW and WI retailers and has been nothing but helpful in every conversation.
 
I have cheap access to every food plot blend/seed available and John has always answered every question i’ve ever had even if he knew he was never going to complete on price. I have a lot of respect for that
 
Personally, I really don't care if there is chicory in the blend. I have planted a c/ c blend years ago (don't recall who) sold it?
And yep, it turned out fantastic and the deer ate it very well.
However, just for the ease of things, I'd rather pland a plot of several PERENNIAL clovers. Can see no reason to put an ANNUAL seed mix in a clover plot in a mix with PERENNIAL seeds?

Have planted quite a few small (1/8) acre ofclover plots over the years over lots of square mile here in Northern MN. Majority are hidden back in the woods (kill plots) and I'd be happy with a straight up Ladino plot.

I've seen deer pound chicory in a clover plot so I know they like it, however, for those of you that prefer to hunt later season, I'd recommend a strait clover blend as the little bit of chicory in mosts blend will likely be long gone.

Just my take.
 
Bucksnbears said:
Personally, I really don't care if there is chicory in the blend. I have planted a c/ c blend years ago (don't recall who) sold it?
And yep, it turned out fantastic and the deer ate it very well.
However, just for the ease of things, I'd rather pland a plot of several PERENNIAL clovers. Can see no reason to put an ANNUAL seed mix in a clover plot in a mix with PERENNIAL seeds?

Have planted quite a few small (1/8) acre ofclover plots over the years over lots of square mile here in Northern MN. Majority are hidden back in the woods (kill plots) and I'd be happy with a straight up Ladino plot.

I've seen deer pound chicory in a clover plot so I know they like it, however, for those of you that prefer to hunt later season, I'd recommend a strait clover blend as the little bit of chicory in mosts blend will likely be long gone.

Just my take.
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chicory is much more drought tolerant than clover deep roots.
 
I believe WI clover has berseem in it which won’t frost seed as well as the ladino and red clovers in RWW. So between the two you’ll get more bang for your buck from RWW.

Or just find some coated ladino and medium red and make your own mix.

For whatever reason, I’ve never had much chicory come up when I’ve frost seeded it.
 
I’ve been buying my own clover from Welter and a couple others on occasion for the last 15 years or so. Everything from various reds, crimson, and a variety of whites. I’ve also planted WI extensively in the past. I’m a fan of the WI clover, but the single biggest reason I stopped using it is because of the berseem in the mix. I touch up-frost seed my clover plots every spring and berseem doesn’t frost seed well.

It’s easy to do, you can customize your own blends and there’s decent savings avoiding the BoB blends.
 
Marty Edwards said:
I’ve been buying my own clover from Welter and a couple others on occasion for the last 15 years or so. Everything from various reds, crimson, and a variety of whites. I’ve also planted WI extensively in the past. I’m a fan of the WI clover, but the single biggest reason I stopped using it is because of the berseem in the mix. I touch up-frost seed my clover plots every spring and berseem doesn’t frost seed well.

It’s easy to do, you can customize your own blends and there’s decent savings avoiding the BoB blends.
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i have bought from welters seed co. but it's a long drive for me and shipping is a killer. i do like them though they have about any thing you want.
 
Bassattackr said:
I believe WI clover has berseem in it which won’t frost seed as well as the ladino and red clovers in RWW. So between the two you’ll get more bang for your buck from RWW.

Or just find some coated ladino and medium red and make your own mix.

For whatever reason, I’ve never had much chicory come up when I’ve frost seeded it.
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Berseem can possibly be a waste when frost seeding for sure. It is not as bad as I originally thought tho even tho it’s an annual. Does at least grow quicker than some of the others and can help take browsing pressure off while they get established. Most people say crimson is also a waste to frost seed and i’ve seen it work awesome plenty of times.
 
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Bucksnbears said:
Personally, I really don't care if there is chicory in the blend. I have planted a c/ c blend years ago (don't recall who) sold it?
And yep, it turned out fantastic and the deer ate it very well.
However, just for the ease of things, I'd rather pland a plot of several PERENNIAL clovers. Can see no reason to put an ANNUAL seed mix in a clover plot in a mix with PERENNIAL seeds?

Have planted quite a few small (1/8) acre ofclover plots over the years over lots of square mile here in Northern MN. Majority are hidden back in the woods (kill plots) and I'd be happy with a straight up Ladino plot.

I've seen deer pound chicory in a clover plot so I know they like it, however, for those of you that prefer to hunt later season, I'd recommend a strait clover blend as the little bit of chicory in mosts blend will likely be long gone.

Just my take.
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Apologies if I read that wrong but chicory is a perennial
 
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