Brett Morris
PMA Member
Hey Guys. My wife and I just bought our first acreage (which our home and shop are situated on). We have acres and acres of solid timber bordering our yard and want to put in a nice sized foot plot for hunting and watching deer. Having never done a food plot Id love to hear any/all advice.
I'd like to put in a brassica/turnip plot for late season but am open to suggestions on what to plant too! Currently it's mowed yard, and is almost entirely clay/light brown dirt. I'm assuming I'll treat it the exact same as normal and start with a soil test? I'm sure it's going to need all the help it can get to produce results out of poor soil.
Any advice on when to spray/kill the existing grass, when to disc or till, spray again, seed, etc would be fantastic! Has anyone had really good success with a plot on poor soils?
I'd like to put in a brassica/turnip plot for late season but am open to suggestions on what to plant too! Currently it's mowed yard, and is almost entirely clay/light brown dirt. I'm assuming I'll treat it the exact same as normal and start with a soil test? I'm sure it's going to need all the help it can get to produce results out of poor soil.
Any advice on when to spray/kill the existing grass, when to disc or till, spray again, seed, etc would be fantastic! Has anyone had really good success with a plot on poor soils?