Food Plot Fertilizer - 3x13 - How Much Do You Use?

[Anvilheadtexas]

We are putting down triple 13 fertilizer in our prepared plots this weekend. The soil ranges from sandy loam to clay (north Polk County) and the ph is good (6.5). Any suggestions on pounds per acre for triple 13 application?

[millermania]

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i hunted for 6 years and i put out want ever was on sale at tsc and some lime. put a sackof seed mix from livingston feed. had pea's 6 foot tale inside the panels.

[Jack P]

would 50 to 70lbs of seed to the ac be enough?

[ranchdog]

Well the true answer is to do a soil test and go by that. However, if you have not planted it before then I would go with 200 - 300 lbs per acre.

Ranchdog

[Javelin]

For seed, depending on what you plant the rate will vary. Oats and wheat should be planted at 80 to 120lbs per acre. I just planted about 3 total acres with 250lbs oats, 200lbs wheat. On one acre I put 100lbs of oats, 50lbs wheat, 10lbs crimson clover, 50lbs winter peas and 10lbs rape. The other two acres got the rest of the oats and wheat. I also put 600lbs of fertilizer on the 300 acres and 1 ton of lime

[Jack P]

i picked up the winter deer mix seed at turners, i was only able to get a small spot ready this year, but i thought a small spot is better than none at all

[Bodey]

I assume by 3x13 you mean triple 13 which has 13 lbs. of nitrogen per hundred. You would need 385 lbs. per acre to get an actual 50 lbs. of nitrogen on your crop. That would be minimal for a seasons worth of growth on a grazing crop. It would probably be excessive on potassium and phosphorous. A soil test would really zero in on your needs but you could probably get 50 lbs. of nitrogen out with a lot cheaper formulation.

[Jaspro]

Well the true answer is to do a soil test and go by that. However, if you have not planted it before then I would go with 200 - 300 lbs per acre.

Ranchdog

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[Roscoe]

Well the true answer is to do a soil test and go by that.
Ranchdog

Yep, if you're going to go to the effort to do plots, a soil test is cheap and quick. $10 and A&M will have it back to you in less than two weeks.

http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/files/soilwebform.pdf

[Anvilheadtexas]

Ahhh,,,my original post stated 6.5 soil ph. This was the result of a soil test from SFA.

[Roscoe]

Ahhh,,,my original post stated 6.5 soil ph. This was the result of a soil test from SFA.

Did you have anything beside the pH done? pH just tells you whether you need to add lime or not. A&M's routine analysis gives you specifics off additions needed.