Spring Food Plots?

[JoseyWales82]

Anyone have any suggestions on what we should plant in spring?

We want to keep the deer on the property, but dont want to have to corn year round. Plus its probably healthier for the deer.

The area gets sun all day and stays fairly moist (on the backside of a tank). There is no sprinkler option so it wont get daily water.

Also has anyone used round-up or something similar to kill the grass/weeds before we plant? tips on this as well please.

[jkelbe]

I am interested as well. I did my first food plot this fall. Planted oats. I am not sure when I should replant the food plot. After the the last frost, so March? I was thinking peas, but what other options.

[OleRed80]

following

[Texas8point]

Whitetail Institute's Imperial Power Plant

[lovemylegacy]

Anyone have any suggestions on what we should plant in spring?

We want to keep the deer on the property, but dont want to have to corn year round. Plus its probably healthier for the deer.

The area gets sun all day and stays fairly moist (on the backside of a tank). There is no sprinkler option so it wont get daily water.

Also has anyone used round-up or something similar to kill the grass/weeds before we plant? tips on this as well please.

I have gotten away from food plots and have resorted to fertilizing native growth.

[JoseyWales82]

Whitetail Institute's Imperial Power Plant

this stuff seems pretty easy and straight forward.

[JoseyWales82]

what about using round up????? anyone. I've heard this is ok. How long after using round up should I plant?

[JoseyWales82]

Also, If am going to Lime the soil, does this need to be done before I lay the seed down or can it be done at the same time?

[LWolken]

Iron and clay cow peas are the only way to go for spring and summer plots. Plant as much as you can they are a magnet and easy to plant. They require minimum maintenance and minimal water. Make sure you innoculate them any lime should be done before planting since it will take time to change the pH of the soil sometimes it takes months or years. That being said I have never had a problem with them in our sandy acidic soil here in east Texas. Broad cast 90-120lbs per acre.

[EastTexasMan]

Iron/Clay peas & Soybean mixture. First part of April.

[bassmatt72]

Iron and clay cow peas are the only way to go for spring and summer plots. Plant as much as you can they are a magnet and easy to plant. They require minimum maintenance and minimal water. Make sure you innoculate them any lime should be done before planting since it will take time to change the pH of the soil sometimes it takes months or years..... Broad cast 90-120lbs per acre.

I agree!

[saltwater]

Iron and clay cow peas are the only way to go for spring and summer plots. Plant as much as you can they are a magnet and easy to plant. They require minimum maintenance and minimal water. Make sure you innoculate them any lime should be done before planting since it will take time to change the pH of the soil sometimes it takes months or years. That being said I have never had a problem with them in our sandy acidic soil here in east Texas. Broad cast 90-120lbs per acre.

This!!! I had good luck with it and didn't inoculate.

[Coach W]

Following. I'm looking to plant 3-4 acres soon.

[unclefish]

x3 on the cow peas!

For Round Up just use the generic Glyphosate 41% concentrate from tractor supply or other places (much cheaper). I mix 2 quarts with about 20 gallons of water and it will cover an acre. You can actually spray and plant the same day. "Gly" has no affect on seeds....it only affects living growing plants.

Inoculating the seeds allow the cow peas to take Nitrogen from the air and actually puts it into the nodules in the roots and you get free Nitrogen fertilizer for the next crop you plant there.

[Daniel75]

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