When to Fertilize

[GLM]

When’s the best time to fertilize the food plot? When you plant the seeds or wait until they start growing?

[steve morton]

I'd rather have it in the ground at planting, but water and cost factors against that now.
Top dressing later is sufficient.

[HOOKNBULLET2]

Ours goes in with the seeds.

[Mitchell8]

What’s growing in this drought

[mastercraftka]

When it was affordable I would put it in the grain drill with the seed. If not you will need to make sure you get a rain right after if you throw it on top of the ground.

[EarleyBird]

When you're sure it's about to rain.

[westintalbert]

When it’s about to rain.

[Johnny Dangerr]

My chart says Nov 1st feed and pre-emergent...

[Big pig]

Depends on your plot. Mine are broadcast
I prefer to wait till cooler weather and the grass / weeds don’t compete
I ain’t no farmer, but planted plots all life life

[Aggiebush]

We fertilize at planting then top dress a month or so later with nitrate. For the initial application I used tripple 13 or something similar for root growth. The nitrate will boost the top growth.

[Flyway12]

Depends on what the soil test indicates you need and the plants going in. I generally always try to put my seed in right before a rain and I'll do an application of granular fertilizer at that point in time. If I've got a perennial in the ground like clover then I'll apply foliar fertilizer generally in the spring if I've got a good canopy, otherwise I'll come back with granular if there are still some gaps.