How Do You Identify Southern Weeds In Food Plots?
If a Southern winter has been mild, weeds flourish as growers plow and till food plots. With this head start, weeds quickly invade the plots. To identify Southern weeds among vegetables, isolate plants that grow at a different rate from your crops; look for similar weeds; notice weed features; find out what is in compost or fertilizer. Isolate weeds by size. Invasive plants stand out because they and the crops grow at different speeds. Weeds are taller than crops grown from sown seed. Weeds are smaller than vegetables established early and transplanted into rows. Find similar plants. By the time weeds invade a food plot, older weeds are outside the plot. The farther along a plant is in its life cycle, the easier it is to identify. Look along the edges of the food plot. If patches of the weed are in uncultivated areas, it may be invasive. Use a hoe for removal. If there are no similar plants near the food plot, search within 70 feet of the plot. If there are trees or shrubs nearby, comp
