How Do You Prepare A Food Plot For Deer Season?
This article is to help someone who wants to plant a food plot for deer season but maybe has never done one before. You will need to prepare the ground for planting, by tilling and perhaps a soil test. It is vital to get the PH of the soil correct for planting. Next is what to plant? Clover, Alfalfa, Corn, or even Turnips can be planted with great success. Deer love them all. Step one is to get a soil test. Before you spend money on seed you need to make sure it will grow once planted. Check with your local co-op or seed store for a soil test kit. It is important that the PH of the soil is correct for what you are planting. The next step is to break ground where you want to put the food plot. Its good to find where the deer are moving and plant nearby. Take your tiller or tractor or just something you can turn over the soil with to break up the ground. The next thing you want to do is plant the seed. You will need to broadcast the seed on top of the broken ground. You can do this by ha