I am looking for a food plot mix to put down next year. It needs to be something that requires minimal work with no tilling like a throw and grow or BioLogic Hot Spot. I am wondering if anyone has tried any of these and can give me some advice, or would i be better off just going to the local co op and buying some winter wheat clover and stuff and throwing it out?
I grew the Biologic hot spot last fall. I tilled the ground up, raked the seed in. I think you would have a better plot with the extra work. The Hot spot is a fall plot,in the spring I would plant chicory or clover. Good luck. Q
If you are not going to till, do a soil test and fertilize or lime at least a little...just throw anything down but don't expect a miracle. Some of the throw and grows work great for what they are, but they will never produce as much as most people desire typically...
Take a look at Antler King mini max - a clover blend. I planted it this past summer in an area that receives roughly 4-6 hours of sunlight. All no till work done. I wont lie that it was a lot of work but it paid off with a nice looking stand in the fall. I will attach a link to instead of explaining what I did. http://forums.bowhunting.com/food-plots-habitat-improvement/51749-antler-king-mini-max-plot.html
Seed extra heavy and drag in with some sort of harrow and you'll probably be good to go. The no-till seed mixes are pretty much a rape of your wallet though...just so you know. All store bought, pre-packaged seed mixes are "value-added" products....meaning you could get something cheaper that would work just as well, lol. They are convenient though.
Not to mention a lot of them have things like rye grass seed filler that will grow and give the impression of a successful plot...but really just be grass for a year.
Was it rye grass or winter rye? Two very different things...but often times used interchangeable. Bottom line the OP and anyone else that does no till methods just needs to know what to expect. No-Tills can flourish tremendously well for the first year or two if the soil type you get is luckily great...otherwise time is needed to get plots to flourish each and every year and produce the greatest tonnage. It doesn't take large equipment just time and willingness to get it done. Fertilizer, weed killing, tilling, soil testing, hinge-cutting for light and security factor...all things which are needed to ensure year in and year out successful plots (barring you don't have a drought).
Further rye point. Deer will eat anything green for sure, they are by nature a browsing creature; but that doesn't mean everything is something they crave or is something they get plenty of nourishment from.
I ran my needs by MonsterRaxx and he had a couple of solutions for me. I would PM him and see what he can do. I like the ideas he gave me and he is on here alot to help you with questions.
Oh I completely agree. I have planted 4 different types of no-till varieties in the same area I now have mini max. If everything is done correctly (lot of work) it can be done. And it is a ryegrass.
That mix he is talking about ^ has 9.79% Boost Perennial Rye grass. So really not that much. (Got any ?'s about the Antler King stuff, drop me a PM and I will help you out.GreatWhitehunter3 can vouch for me )
