Plot Advice - NWPA

boonerville....if one bought the separate ingredients that are in not just double cross but many of the big name companies products, they typically be way less and in many cases 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of the blend. Yes, there are reasons why blends should cost a tad more, packaging, marketing, extra labor etc etc.

Here is a list of what many common products should cost
Forage radish $2.40-2.75 per lb
turnips $2.40-2.60 per lb
sugar beets $3.50-3.75 per lb
Rape $1.00-1.15 per lb
buckwheat $0.85-1.15 per lb
top brassicas $3.65-3.85 per lb
ladino clover $3.95-4.25 per lb
alsike clover $3.40-3.55 per lb
nz white clover$3.85-4.15 per lb
med red clover $2.20-2.40 per lb
winter peas $.65-.73 per lb
forage beans $.80-.85 per lb
Kale $4.25-4.50 per lb
berseem clover$2.25-2.50 per lb

i'll leave it at that....won't even talk about germination rates as well...

 

Yes that is true. But one thing you didn't mention is that whitetail institute seeds are all coated with rain bond. Yes i know you end up with less seeds per pound as opposed to plain seed, but the germination rate (and survival rate) is higher with the seeds you do get. The coating swells up when it absorbs water and helps the seed to not run out of energy as it pushes through the soil. DR. Grant woods has a very informative piece about this on his growingdeer.tv Web show. That coating process it why the seeds cost more. Like i said, you get what you pay for. I use a lot of different products, and not all are WI. I also have good luck with frigid forage and biologic. WI makes a solid product. And as mentioned all the time in the trail camera forum, customer service goes a long way too. WI customer service is the best in the business. Everybody there is passionate about planting food plots for deer. You can call and ask them about anything food plot related, and they will chat with you about it without making you feel like they are rushing you off so they can take the next call

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Definitely agree anyone who has just purchased new property should inquire as to what was used chemical wise on any of the property...a person would think that would be common sense but we all know how that goes, lol.

Deer have such a wide range of browse there's generally something that can be worked in no matter what was sprayed, that's why I thought it curious you're mention of a prior case where nothing would have worked, which is why I asked what they had done to create such a problem. Lumax is pretty harsh but has a 4-4.5 month rotation window for cereals so fall planting should generally work out for those crops and there's nothing wrong with a wheat food plot.

 

If your thinking of planting fruit trees I wouldn't over look pear trees.

They seem to draw deer a lot longer than apple trees do in my experience.