[Bassmaster]

Ok i know its to late but what type of seed do you use. Peas from the store corn, oats, australian winterpeas what??? Something small and afordable.

 

[Bassmaster]

Anybody know anything.

 

[double drop]

I think that alot of good late season plots should be planted earlier in the year, like this plot we have of corn and high forage beans.

DD

 

[old Graybeard]

Well it's not to late as long as the weather cooperates for ya. What to plant depends on a lot of things, soil type, climate, condition of the soil, etc. Check out what Cabela's has to offer then pick something out or go to your local grain elevator and buy from them. What works for one person and area may not be right for you. Here in Michigan I have had good luck with white clover, cow peas, chickery, oats and a few others. Good luck and get moving.

 

[Bassmaster]

Looks real nice. Did you fertilize it.

 

[Bassmaster]

Texas is hard to grow most of that stuff, we have good luck with oats though.

 

[larrydenise6573]

Food Plots

Ok actually depending on where you are in Texas you may be in very good shape. The south west is one of the few areas where you are actually better off to plant in the fall and not the spring. I put together a food plot and deer mamgement program for a ranch in the pan handle and had an arrid seed blend put together specifically for that location. This blend was about 10% annual and was developed to do well on an annual rain fall average of as little as 6" of rain. So you could be timing things very well for your area. If there is any other questions please feel free to send me a PM
Thanks,
Larry

Ok i know its to late but what type of seed do you use. Peas from the store corn, oats, australian winterpeas what??? Something small and afordable.

 

[Cornfed]

Something like BioLogic Green Patch Plus with it's mix of wheat, oats and brassicas would be a GREAT option for a fall planting. It also does better in less than ideal soils. In fact, I'm going to be planting a couple acres of this stuff myself in the next few weeks. I've also heard lots of good stuff from Buck Forage Oats and now BioLogics new Trophy Oats is said to have an even later, longer lasting blend of prefered oats. Lots of good stuff to plant this late. Good luck

 

[Cmarti]

We plant Forage oats, ShotPlot, Secret Spot in the middle of August on land in eastern and central Ohio. Plenty of time, water is the bigger isssue on how they perform. Corn, alfalfa, acorns, oats and bean crops draw better than our food plots did. I am not sure, but we may be wasting our time when there are crops in and natural forage. We have tried to set up small plots in clearings, the deer walk by them for the crops.

We just tinker though and are not experts, who knows what we are doing wrong.

 

[Hiawatha]

For those of us that are light in the wallet, I have had tremendous success with ladino and crimson clover mixed with buckwheat. I can get all three seeds for less than a dollar a pound at the local mill. I also throw in a wee bit of Kale and Rape. It is a little pricier. The clovers grow right on into the cold season (especially the crimson) . The buckwheat only needs about 50 days to mature so it can be a good late season crop. I had one plot that I sowed with the Whitetail Institute test pack (~$30 w/ 8 little packs of seeds and some minerals). Watched the deer walk right past the expensive stuff to feed in the cheap stuff. By the way, this is in north central NC.

 

[swoosh]

If you are a member of the N*** you can get Michigan Mix for free.

Corn
SoyBeans
Buckwheat
Sorgrom
Sunflower
Looks like this

 

[GATOR-EYE]

I Don't Know About That Part Of The Country But Up Here In The North Plain Old Rye Grass Planted In The Fall Will Bring Them In All Season Long. And Cost Is No Where Near That Of The High Dollar Broad Leaf Seed.

 

[larrydenise6573]

Guys all of that makes sense and we in the north and east have a much easier time getting just about anything to grow. But theis poor guy is probally working in one of the most difficult ares for food plots. Clover and other lugumes will not do very well unless they get sufficient amount ow rainfall. I have had dry springs and summers here in Ohio and food plots did very poor even with fert...

 

[1smoothredneck]

Something like BioLogic Green Patch Plus with it's mix of wheat, oats and brassicas would be a GREAT option for a fall planting. It also does better in less than ideal soils. In fact, I'm going to be planting a couple acres of this stuff myself in the next few weeks. I've also heard lots of good stuff from Buck Forage Oats and now BioLogics new Trophy Oats is said to have an even later, longer lasting blend of prefered oats. Lots of good stuff to plant this late. Good luck

'Nother vote for the Buck Forage Oats. Easy to grow, and deer love 'em late
season. Not so good at all early season here in the south, but we have options for the critters.
Wheat, rye, rape, kale, clovers, and brassica(turnips, etc.) are all good at different times of the season as well.

 

[Bassmaster]

Guys all of that makes sense and we in the north and east have a much easier time getting just about anything to grow. But theis poor guy is probally working in one of the most difficult ares for food plots. Clover and other lugumes will not do very well unless they get sufficient amount ow rainfall. I have had dry springs and summers here in Ohio and food plots did very poor even with fert...

Down here were begging for rain 1 minute and the next were asking it to stop.

 

[Bassmaster]

I Don't Know About That Part Of The Country But Up Here In The North Plain Old Rye Grass Planted In The Fall Will Bring Them In All Season Long. And Cost Is No Where Near That Of The High Dollar Broad Leaf Seed.

We have to have an awesome season of rain to get rye grass to grow plentiful. We have good luck with the australian winterpeas.