This looks truly awesome bro, can you please share what types of seed you used. Planning on doing something in the next few weeks before the va now season starts.
I always enjoy your videos and watch a lot of them. I've planted clover plots just as you did and had similar results.....sometimes! But I have had much different results other times. It's only fair to point out a few things. Planting in my region of Central Mississippi in July will typically result in complete failure. The weather in August and September is typically near drought conditions and parching hot temperatures. Rainfall is very low. By September 1, any clover that did germinate would likely either be completely eaten down to the dirt or die due to unfavorable weather. Thus while you are getting good results IN YOUR AREA that let you have a great looking food plot up and in good use by the deer prior to season opening, that isn't always going to be possible for every hunter in every location. Some hunters will encounter native soil that is very acidic and won't grow anything well. Others will encounter lack of rainfall and other unfavorable weather. It isn't nearly as simple as just burn off, broadcast, and come back in 5 weeks to a lush field of clover. Also, what it looks like at 5 weeks isn't very indicative of what the same plot will be like when deer season actually opens and its time to hunt over it. If season opens October 1 as it does here, that lush plot would likely be eaten more than half way down to the ground in the 30 days between what it looks like 5 weeks in and what it looks like on opening day. By 30 more days in at November 1, the impact of frosts and heavy browse pressure would likely leave you with hardly any clover by the time gun season opens in our area. I'd like to see you post pictures of this same plot at 10, 15, 20, and 25 weeks from planting. That would paint a fairer picture of what one can expect from planting an annual clover only plot in this manner. I'm not saying don't plant the plot. I'm just saying a true picture of what can happen isn't demonstrated by this video.
Plot looks fantastic man!
Caleb, this was a mixture of red and white clover I picked up at a local feed mill !
Thank you !!
This looks truly awesome bro, can you please share what types of seed you used. Planning on doing something in the next few weeks before the va now season starts.
Great job and great video. Now that it's 2017, what does this food plot look like?
I always enjoy your videos and watch a lot of them. I've planted clover plots just as you did and had similar results.....sometimes! But I have had much different results other times. It's only fair to point out a few things. Planting in my region of Central Mississippi in July will typically result in complete failure. The weather in August and September is typically near drought conditions and parching hot temperatures. Rainfall is very low. By September 1, any clover that did germinate would likely either be completely eaten down to the dirt or die due to unfavorable weather. Thus while you are getting good results IN YOUR AREA that let you have a great looking food plot up and in good use by the deer prior to season opening, that isn't always going to be possible for every hunter in every location. Some hunters will encounter native soil that is very acidic and won't grow anything well. Others will encounter lack of rainfall and other unfavorable weather. It isn't nearly as simple as just burn off, broadcast, and come back in 5 weeks to a lush field of clover. Also, what it looks like at 5 weeks isn't very indicative of what the same plot will be like when deer season actually opens and its time to hunt over it. If season opens October 1 as it does here, that lush plot would likely be eaten more than half way down to the ground in the 30 days between what it looks like 5 weeks in and what it looks like on opening day. By 30 more days in at November 1, the impact of frosts and heavy browse pressure would likely leave you with hardly any clover by the time gun season opens in our area. I'd like to see you post pictures of this same plot at 10, 15, 20, and 25 weeks from planting. That would paint a fairer picture of what one can expect from planting an annual clover only plot in this manner. I'm not saying don't plant the plot. I'm just saying a true picture of what can happen isn't demonstrated by this video.
Did your food plot get wiped out before hunting season started?
What are you using for fertilizer?
When did you start this? I want to do the same thing before va now season starts.