Food Plot Update: The Small Plots are Still a Challenge
Just about everything we planted grew very well, but the biggest challenge remains: how to create something useful and attractive in the remote mid-sized grain plots. Even this year, the soybeans didn't grow fast enough to stay ahead of the deer. I saved those plots by drilling Winter-Greens into the beans, but I have an idea for using a combination of beans and sorghum that might improve those plots next year. Even with moderate deer densities, the deer hit those plots hard - they really love the soybeans when they are young and growing - and that creates the problem. I would like to be able to keep planting beans, but I need a better solution.
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00:00 Intro
00:27 The Role of Pumpkins
02:51 Why I Like Sorghum
06:19 Mixed Results with Soybeans
12:21 Brassicas: Drill vs Broadcast
15:32 Managing Volunteer Corn
17:18 Value of Small Clover Plots
19:09 The Surprising Role of Corn
22:30 Filling the Gaps with Power Plant
24:23 Conclusions