mossbergman11

If i plant some red clover will the deer eat it and come to that area?

Wingbone

Around here, deer will walk through 3 alfalfa fields to get to a red clover field. They will eat it. However, you've got to plant it more often. It usually lasts for 2-3 years, tops. It will grow in lower, wetter places than alfalfa.

mossbergman11

all righty
because im planting puna chicory in one plot and red clover in another/
how do i plant red clover?

GTOHunter

I'm thinking you plant Red Clover pretty well like any other white clover.....plow up the ground,discthe groundup,broadcast the clover with a spreader or hand cast them then lightly disc it into the ground and pray for rain!I have frost-seeded clover too...you wait til around the middle of Feb or early march and take your clover and broadcast it on the ground,the constant freezing and daily thawing will draw the seeds into the ground and they will start growing earlier than regular planting.I have also planted clover in the early Spring by lightly disc-ing up the ground on mowed pathes and larger area's along field edges then broadcasted the clover on the ground and it came up really nice too.

I've also planted a mixture of different seeds like wheat and foraging oats and threw a mixture of white and red clover in with it...the wheat and foraging oats came up before the clover and helped in shading the clover during the hotter months of summer.It looks awesome to see all the red clover blooming in the food plots!

Oh yeah....it is a good idea to get a soil sample where you plan on planting your clover,I talked to the person where I bought my clover and she said that clover makes it own nitrogen/fertilizer so if you want to help it grow better just put some lime on it...so it bought some of the granular lime and it help it a lot.

mossbergman11

could i just take a tractor single plow? or a use a rototiller?

GTOHunter

Yeah...........but it will take forever and be sure to call an Ambulance Service for backup when you fall over dead from exhaustion! [&:][:@]

FlDeerman

Hey go for it.I've used hand mowers to make a food plot.Work!!!Oh yes but worth it.

mossbergman11

handmowers? to make what kind of plot?

mossbergman11

for red clover someone told me because it grows naturally around here all i need to do is rake away the area and plant the seed is this a good idea?