[header] How to create deer food plots [title] Choose an area with suitable soil but do not remove any small trees or plants. [step] Also, do not disk or turn over the brush and weeds either. Only take a soil sample and bring it down to get it tested.
[header] How to create deer food plots [title] Choose an area with suitable soil but do not remove any small trees or plants. [step] Also, do not disk or turn over the brush and weeds either. Only take a soil sample and bring it down to get it tested.
This step is crucial and you'll be sorry if you skipped it! [title] Kill the weeds by spraying them with roundup or other herbicides in the spring when they reach 8 " inches tall. [step] In 4 weeks spray it all again and leave them there to fully die for the rest of the summer. [title] Use tree bark to fill the holes. [step] Make sure to mix the soil evenly with the tip of your nail, and drag the brush over the holes to moisten the soil. This can be fast and easy and save you time without creating a lot of excess soil needed for a lot of deer food. [title] Begin mucking around the area with garbage cans, a large garden container with bottom and sides, maybe a spade, a meter or even a string. On this sample, you will want to set the soil benchmark, or gallon of water, or a 3/4 gallon bottle of water total. Place a small rock on the soil supply line and turn on a regular faucet and bring the water to a boil for 5 minutes or so.