30% Guardian Rye
15% Winter Wheat
15% Trophy Rapeseed
10% Purple Top Turnips
10% Red Clover CP
10% White Clover CP
10% Landino White Clover CP
This annual and perennial mix is a good early summer planting to give the deer everything they need with the clovers, rye, and wheat with rapeseed and turnips. This mixture provides tonnage of food to last into the fall. The perennial clover will return for the turkey season. Maintain clover with mowing as needed and fertilize 10-20-30. If you decide to thicken up clovers for spring, mow down late fall and over seed with chick clover to grow a beautiful new clover plot that will last 5 years or more.
Big Buck Adventures recommends doing a soil test before planting food plot.
BUCK CHOW DOWN PLANTING GUIDE
Seed Type: Annual/Perennial
PH Range 5.5 – 7.0
Location: Full Sun to partial shade
Tilling: Rough up soil with equipment or hard hand rake ¼ to ½” inch. Be sure to roller pack soil to get a good soil to seed contact.
Fertilizer: 300lbs per acer 10-20-30
BUCK CHOW DOWN PLANTING DATES
North: May-June/ Aug-Sept
Central: May-June/ Aug-Sept
South: Feb-Mar / Sept-Oct