Comments on: Time to Think About Spring Food Plots http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/14/time-to-think-about-spring-food-plots/ Deer Hunting and Habitat Management Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:05:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Buck Manager http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/14/time-to-think-about-spring-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-2831 Buck Manager Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:27:06 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/14/time-to-think-about-spring-food-plots/#comment-2831 Jason, most of the plants you listed are considered warm season speices, so planting after the last freeze would be the way to go, except for rape and kale which do better in the fall (cool season), and may suffer during warmer temperatures. Since you are located so far north, I would suggest planting in late May or early June to get the most out of your seed combination. The other strategy would be to plant everything except the rape and kale during the late spring, and then plant the cool season plants mixed with some wheat in early fall. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes! Jason, most of the plants you listed are considered warm season speices, so planting after the last freeze would be the way to go, except for rape and kale which do better in the fall (cool season), and may suffer during warmer temperatures. Since you are located so far north, I would suggest planting in late May or early June to get the most out of your seed combination.

The other strategy would be to plant everything except the rape and kale during the late spring, and then plant the cool season plants mixed with some wheat in early fall. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes!

]]> By: Jason Walker http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/14/time-to-think-about-spring-food-plots/comment-page-1/#comment-2830 Jason Walker Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:08:42 +0000 http://www.buckmanager.com/2008/03/14/time-to-think-about-spring-food-plots/#comment-2830 I live in central New Hampshire. This year I have purchased quite a variety of food plot seeds to hopefully attract some deer. My problem is that I don't know when the best time will be to plant. It would be nice to get some deer coming in late spring and early summer, but as well as this fall. My list includes cowpeas, soybeans, turnips, sunflowers, rape, kale, and corn. How do I know when to plant, so it will be most attractive and beneficial to the wildlife, especially deer? Should I plant at different stages of spring and summer? Most of this stuff matures rather quickly, so I think multiple plantings are possible, but at the same time I would rather keep the activity in the fields to a minimum. Maybe planting everything late May to early June is the way to go. Any thoughts? Thanks! I live in central New Hampshire. This year I have purchased quite a variety of food plot seeds to hopefully attract some deer. My problem is that I don’t know when the best time will be to plant. It would be nice to get some deer coming in late spring and early summer, but as well as this fall. My list includes cowpeas, soybeans, turnips, sunflowers, rape, kale, and corn.

How do I know when to plant, so it will be most attractive and beneficial to the wildlife, especially deer? Should I plant at different stages of spring and summer? Most of this stuff matures rather quickly, so I think multiple plantings are possible, but at the same time I would rather keep the activity in the fields to a minimum. Maybe planting everything late May to early June is the way to go. Any thoughts? Thanks!

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