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Steve one of your original ?s was about "feeding" deer or of a more "kill" type of plot. I didn't want to elaborate on this earlier in the thread, due to staying on topic. Now that the thread is winding down, I want to revist it. I have really been pushing the limits on conventional food plotting. (not to sound like real world seed or anything) :rolleyes:
My trials are becoming obvious to me a monoculture of clover, beans, brassica, rye, oats, peas, or just about anything......is just putting too many eggs in one basket. No one can debate these plants all have an individual strength. We also have to remind ourselves they all have specific weaknesses, if we are truely trying to accomplish a 365 day a year food plot. Obviously geographicial consideration will either support or weaken the strengths or limitations during specific times of the year.
It's possible to combine these plants together. When these plants are grown together, the strenghts and weaknesses are blended, never evolving into one true strenght or one weakness. I give Doug all the credit for challenging me to reflect on the 3 generations of farming experience I have been exposed to. You can never have too much soil improvement, and it doesn't include just throwing fertilizer at it. I give lickcreek all the credit for informing me deer don't just eat what comes in a prepackaged bag with a big buck on it, or the basics like corn.
This might sounds like a bunch of BS to many, dare to compare....haha. I'll be documenting what I'm seeing on the dipper rotation thread the best I can.
Answering your original ? Steve- yes, I think I can get the best of both worlds. I can get the comfort of making sure my local deer always have have an overabudance of food under the most severe winter conditions, while still keeping a plot like this small and secluded. Overpopulation or not!
Everything we plant has a strength and weakness, take advantage of both. There is also a ton of money to save along the way, and every bit helps in an expensive hobby like we have.
My trials are becoming obvious to me a monoculture of clover, beans, brassica, rye, oats, peas, or just about anything......is just putting too many eggs in one basket. No one can debate these plants all have an individual strength. We also have to remind ourselves they all have specific weaknesses, if we are truely trying to accomplish a 365 day a year food plot. Obviously geographicial consideration will either support or weaken the strengths or limitations during specific times of the year.
It's possible to combine these plants together. When these plants are grown together, the strenghts and weaknesses are blended, never evolving into one true strenght or one weakness. I give Doug all the credit for challenging me to reflect on the 3 generations of farming experience I have been exposed to. You can never have too much soil improvement, and it doesn't include just throwing fertilizer at it. I give lickcreek all the credit for informing me deer don't just eat what comes in a prepackaged bag with a big buck on it, or the basics like corn.
This might sounds like a bunch of BS to many, dare to compare....haha. I'll be documenting what I'm seeing on the dipper rotation thread the best I can.
Answering your original ? Steve- yes, I think I can get the best of both worlds. I can get the comfort of making sure my local deer always have have an overabudance of food under the most severe winter conditions, while still keeping a plot like this small and secluded. Overpopulation or not!
Everything we plant has a strength and weakness, take advantage of both. There is also a ton of money to save along the way, and every bit helps in an expensive hobby like we have.
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