eclipseman
5 year old buck +
All,
I'm wondering what your methods for spreading seeds evenly when it really matters. For example...brassica...if you spread to thick you can get plants which are stunted or worse, choke each other out and die. Spread to thin...and well you have a less than desirable plot which may grow a substantial amount of weeds. I currently use a "HuntStand" app to try and measure how large my food plots are, although I have no idea how accurate it is. I then calculate the seed I need to spread. The hard part is using a hand broadcast spreader and walking. I never get it right. I try to be on the side of spreading too little as I can always go back and throw some more seed but the problem with that is you have no idea really where your thicker and thinner areas are so you risk spreading more seed in an already heavy seeded area. I am wondering what everyone else does to try and throw the proper amount of seed and in as even a coverage as possible. thanks!
I'm wondering what your methods for spreading seeds evenly when it really matters. For example...brassica...if you spread to thick you can get plants which are stunted or worse, choke each other out and die. Spread to thin...and well you have a less than desirable plot which may grow a substantial amount of weeds. I currently use a "HuntStand" app to try and measure how large my food plots are, although I have no idea how accurate it is. I then calculate the seed I need to spread. The hard part is using a hand broadcast spreader and walking. I never get it right. I try to be on the side of spreading too little as I can always go back and throw some more seed but the problem with that is you have no idea really where your thicker and thinner areas are so you risk spreading more seed in an already heavy seeded area. I am wondering what everyone else does to try and throw the proper amount of seed and in as even a coverage as possible. thanks!