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Topic Started: Aug 22 2011, 12:15 AM (228 Views)
novadoc
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I am thinking about starting a small food plot, altho i do not have access to farming equipment or ATV's, does anyone have any tips?

i am not affraid of a little back breaking labour, i just want to know if i am possibly biting of a bit more than i can chew.

the plot will not be very large, as the deer population is not very big.
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Guy i know made small plots inside his bush by simply getting a metal hoe/rake type with deep enough prongs to get down a few inches and make what he called a pool which was simply a small cleared out circle with the dirt mixed up(from the rake and hoe). i one saw was 50'by50'. He walks the whole spot spreading out the seeds and then walks over the whole thing again covering it up. alot of work and never asked how well it has worked for him but this was 4 yrs ago i saw this and have heard he still does it now.
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Welcome to the forum. :howdy: It certainly is a lot easier if you can get access to some equipment but you can do some improvements by hand as well. Good luck!
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You can spray an area several times over the summer with glyphosate and then frost seed clover into the dead thatch in the spring. I did a few trails and hidden areas like that in the past and they turned out nice. There's a book by Ed Spinnazola from Michigan that talks about the method. I think he has it down to an art form.
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I put a plot in a hard wood bush using a garden triller it work great It's a little hard on your back but it works You wouldn't want to be putting in a couple of acers with it :cheers:
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First off,welcome to the OTB :cheers:

Not sure if this answers your question or not But I was in Canadian Tire and I seen some seed there that was called "walk and toss" cant remember the name brand on the bag though.I am sure Maverick has used this stuff,maybe he can give some feedback on it :tractor:
I thought I was wrong once,But I was mistaken
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thanks for the warm welcome! :cheers:

i think walk and toss is made by RackStacker

but at 26 dollars a bag i thought that seemed a tad steep.

also, is it too late to throw some seed out?
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Depends on where you are but if your not getting good soil and sunlight contact with the ground , you will be throwing your money away.

If you really want to try something,,,, Oat seed and dubble cut red clover seed will be cheep to buy at the coop and if it can grow then it will get eaten but again,,,,

If you can get all the weeds and grasses away to mostly bear earth,,, hard rake the earth a bit and then seed , it sould grow. Red clover will help add nitrogen to your soil for next year when you plant some Field peas or brassica.ect ect ect.

I would plant at 7lbs of clover per acre or 4 of clover and 10 of oats per acre.
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