How to Get Better Food Plots with Less Fertilizer: Unbelievable Results!

Are you struggling to get better food plots with less fertilizer? Watch this video and learn how to get better food plots with less fertilizer in just a few easy steps!
Preview - 0:00 - 1:00
Intro - 1:00 - 5:29
Fertilizer Prices - 5:30 - 6:30
Reduce Fertilizer with Biology - 6:30 - 12:35
Nitrogen Fixation - 12:35 - 19:15
Releasing Phosphorus - 19:15 - 21:59
Mycorrhizal Fungi - 21:59 - 26:38
Biology improving Soil - 26:38 - 30:52
Larger Impacts and Cost Savings - 30:52 - 38:47
Other Additions - 38:47 - 42:21
Where to Buy - 42:21
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[@midwesternoutdoorsandnatur8272]

Every bit of this makes sense. Many of us are looking to improve soils as much as grow a great plot. To do both at the same time is wonderful. Glory to God for this system he made for us!

[@fergystuff]

In my area I am seeing several people who are switching to a Release Process type system, I have heard people within my circle saying that after studying the information it just makes so much sense. One person that I know in particular has been food plotting on a large scale for years using heavy tillage practices, I was shocked when he recently told me that he had purchased a crimper and has a drill on order. In our "food plotter" community full credit is given to Dr Woods advocacy, and people like Keith preaching the word.. Hopefully this will continue to become more popular in the future, everyone will benefit.

[@legendaryhabitatllc7649]

As a Seed Distributor for Green Cover, I am really excited to try their new green boost inoculant, and can't wait to announce this to my clients! Keep up the good work guys!

[@iamtheshaker]

Exciting interview! Should be a good one

[@George-ro6bw]

Great information. Than you Grant and Keith. Hope to see you in June.

[@keithswilley4678]

Another great educational video. Keith and Grant, you may recall I've begun the no-till drill planting process on my hunting land in south central Alabama. This spring will be the second year which should be even better as the soil is built and improved. Yall will not surprised to hear this -- this past weekend I go into the local Farmer's Coop. I ask about any seed mixes and soybeans that are not round-up ready. I tell them I'm doing the no-till drill planting now and mention the issues with neonic coatings. Four to five workers listening in when one comments, "oh I'd be careful on that stuff, you can read anything on the internet". Obviously, ignorance is widespread.....Yall keep preaching!

[@GrowingDeerTV]

It's hard to overcome lots of marketing by the large ag companies.

[@keithhimstedt6870]

Great interview, thanks for educating us.

[@Sandwichking-hikes]

This channel is awesome, I learn so much

[@karma8001]

Korean natural farming. Using your leaf mold from your area and mixing it with water and adding different things in different containers. 1 I mix alfalfa or nettles another my fish waist even my urine in 1 batch. Laugh if you want but this stuff works. I have the soil test 2 prove it. This year all I really need to add is some ashes mixed with water. Let me warn you the nettle batch smells bad but don't get it on yourself. The hardest part is straining it so it don't plug your spray nozzles. 3 months and it's ready to out on the land.

[@johnmartin9090]

Love your channel!

[@RobGreen-fm1eu]

II am going on to my 4th planting using your recommendations Grant. Every year it grows a little better. The only thing I have added is lime.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Excellent!

[@KeithWBales]

Cool new seed technology and awesome educational content as always. But… man I wish I would have seen this about 10-days ago. My season seed supply shipment from GC just arrived today. With the new info shared here, I would have waited until May 1st to order. Oh well, will just refresh as suggested. QUESTION: what impact does cold have on seed? Storing my seed stock in unheated pole barn with plenty of below freezing days still to come here in northern lower Michigan.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Keith - you ordered early for Michigan! You can get the inoculant from Green Cover closer to planting time. The seed should store fine in cold weather. Humidity is much worse on seeds.

[@Kurtdog63]

I still think deer bed in cedar thickets as it offers a wind break and some concealment especially if food sources close by. It also acts as great shield from public roads (spot lighters) and neighbors that like to put their tree stands on the property lines. Tall mature cedars can be excellent trees for a tree stand as they block your skyline silhouette. They are pretty to look at and they also smell good. Ha.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Cedars can make a great view screen! That's 20 yards from a road - not acres and acres. Deer will use cedars if there's not better cover around. However, walk in a thick stand of closed canopy cedars and look for sign.

[@kevinleary5244]

Just bought my first big bag of the summer blend because we have rocky soil with about 5.1 ph. My only question was the bag came with a small pouch of micro-noc. I thought the seeds were preinnoculated? Is there a best way to use this?

[@justinbrown819]

God bless you guys

[@jeffbrown329]

This is great info! I recently bought land that is all sand…hasn’t had food plots recently, if ever. What is the best thing to plant that will grow in sand to start building up the soil and also help with erosion?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Jeff - The GreenCover blends will work. They are any blend will start slow. Do ever till the soil. Disking, tilling, etc., stand is a like a massive tornado to soil health!

[@jeffbrown329]

Thank you!

[@McClureOutdoor]

Great info. So a typical planting would be summer release in the spring and fall release in the summer?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Fall Release about 45 to 60 days before the average first frost date during the fall!

[@markc2036]

Is now a good time to frost seed in the south or too late? What else besides clover would be good to frost seed? Thanks. Enjoyed the video.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Mark - Clover - small, hard seeds, are the best to frost seed. Beans, etc., won't work. If there's another frost coming, there's still time!

[@davidvankainen6711]

If you have a healthy, innoculated cover crop all spring and summer b4 late summer/fall food plot planting, won't the neccessary bacteria/fungi already be in the soil waiting for the new root exudates? Namely, perhaps if the soil is not tllled, new bacterial additions wouldn't be required?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

That can be true for clover inoculants but these are much different than the standard clover bugs. If you have great populations of fungi, etc., the adding more may not help but it certainly won't hurt.

[@dalegiessmann3729]

I plant food plots but I have a small cattle ranch and would like to stop spraying weeds & applying fertilizer and increase topsoil I have a lot of clay and sandstone . What would you suggest I plant ?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Dale - Blends of species are always better for the soil than any single species. It takes a good blend and management to suppress weeds. Checkout the information at GreenCoverFoodPlots.com

[@ryandaughrity9732]

Will this work by broadcasting seed into cover or does it have to be drilled. Thanks

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Ryan - Seeds need to make good contact with the soil. If the cover crop is think some seeds won't reach the soil. Lots of seeds needs to be spread - more than planted with a drill - and this works best if the seed are spread just before a good rain. In addition, the cover crop needs to be terminated or it will be shaded out.

[@adkbowhunter5140]

So should you frost seed clover without an innoculant?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

No. Clover needs inoculant to be able to fix nitrogen.

[@Brandon-uo1rv]

Tried this system last year with no till and it was bad. Didn't germinate well and then weeds absolutely took over. Cereal rye with roller crimping. I'll likely never do non herbicide again.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Sounds like maybe the seeds were planted too deep? Was the ground disked before you used the no till? That allows no tills to plant too deep.

[@Brandon-uo1rv]

@@GrowingDeerTV No disking or tilling in 4 years. I had plants come up at the instructed rate. Germination didn't seem great and then the open spots were full of weeds. Lots of mares tail that I had never seen in prior years.

[@alanwhite4839]

How about new land with poor soil that hasn’t been cared for? Should I jumpstart with granular commercial fertilizer? I am adding tons of lime as the soil test indicates I need.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Alan - You an add synthetic fertilizer. However, if you are planting a quality blend with a seed coating that includes good microbes or "biologicals" I would only add half the amount of fertilizer recommended.

[@alanwhite4839]

How can i get Grant on my outdoors radio show? WNSP Outdoors, 105.5 fm Mobile, Alabama. Can we do a telephone interview?

[@AncientFlorida]

Is there any good websites for food plots in Peninsular Florida? I'm trying to food plot in the Longleaf Pine sandhills.

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We've assisted several landowners in Florida. The sandy soil can be productive if treated right! The videos about the Release Process will apply there!

[@frankgaal6096]

Is your field day still open this is Frank And Steve from St. Louis

[@GrowingDeerTV]

We haven't accepted any registrations yet for the 2023 Field Event that will be June 9th and 10th. I hope to see you there! If you wish to pre register write us at [e-mail]. We limit registration to 100 folks so everyone can see the demos and here the speakers.

[@j23bizzle]

What is the coating% per 50lb bag?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Micro amounts - per acre is based on seed count - not weight.

[@ericjohnsoncf]

How do i buy this mycorrhiza? What products? And what is the name of the store?

[@GrowingDeerTV]

It's natural in healthy soil. Disking, plowing, herbicides destroy it.

[@pusatkarya]

Come my friend, greetings, good luck

[@natenewell2262]

Where can I buy what is the company

[@GrowingDeerTV]

Nate - Checkout GreenCoverFoodPlots.com or call Colton at:402-277 9962

[@suzmell1]

Unbelievable video so informative love it thank you so much

[@EinsteinTeachedYou]

So let's just sdd tons of bugs