2021 Best Food Plot Mix

[@sschriver110]

Do you use fertilizer?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

It depends on the year? Always with 75#s Urea per acre on my brassica about 3 to 4 weeks after planting. I use Plot Start and Plot Boost as well...

[@sschriver110]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 okay I have been use deergro for awhile and love the simplicity to it but I only asked cause I know fertilizer went up and I normally get 150lbs to 200lbs of triple 10 based on my soil samples just didn’t know if I could get away with not having to do that and still get good results

[@latishakea2492]

You ARE a wealth of knowledge and. I have been following you for a few years now. THANK YOU from Virginia.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Latisha...thank you and thanks a lot for watching!!

[@latishakea2492]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 after all these years I ordered your book yesterday. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS your family!

[@karvtek]

What about lime and PH?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Definitely a given if needed 👍

[@aidan31245]

Is winter rye and wheat a good mix

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Aidan...both kind of the same? Rye for poorer soils wheat for better soils. Rye will do well almost anywhere...

[@aidan31245]

Oh ok.Thanks for the quick feedback

[@randydunmire]

Thanks for all your great food plot video's. I might be asking a lot of questions but I am learning so much.

[@bobwiese6128]

Jeff, you are an AwEsOmE human. Thank You for all of this information. Praying for your success this season! In Christ's name Amen.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That really means a whole lot to me Bob!

[@FeedTheFaithOutdoors]

Thankful for the time that Jeff takes to make all of us a better outdoorsman!

[@bobwiese6128]

Amen!

[@derikgarry2045]

Starting no till plots in 2022, converting from corn and beans annually. My only question is u go with buckwheat out the gate, or keep weeds down during the summer and kill it for aug 1st planting?? Then of course start with buckwheat next season. Love the videos Jeff. Watch a ton of them this past year. Thanks! Derik So. MN

[@nelsonburkholder2643]

Jeff. On the no till plot do you wait till you plant buck wheat in June to spay the rye and kill it from the previous years plot or do you do it in spring just like a new plot that you spray out the weeds

[@kyleevans1962]

Thank you for sharing your earned knowledge!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You are very welcome Kyle!! Thank you for watching 😊

[@jonray3301]

I clicked so fast.. The most informative videos out there.. Thank you..

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks a lot Jon...this one has a lot going on, I hope folks like it!

[@jonray3301]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 IV learned so much from binge watching your videos.. if you are ever back up at salt river it would be a Honor to be able to meet you.. it's only 25 minutes away from my house.. 🤘🤘🤘🙏 God bless you

[@greggkorslin793]

buck wheat won't grow with just spreading it? so without drilling it don't waste time? guessing just do winter rye...?

[@mrphilleakey]

Update? How’s it looking?

[@sylvaingariepy618]

im living in quebec...what should i plant?

[@chasekennedy7084]

Do you all create salt licks? Why or why not?

[@deerfoodplots]

A lot of this we will be employing this year on our farms! Good luck to all this season!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That sounds great guys...can't wait to hear about it 😊

[@timothypeterson9882]

Can you plant cow peas or oats in your brassica plot

[@josephhenderson7044]

Would it be safe to follow your Michigan plating time for upstate New York ? Not because I didn’t hear anything about upstate NY

[@efu6433]

I live in Oklahoma east of the timber line, in what we call green country. Is the buckwheat brassica no till method viable for me?

[@danrudy5670]

This year I just sprayed my fields in May and June with roundup it doesn't kill clover if the soil is still wet and the clover is growing well I over seeded them with more clover them fields look good but I still have a grass problem in the other fields I added 42D to the round up to kill everything including a bad chickweed problem I just nocked everything down with a cultipacker and over seeded with Buckwheat the fields are thick and 2 feet tell I have 3 more rye oats and wheat fields to nock down and plant so I just bought some NWI Sweat feast Brassica Blend Thanks its all working

[@dylanbrichacek1527]

What time of year do u plant the buckwheat

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Dylan...June some time depending on rain and quality of soil. This year I planted June 24th.

[@JBesq]

Going for the no till buckwheat food plot in 2022. Thanks for all of the info Jeff. Have two of your books and signing up for at least one of your web classes after Christmas.

[@kvancamp84]

Your knowledge and sharing your information has helped Allot! Thank You Very Much jeff

[@hootdeltabravo]

This will be my 3rd year following this plan. Best buck hunting I've had. Thanks for the videos.

[@cowman540]

Thanks Jeff for always will to teach us how to make the deer process better an easier to understand .I learn every video something new .Thank you so much Jeff.getting my fall plots ready to plant today

[@davidmingues9553]

What is that brassicas blend and where can l order it?

[@RushOutdoors]

Jeff again some of the best information on social media hands down! Thank You!!!!

[@PROPERTY68601]

Where overgrazing is the problem, would a couple wire electric fence be of any help?

[@bradyoder5899]

I used two rows of electric fencing this year with great success. The outside fence was 1 inch polytape and the inside row was two strands of polywire, one about 10 inches from the ground and the other almost at the top. I am definitely impressed how well it has kept the deer out. Do skimp on a good fencer. You have to knock down tbe stuff that touches your wires or it will take some juice from your fencer.

[@mainenorthwoodshunter3265]

Another helpful video. Thank you Jeff.

[@robertschreiber2211]

Jeff- Im in NW Michigan. What type of peas and beans are you using in this mix? For the peas would you use Winter peas, iron clay, cow peas, or Lab-Lab? For the beans I’m guessing forage soy bean?

[@jaredhunter48]

What if your buckwheat is too short jeff? Didn’t get as much rain here in Virginia and definitely Set the buckwheat back compared to last year

[@tracewisecarver4260]

I love all your videos Jeff spend more time watching your videos then on my college work!😂 I had a question about the buckwheat i noticed in the beginning of the video you said if you’re just starting a food plot you can’t use buckwheat as a cover crop you have to just plant the brassica and WHS blend right in to the ground. So the question is can you use buckwheat the following year or what? Do plots have to be established before you can use buckwheat to aid?

[@austinpope6137]

Hey jeff, where does the plot start spraying fall into the buckwheat no till method? After the smashing and spraying of glyphosate? Thanks for the info!

[@donaldbowling8620]

Good question.

[@deerfoodplots]

Hi Austin, you are correct, after the glyphosate application, the first good rain will wash it into the soil!

[@austinpope6137]

@@deerfoodplots perfect. Thanks for your help!

[@jpnc4053]

What type of peas are you using

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Forage peas...cheaper than Austrian Winter Peas by a lot.

[@jpnc4053]

How do they with stand cooler temps compared to AWP

[@ericgrundeman6113]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge always appreciated, where I plant beans I have good luck broadcasting rye right when the bean leafs turn yellow about September 1st to the 15th here in jackson County mi,then the leaves drop and cover the seed works pretty good

[@coreycyert4334]

Ordered all my seed last week. Doing your ultimate no till program. Buck wheat is growing well just waiting for the next forecasted rain that I have time to plant around. Hoping to get you to the farm in two years. Just bought a farm last year that has a few years left in crp. So the year or so before it's up would like some advice on how to maximize the acres. Thanks for all the videos my wife says I'm a addict. Lol

[@MinuteMan2.0]

Hey Jeff what would you recommend for planting on micro parcel food plot trials. 10-15’ wide open canopy. South facing slope but still consider it shaded

[@travisethridge4062]

Love the best Whitetail deer information and strategies as well as Best Food plot strategies though we do slightly different things I always incorporate what you do. Thanks sooo much!!

[@kraigprice4602]

Jeff if you don't till or work the soil ,at what point do you amend the soil ? If you just lay the fertilizer on top of the ground it will burn off and take way to long to break down into the soil correctly. Could you possibly do a video on this topic explaining this ??

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

Are you using “Plot Start” on your Buckwheat?

[@deerfoodplots]

Tony, You can, then again once you lay it over after the glyphosate! Good luck this year!

[@barrynagel3608]

Last comment about koshia. FYI there is a decent coverage of buckwheat coming up in field.

[@SuperChloeGymnast]

Love your no till rotation. Have learned a lot from you. Personally do not want to use chemicals for a variety of reasons one being we eat the deer we shoot. Keep up the great vids!

[@jjhoran1273]

Always love the info jeff.. quick question.. green base, oats, peas and beans... what SPECIFICALLY kind of beans?, and what SPECIFICALLY kind of peas?

[@whitetailhabitatandhunting]

For a food plot, forage peas would be very good, also forage beans would do the same. Good for an October and early November plot!

[@jjhoran1273]

@@whitetailhabitatandhunting nice, appreciate it

[@mike81399]

Thanks Jeff👍 Thanks for sharing! Have a great day all!

[@nicholasswank4742]

Really enjoying the high quality videos with good transitions. Makes it easier to keep track and understand what you’re talking about

[@rogerrose4573]

Hey Jeff, Love the videos.

[@sisky365]

you should consider posting links for products you recommend. like seed, gear, tools etc. watch every video, keep it up!

[@marvinjohnson867]

So I lease my field to a farmer for planting corn but he leaves me 15 feet of space between woods, what's the best blend to plant between corn and woods.?

[@thomasfuller9797]

Jeff how's it going using the "Plot Start" supplement on your foot plots? I haven't seen or anything on how went or how it worked for you.

[@jeffluberto5678]

Another great video, thank you! Is it ok to spread my fertilizer with my fall blends? Also when should I spray the plot start? I was thinking a few days after I crush and spray my bw. Any advice? Thanks!

[@douglasschuenemannjr.3728]

I was wondering those same exact questions myself this morning.

[@deerfoodplots]

Yes, after you spray the buckwheat and lay it over!

[@johnbernat5288]

Thank you Jeff. My properties you laid out are perfect. Planting soon. Ray

[@matulala2000]

Love your content. You mentioned a split plot of 1) brassica mix 2) peas & oats. When you top dress with winter rye at Labor Day, do you top dress the brassicas as well?

[@matulala2000]

By the way, I am just establishing some small food plots (~0.1acre) in cleared openings in middle of hardwoods (northern MI).

[@Clancy2105]

I have followed you for the last 4 years. I am currently using your methods here in northwest Montana. I’m having a hard time getting anything to grow and become worthwhile. It’s just dry in the fall. Last fall I planted a brassica blend the first week of August it didn’t germinate until June of this spring. I’m kinda at a loss.

[@clarkwheeler8764]

Should 2-4-D be added to the burndown spray for a more complete kill or does it have negative impact on planting?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Clark...no it should not. It has a residual that will kill your broadleaf like brassica, peas or beans within 2 weeks of planting.

[@Brandon-uo1rv]

You also mentioned if the buckwheat is too tall to smash it down first spray and then broadcast the brassicas. Will those seed be able to get through that thick layer and germinate?

[@jonathont6133]

Hi Jeff and Dylan, Have you guys ever done a video about glyphosate resistance weeds? I maintain about four acres of food plots and all of them are getting completely overrun by water hemp.. which apparently is also a big problem for farmers because of its resistance to glyphosate and outlasting pre-emergent chemicals. Curious how to prevent this from happening next year and whether I can salvage some plots this year. Is there a summer maintenance video for weed control. I have plots of corn, soybeans, clover, Milo, turnips, oats. Much appreciated!

[@skullwhitedesigns3451]

No tillage radish this year!?!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Definitely tillage radish in my brassica blend 👍

[@kevinfowler6065]

With corn in your plot plan do you rotate where the corn is each year like a farmer? Also in the spring what do you do to your corn fields to break up the stalk debris?

[@alexpinnow6509]

I think he may be using the crimper attachment to pulverize the stalks down based on a previous question I had but just a best guess

[@kevinfowler6065]

@@alexpinnow6509 thanks for the thought, I have a packer max It might tip the stalks over but I gotta think the stalks need to be busted up as well?

[@alexpinnow6509]

@@kevinfowler6065 I mean the new crimper attachment that just came out. That may break the stalks down sufficiently. Currently he's getting the corn drilled in but I don't know what he will experiment with in the future. I just know he has a crimper and is going to use it

[@kevinfowler6065]

@@alexpinnow6509 oh I hadn’t seen him with an actual crimper.

[@alexpinnow6509]

@@kevinfowler6065 he has one according to Lincoln just no videos yet. I asked him a while back what his plans were and he mentioned corn..not sure if crimping with it to knock corn down and cover crop, to plant corn, or what. I'd say stay tuned, I know I'm excited!

[@troyrobinson1362]

Hey Jeff I've planted 1 acre in buck wheat. I bought 2 bags of the WHS seed mix and 1 back of sweet feast brassica all from Northwoods. I've got 300 pounds of rye ready to go as well. Do I overseed the rye into the brassica area or just into the WHS blend area? Thanks

[@Mike-nt1to]

Jeff, should I spray my clover plot before I begin the no till process, or just add the winter rye? I would love to stop tilling the ground. Thanks

[@dustinweaver3005]

I’m from southern Kentucky what do you think would be the best dates to plant my buckwheat and the WHS blend as well as the brassica blend?

[@troyclancy406]

How much rain needs to be in the forecast before plant a fall plot, we've been kinda light on rain in da yoop?

[@barrynagel3608]

Jeff, I have roundup resistant weeds(koshia) mainly. Any suggestions to kill it?

[@based_engineer8962]

Jeff, 1st year planting plots at the new land. I am planning on doing the 1 year food plot program you posted in 2014. Mix containing 50#s of rye, 50#s of oats, and A mix of 7#s of brassica and clover. Planning to plant everything but the rye together the second week of august. Then the rye on labor day.

[@Bullitt3709]

Jeff could wheat be substituted for rye? It tends to be easier to come by in my area.

[@alexpinnow6509]

Winter wheat works, I did a mix of winter wheat and rye which was a suggestion from the guy that plants his corn. Worked just fine

[@Bullitt3709]

@@alexpinnow6509 awesome thank you.

[@alexpinnow6509]

@@Bullitt3709 You bet man, just trying to help. Both of those will literally grow on truck beds/rocks/etc. just being broadcast on surface

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

WW works great! BUT, needs better soil. There are soils eyeball grow in, but wheat will not. Best alternative tho, for sure

[@Bullitt3709]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 awesome thank you both!

[@mitchellgenz1373]

Great information.

[@beardedcodeman119]

Hi Jeff this is the first year for trying the ultimate no till planted the buck wheat and they are growing but only about as fast as the pigweed because of the lack of rain. Should I still do the ultimate no till with 50% buck wheat and 50% pig weed or spray and till up and start with fresh dirt Thanks for your time

[@ArrowandString]

Hello Jeff, I'm doing your buckwheat no till on my farm this year. I need to fertilize and pelitize lime. I didn't do it before I put my buckwheat down. My buckwheat looks amazing but I know my plot seed is going to need it. Can I apply the lime and fertilizer after I crush and spray the buckwheat or should I do it before. Sorry for the long winded comment. Thanks for another great video.

[@stevedyson0805]

I have corn strips surrounding clover in NC. What are your thoughts on overseeding winter rye into the clover? Your content on your channel is unmatched!

[@based_engineer8962]

id say send it

[@dswish1730]

Seems like every thing you do relates back to us.. Thanks so much..

[@gregallman3715]

Is the Switchgrass seed you use a special blend that allows 4ft growth in the 1st year? I've seen plenty of people trying to grow it and they only get 2-3 feet and that is after 2 years.

[@joshanderson1901]

It's all about weed control. Jeff controls the weeds like nobody else you've seen try and grown switchgrass.

[@gregallman3715]

@@joshanderson1901 Thanks, I want to implement switchgrass next year but want to get "Sturgis Results" and not knee high results that I see many others have gotten😂

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

@@gregallman3715 I’m doing the same next year. Jeff has a bunch of “switchgrass” vids. Definitely weed control and mowing are going to be my plan.

[@alexpinnow6509]

@@gregallman3715 I'd recommend getting down to bare dirt this summer/spring if possible! It will help exponentially

[@Nordviking8]

Jeff, will you comment on pounds per acre for the seeds you plant. (Example- Peas 300# acre) Thank you. It appears I’m planting to light.

[@bucksniper65]

Thanks for all the info you take the time and put out for us. I saw Packer Max is making A crimper to go with the packer max. I haven't seen you talk about it. Have you been using it,if so do you like it more than just rolling the Buckwheat?

[@jonathanspeltz1359]

hey jeff, would u still recommend the 200 pounds of rye onto a brassica plot even if it does not fail?

[@railroader8728]

Yes. I did it last year. There is always bare spots that the rye will fill in. It worked very well for me.

[@whitetailhabitatandhunting]

Thanks again Jeff! Cant wait to put my browse and hunting plots in! Just a couple week's!!!

[@jesseulicki]

Great content as well Jeff. I'm gonna try the WHS mix and sweet feast rotation this fall on my new farm I just purchased. Cheers mate!

[@beachralph]

Another great video Jeff men you have so much detail into creating a food plot. I have heavy wood area on my property I wish I could do food plots

[@dgdehaan1579]

Great video. So I followed the buckwheat planting up here in Michigan and planted around June 1. Then we had a drought and buckwheat is only about 8 inches tall and alot of weeds. Do you let go and plant like normal in August or should I spray and kill right away before planting in 2 or 3 weeks? Thanks

[@alexpinnow6509]

Excited to run my first year of no till plots with my packermaxx that just shipped Jeff! Great information as always

[@stevoky]

I would love to see videos on how to build a herd. Especially how to do a winter rotation in an clover plot and still preserve your clover for the following spring. Informative as this video is it has been the same video for three years.

[@joshblainer2652]

No clover? Just curious. I have a 1/4 acre plot and it gets browsed a bit so I'm thinking brassica may not be appropriate. I was going to go with winter weat, oats and clover. It's on a bench in south western PA if that matters

[@Robert-em3fv]

If I was to plant clover from John on August 08th then in September follow up with radish/ cereal rye rye grain can I just seeded it right into the standing clover?? I already ordered all the seed my understanding was the clover would last until the first frost then the rye and radish would carry us through late October November

[@boneheadsoutdoors6555]

cant wait for fall!

[@coltonlane8043]

I’ve designed my parcel this year according to you’re advice. Accept a steep ridge runs through the middle, all wooded on one side. How do I support that with food plots, relating to the other half of the parcel? Medium-heavy ag.

[@whitetailhabitatandhunting]

Its is great to put food plots by at fields, Jeff has a couple literally right next to an ag field. I do to!

[@michaelrugar4117]

Jeff when you say spread winter rye is that on the brassicas side as well, deer have hammered my brassicas every fall leaving me with bare soil in the spring.

[@Jefflowe16]

From watching previous videos i think he would say only add winter rye to brassica if you are giving up on the brassica. So if the brassica is eaten down to dirt then you could plant winter rye as a replacement crop, not “in addition to” the brassica since the brassica won’t survive with the rye competition.

[@justingoebel3632]

Jeff, appreciate all the advice I got one main question. I hunt in big woods of southern Ohio no ag around just some hay fields. I frost seeded clover plots into the my no till brassica blends from last fall. They are hammering it this summer and I am holding the bucks I had all fall. Would you till under the white clover and plant brassica or would you leave it as clover or would you spray it and broadcast the brassica mix?

[@Brandon-uo1rv]

You had mentioned including clover in mixes in the past...specifically with the brassicas. Do you still recommend doing that and why/why not?

[@mjsp2012]

Awesome video as always. Were you working around with Dylan? Seems you were moving back and forth a lot, and he was trying to center you in the video.

[@andrewbrowning1605]

How many pounds per acre on the brassica? Thanks Jeff

[@scrappydappy2827]

Great information Jeff. I’m starting a new food plot in a recently cleared timber area. I’d like to start with buckwheat but don’t want to till. Can you use your no till method to plant buckwheat? Do you simply broadcast and cultipack the seed into the hard ground?

[@whitetailhabitatandhunting]

You can lay buck wheat on top of the soil, just get the weeds out, you can watch/look up Jeffs no till video!

[@zackroehl6416]

Have you ever tried the plot saver fence, I put that on my forage soybeans, and they haven’t touched it, what do you think about me taking off the fence 3 weeks before season

[@PROPERTY68601]

Following......

[@TheGuyFromWI]

I'm surprised you do not utilize Chicory in your plots. I have had great success using Chicory in WI and perennials offer bang for buck.

[@timhansen14]

Not sure what happened, but my buckwheat did not take in one of my plots at all. Had rain right after planting and the others are doing well, but this plot is very sporadic with great seed to soil contact. Also, what setting are you putting your spreader at for the brassica blend?

[@BrettFox]

I have a couple fields that are grown up and get bushhogged every august. I want to plant them this year with annual clover and rye. Was gonna disk after bushhogging since there is and will be quite a bit of duff. Is this a bad idea? Don’t have equipment and have a friend with atv helping out with an atv sprayer and pull behind spreader for lime.

[@davidregaljr9055]

Trying the no till this year. Its a little tough with a member of the family who controls the keys to the property to follow your methods. He insists to still plow and disc. So far the little plot we are using the buckwheat on has been having alot of grazing pressure and may be only knee high. We are expanding plots though for the next year and still adding some. In September we intend to plant rye over our whs blend, but also in a .5 acre plot plant clover.

[@stevegermain1222]

Good morning

[@shawnmyers9571]

These strategies work

[@timrd1979]

Another awesome video! When spreading sweat feast into clover, should I also roll and spray with glyphosate just like with the ultimate no-til?

[@stevegermain1222]

I don't have enough property to do Big Lots like that how do you feel about putting corn in little 4 foot by 5 foot plats in your Brassica plot just for a little structure to make them feel like they're not so much out in the open

[@RS-ms1bz]

Jeff, I am planting WI Winter Greens late summer in a small plot I cleared on a wooded hillside. I’ll definitely let everyone here know how it goes and how long through the winter it sustains.