April 10th Update
Food Plot Journal
Applying Fertilizer

Fertilizer for clover should have low nitrogen content, which is the first number of the three. Clover also needs a lot of potassium, which is the last number. The 10:20:20 was the best combination available at the local Co-op.

In the other four food plots we spread fertilizer and broadcast a light coat of Imperial Whitetail Clover. In the old house food plot we seeded a bare area where the deer had created a muddy spot and at the whippoorwill food plot we broadcast a fair amount of seed. The clover in the whippoorwill plot had been grazed heavily over the last year and was very sparse. In prior years I had lightly overseeded the middle food plot in the years after the original planting and had favorable results. The food plot at whippoorwill will be a good test for overseeding. We are supposed to get some rain over the next couple of days. If so, the rain should work the seed into the ground just right.

The clover didn't look like it had started to take off yet this spring but it did appear greener than the visit on March 20. I would say that if we get some warm weather it should jump back up quick.




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