Creating the Proper Mix for Seeding Food Plots
On this week's show, Joe and Butch discuss creating successful food plot seed mixes with Caleb Weaver from Southern Seed and Feed . Caleb explains the importance of soil testing and selecting seed varieties suited to soil and climate conditions. Listeners learned that seeding rates must account for factors like seed coatings, purity, and germination rates. Planting methods and deer browse pressure may require adjusting seeding rates. The show covered balancing different seed varieties to provide nutrition throughout the growing season. An exclusion cage can help evaluate browse pressure to determine if seeding rates need increasing. Overall, selecting a pre-made seed blend takes the guesswork out of creating mixes, but soil testing is still important for amending soils properly.