Guest dmitchell28 Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 okay i live in upper north eastern Tennessee. Our property line runs right next to the national park and all around us, people have good food plots and seem to feed the deer well. I have benefited some from this, cause our land isnt over hunted and is like a sactuary. Well, i was wondering if i cleared out a little area just outside a big field and big travel area, would this help my chances? I have sorta cleared out the area, but it isnt a big clearing, its enough that sunlight hits it well, but its about the size of a living room. If i planted this with something would it help me out???? and what could i plant, that would help me here in east tennessee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Re: Tennessee food plot help Dont know that such a small area when other plots are around is really going to help you out too much unless the deer are bedding really close to where you are wanting to plant. If I was going to plant something this fall, which I am, it will be an annual winter mix. I am planting a few small plots with a mix from hamann farms containing purple top turnips, brassicas, sugar beets and forage rape. Welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmitchell28 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Re: Tennessee food plot help i understand what your saying, i kinda didnt put justice to the size of a living room, its actually about 100' X50" i guess, but the place that the sunlight hits the most is about the size of a big living room. The deer actually are using two of the hollors around me as bedding areas. Actually they are sorta using our land as a bedding area. So thats where i am sorta getting my luck. I just figured if i put a smaller plot just outside of a major field, the bucks would be more likely to use it during the day than the big fields. I will check out the seed sometime this week, but when should i get to planting this seed?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmitchell28 Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 Re: Tennessee food plot help any other ideas? other than just winging it and going with the flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 food plot help So that is approximately an 1/8th of an acre. Might try a fall blend like a brassicas mix with turnips and rape similar to the blend I mentioned. Really depends on your goals. There are some perenials out there that will do ok in the shade. Some clovers are shade tolerant. The seed I purchased is a pretty expensive annual. There are a lot of fall blends out there that should fit your needs if that is the route you choes to go with. Most of those are not specific just to a particular area other than ideal planting times, which you should still have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dmitchell28 Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Re: food plot help thank you so much, i was hoping someone would give me some insight on everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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