Food plots for dummies!?

[MUDRUNNER]

Like Jay Gregory..."I'm not a farmer I'm a deer hunter",so I need a little lesson in food plots.

I put a plot of oats in a few years ago that did decent,but I'm really not sure what I'm doing.We have about 1 1/2 acres on the farm that's clear and in the middle of the woods that looks like an ideal spot for a plot.I'm wanting to plant more of a fall hunting plot and figure I better get on the stick and get started in the next few weeks.We have a small sprayer,plow,and a mower.What would be a good to plant here and when should I plant...maybee September?What are some basic steps for getting a good stand?

Like:

1-mow

2-spray

3-plow

4-lime

5-plant

6-fertalize

Does that basically sound right?

[Ravin R10 man]

1. Spray

2.mow after grass has died

3.Plow & soil test

4.work soil(disk)

5.lime & fertilize

6.plant & lightly drag soil to cover seed

[dogdoc]

1. Spray

2.mow after grass has died

3.Plow & soil test

4.work soil(disk)

5.lime & fertilize

6.plant & lightly drag soil to cover seed

Sounds good except I don't plow. I try to spray twice--2 to 4 weeks after my first discing. I disc again at planting and fertilize when I plant.

[wtnhunt]

Pretty well do the same as Todd here, depending on the soil I may have to disc it more than twice.

[MUDRUNNER]

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it.If I'm going to put in the work I want to do it right this time.I'll probably go and spray next weekend to get the ball rolling. and mow and plow at the end of the month.We don't have a disc yet,but we do have a big old aerator looking thing thta was left there that we converted to use on a atv that works things up pretty well with a few passes.I'll let you know how my progress is going and post some pics as I go.