JJL Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 We're building a new home in SW Colorado at 8000ft. Has anyone ever seen or know of information regarding food plots at elevation. I've found and read information about Alfafa production up here, but cannot seem to find anything else. Worst case scenerio I'll just put in some Alfafa and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 wish i could help but don't know. You might contact your local county DNR or the county wildlife biologist and find what works the best there. Aflalfa can be pretty picky to plant---you might ask about clover and trefoil--those are a much less picky with soil quality than alfalfa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 contat your county ag officer. free, and will have good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zirkel Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 Food plots are illegal in Colorado. You may plant alfalfa if it is intended to be harvested or grazed by cattle. I assume you have cattle. Call the CSU Mesa County Extension office, 970-244-1834, they should be able to help you. You will need to correct dormancy class of alfalfa to survive your winters. I gave you Mesa County's number instead of Montrose Counties because the Montrose Extension Agronomist is on his deathbed and will be unable to help you. I have sent you a PM with the name of the person who will be most helpful to you in Mesa County. Zirkel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted February 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 I'm not planting a food plot. We're building a new home and with the amount of soil we'll be disturbing I'll need something to act as ground cover. Our lot is covered with pinion pines and ponderosa pines and it backs up to the 14th. fairway. Yep, were on a golf course, the biggest food-plot of all. There will be a 30 foot piece of ground all of the way around the house, as well as 10 foot on each side of a 500ft. driveway that'll be reseeded. My wife is getting a mixture of wildflowers and natural grasses to put in the spots. I was looking for something "edible" to mix in. I'm in the preliminary stages of working with the golf course, who's having problems with wildlife damage. We're trying to put in some strips of "food sources" within the waste areas of the course. Hopefully we can keep the deer off the greens and roads by offering them something to eat in less problem areas. This project is still in it's infancy........I'll keep you posted. Thanks for the responses; JJL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zirkel Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 JJL, Good luck with your landscaping project. A little needle and thread grass mixed in will look really neat in the wind some Rocky montain Penstemon will be very pretty as well. And they are both native. Also here is a link to a Family run seed source located not far from you in Dove Creek, Co. http://www.southwestseed.com/ You will save a pile of money buying seed from them instead of from a garden center. If you talk to Walt Jr, tell him I forgive him for the hangover he caused me as the CSGA meeting this year. And you can be sure that there will not be any prohibited noxious weeds in any of the seeds or seed mixes they recomend. Please don't plant Oxeye daisy which has been spreading like wildfire in the the Red Mountain Pass area. It is a prohibited noxious weed and you might spend a lot of money getting rid of it when the Ouray County weed inspecter visits. Zirkel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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