Trophytaker12 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Thanks for the tips from my arial photos and now I have an idea of were Im going to plant my fod plots and I planning on putting down throw n grow and secret spot. And i was curious if anyone had tried these products before and if you were successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I am a big believer in the Whitetail Institute's Secret Spot blend. I have a food plot blog if you want to see what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophytaker12 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 That would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophytaker12 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Was there any problem wih getting it to grow as far as deer eating it faster than it would grow. I had heard that as soon as it started to sprout deer would be eating on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledrop Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I am a big believer in the Whitetail Institute's Secret Spot blend. I have a food plot blog if you want to see what it looks like. I agree this seems to work very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I have planted throw and grow the last two years. It came up great with very little work. The brassicas in the blend were mutilated by the deer. The ryegrass got very little attention from the deer. Compared to my other plots of wheat and rye (which are have been eaten to bare ground) the the ryegrass in the throw and grow is still about 6" tall and getting very little browsing. I don't think I will be planting it again next year. I believe I will mix my own with rye and brassicas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Was there any problem wih getting it to grow as far as deer eating it faster than it would grow. I had heard that as soon as it started to sprout deer would be eating on it. Not sure about WV but here in Wisconsin, the deer start eating gradually after a couple of killing frosts. After some hard frosts and the dropping of the fall leaves, they start to hammer it. How hard it gets hit depends on your deer numbers and amount of available food sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophytaker12 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Thanks for the information everyone now im ready to start planting. One more question though what all is in the mix with the secret spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeaveragehunter Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I tried secret spot last year and did not have good luck with it. Cleared the brush and leaves. I even took a grub hoe and dug out all the roots from the shrubs and whips. Only about 10% of the seeds actually germinated. I never draw a conclusion on one attempt, especially with food plotting, but this year I am going to clear a whole acre an plow it up and plant a different mix. As far as what is in it- Every seed blend has a breakdown of exactly whats in it, from the different seeds to the inert matter to weed seeds and it is all in percentages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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