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Deciding
What to Plant: What Works Best on Your Land
Whether
you want plant a food plot to attract deer, offer higher quality nutrition
or both, the Whitetail Institute offers products for just about any
situation.
Moist
Soils
The Institute’s flagship product, Imperial Whitetail Clover, is one of
the most nutritious and attractive forages concerning whitetails. The
perennial (lasts three to five years without replanting) grows extremely
well in heavy soils that hold moisture well or typically any area that
stays moist. Bottomlands, creek bottoms, and if the area receives over 30
inches of rain per year, most flat grazing and farm land usually works
well.
The
Institute’s two annuals, PowerPlant and No-Plow, grow well in a variety
of soils and moisture levels.
Dry
Soils
For drier or well-drained soils (sandy soils, hill tops and slopes, arid
soils, etc.) the Institute offers several excellent products. Alfa-Rack, a
clover/alfalfa blend, is an excellent choice. The deep-rooted perennial
thrives in well-drained and dry soils. For best results, over 30 inches of
rain is needed.
Another great option is Extreme (under 30 inches of rain). With the
toughest planting conditions in mind, the Whitetail Institute set out to
develop a perennial crop that would not just survive ─ but thrive
─ in poor soils and under extremely dry conditions and they
succeeded with Imperial Whitetail Extreme.
The
Institute’s two annual products, PowerPlant and No-Plow, will also work
well.
Shady/Woodland
Areas
No-Plow is the Institute’s most productive product in low-light areas.
No-Plow will thrive with only three hours of sunlight per day, direct or
filtered. Many customers have produced excellent No-Plow plots with only
two hours of sunlight per day (logging roads, small woodland food plots,
etc.), but the Institute will not guarantee success in conditions with
less than three hours of sunlight.
Imperial
Whitetail Clover, Alfa-Rack and PowerPlant are all productive in as little
as three to four hours of sunlight, direct or filtered, per day. Of
course, all Whitetail Institute products usually grow better with longer
periods of direct sunlight.
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