Newbie to food plotting

[Allegheny Tom]

Anyone know what this is? I can't View attachment 69351View attachment 69352find any thing on the internet that looks like it in Ky. I sprayed my food plot with grass out it kills only grass not chicory or clover. This started growing and the deer are loving it!!! Yeah that's my deer target they were walking out today when I was target shooting!!View attachment 69353

Go over to the Habitat Talk forum and post your pic on the Name This Plant subforum. Hopefully, Native Hunter will chime in. That guy is incredible with plant identification. He's from KY too.

 

[DE bow hunter]

Go over to the Habitat Talk forum and post your pic on the Name This Plant subforum. Hopefully, Native Hunter will chime in. That guy is incredible with plant identification. He's from KY too.

You could also try the iNaturalist app. I use that a lot. It’s pretty accurate

 

[DE bow hunter]

You are welcome. I'm glad that it's showing promise. What varieties did you broadcast?
And how's your weather been? Adequate rain?

I used the greencover fall release blend. Same one Dr Grant Woods from Growing Deer TV you tube channel uses. It has several different types of clover, peas, oats, lentils, winter wheat, cereal rye, collards, turnips, radish and buckwheat.
The sedge was so thick and tall I sprayed it, brush whacked it, raked and burned it off. I was going to do a second bigger plot but it was too much for two guys and hand tools. Next years I’ll start earlier and get them both going.
It has rained twice since we got it planted and calling for more rain Monday. Going to get some lime down tomorrow to attempt to raise the Ph some. I’m at 4.9 so it’s gotta come up a bunch.

 

[Allegheny Tom]

I used the greencover fall release blend. Same one Dr Grant Woods from Growing Deer TV you tube channel uses. It has several different types of clover, peas, oats, lentils, winter wheat, cereal rye, collards, turnips, radish and buckwheat.
The sedge was so thick and tall I sprayed it, brush whacked it, raked and burned it off. I was going to do a second bigger plot but it was too much for two guys and hand tools. Next years I’ll start earlier and get them both going.
It has rained twice since we got it planted and calling for more rain Monday. Going to get some lime down tomorrow to attempt to raise the Ph some. I’m at 4.9 so it’s gotta come up a bunch.

Definitely gotta get the pH up or your planted varieties will be out- competed by acid loving weeds. Nature hates a vacuum so someting will thrive in that low pH. Get your soil ammended if you want your plot to thrive.

What's your deer density like?
If it's high, you need healthy soil to handle the browsing pressure. I've seen it happen...deer destroy the plot which allows competition from weed species that deer don't eat. Which further leads to your planted crops struggling. It's not a good cycle.
Fix your dirt.

 

[DE bow hunter]

Definitely gotta get the pH up or your planted varieties will be out- competed by acid loving weeds. Nature hates a vacuum so someting will thrive in that low pH. Get your soil ammended if you want your plot to thrive.

What's your deer density like?
If it's high, you need healthy soil to handle the browsing pressure. I've seen it happen...deer destroy the plot which allows competition from weed species that deer don't eat. Which further leads to your planted crops struggling. It's not a good cycle.
Fix your dirt.

I don’t think the deer density is super high. I’ve been running trail cam on minerals since May and got to know the local heard pretty well. I’d say there about 4 doe 6 fawns and 4 small buck right now. There’s a lot of browse and low PH loving blue berries are everywhere. I am definitely going to work on amending the soil. I know that is a priority. It took them like two months to get me the soil test results or I would have addressed it sooner.