When considering using cool season plantings in your food plots , for the most part it is a good idea to put all legumes with a grain, annual ryegrass or rapeseed mixed with them.
The grasses and grains have multiple functions in a food plot:
- help prevent erosion
- can compete effectively with deer food plot annual weeds
- grow quickly and therefore provide quick food supply for deer
- are a cover crop for the legumes which means they protect the legume through the winter and early spring when frost risk is high and allow for a good stand in the spring.
For cool season perennials there is more to read here:
http://www.diydeerfoodplots.com/articles/cool-season-perennial-clovers-for-deer-food-plots.html
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