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Whitetail Institute - Perennial Deer Food Plot Selection Guide
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Seed Type: Perennial
A single planting can last up to 5 years
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Seed Type: Perennial
A single planting can last up to 5 years
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Seed Type: Perennial
A single planting can last up to 5 years
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Seed Type: Perennial
A single planting can last up to 3 years
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Seed Type: Perennial
A single planting can last up to 5 years
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| Soil Type Required: Heavy soils that hold moisture such as river or creek bottoms, clay, or heavy loam |
Soil Type: Drier Upland soils. Well-drained soils such as hilltops or hillsides |
Soil Type: Slightly well-drained soils to soils that hold moisture |
Soil Type: Heavier soils that hold moisture or moderately drainged soils |
Soil Type: From poor soils to best soils, low to high pH, any area that receives 15-16" of annual rainfall. |
| pH Level Required: 6.5 to 7.5 |
pH Level Required: 6.5 to 7.5 |
pH Level Required: 6.0 to 7.0 |
pH Level Required: 6.0 to 7.0 |
pH Level Required: 5.4 to 7.5 |
| Sunlight Required: 4 to 6 hours of broken, filtered or direct sunlight |
Sunlight Required: 3 to 5 hours of broken, filtered or direct sunlight |
Sunlight Required: 4 to 6 hours of broken, filtered or direct sunlight |
Sunlight Required: 4 to 6 hours of broken, filtered or direct sunlight |
Sunlight Required: 3 to 5 hours of broken, filtered or direct sunlight |
| Protein Content: UP to 35% |
Protein Content: Up to 35% |
Protein Content: Up to 44% |
Protein Content: Up to 44% |
Protein Content: Up to 36% |
| Seeding Rate: 8 lbs. per acre |
Seeding Rate: 17 lbs. per acre |
Seeding Rate: 6.67 lbs. per acre |
Seeding Rate: 3 lbs. per acre |
Seeding Rate: 22.5 lbs. per acre |
| Seeding Depth: 1/8" or less |
Seeding Depth: 1/8" or less |
Seeding Depth: 1/8" or less |
Seeding Depth: 1/8" or less |
Seeding Depth: 1/8" or less |
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Equipment Requiped: Tillage equipment needed - disc, plow, tiller, cultipacker or drag - to break and smooth soil
(something to turn over soil and create a seed bed)
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Equipment Required: Tillage equipment needed - disc, plow, tiller, cultipacker or drag - to break and smooth soil
(something to turn over soil and create a seed bed)
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Equipment Required: Tillage equipment needed - disc, plow, tiller, cultipacker or drag - to break and smooth soil
(something to turn over soil and create a seed bed)
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Equipment Required: Tillage equipment needed - disc, plow, tiller, cultipacker or drag - to break and smooth soil
(something to turn over soil and create a seed bed)
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Equipment Required: Tillage equipment needed - disc, plow, tiller, cultipacker or drag - to break and smooth soil, can also be planted with minimum tillage
(something to turn over soil and create a seed bed)
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