How would you go about using hand tools to cultipack the seeds into the ground after spreading?

Question....I've only got this coming fall on a great permission piece with a good spot for a food plot. Would a brassica mix with rye be my best bet?

I bought a cheaper walk behind blower and put larger pneumatic tires on it. Does awesome for trail and plot clearing. Also, don't underestimate the power of a riding mower for clearing leaves.

Thanks Jeff, fortunately I graduated from hand tools along time ago.

Just had 10 acre’s cleared here in Jackson county MI. Still will need to use hand tools as some areas are wet!!

a good backpack leaf blower unit is one of my go to pieces. its amazing how much soil you can expose in a couple hours with one of those...and get great native regeneration. I just concentrate on the spots that get good sun and let mother nature paint it green.

Hand tools for a food plot means hard work!! I do 2 plots that are about 1/2 acre each. I use a back pack sprayer to weed kill, whipper snipper to trim back whatever needs trimmed or as my mower, chainsaw to thin out areas, and a side by side to haul it all back and forth. I do have a small tractor but my plots are tough to get at. Enjoy the video's Jeff and WHS!!

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Thanks Adam...still sounds like fun work tho. Rewarding for sure ..

@AdamCraigOutdoors

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@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 Very rewarding, which does make it a little easier!!

lots of guys out there on youtube basically copying your content these days. but we all know who the best is! your thumbnail style is basically being pirated

Thank you Jeff, Watch this video 3 times. A little off topic but what kind of muzzleloader do you use??

Tried it all in my old no money days, however a great alternative I still use, brush hog & lime unplanted fields, often become deer magnets with little effort.

I like that leaf blower idea Jeff! May also be good to blow off trails when leaves start dropping as well

@MrRABland

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The blower works great! I just did it yesterday on wet leaves from mature hardwood oaks that sat under 100” of snow this winter in NW Wisconsin. It's so much easier than raking them.

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Thanks Alex! Although, the leaves start dropping mid to late October so I wouldn't want to be out in the woods blowing the leaves off then ..but last year's leaves would be great before the season

Leaf blowers are certainly more efficient than a rake but I like the exercise raking provides. I also think it scores up the dirt and gives the seeds better contact but they'd probably grow fine without it.

Great topic! Thanks Jeff!

You guys need to ship to Canada!

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We do...have for a couple of weeks 😉

Would it make sense to burn the plot instead of spraying and blowing the leaves off? I’ve got a lot of leaves and pine needles.

@AndrewJackson33

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Definitely! Just have a fire break around what you are burning but that's a great way to remove thatch to get the seeds to the soil.

I don't recall you discussing if fertilizer should be added to aid in establishing switchgrass, should it be added?

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Hi Greg! Only if the switchgrass color is kind of a light green...then add 100#s of Urea per acre mid Summer. But that's it!

Great videos. But could you make a video on how to measure an area to find out how big the plot is

@patternpaper4940

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Google earth can do that. You can also use a range finder to get measurements.

what are the things i should consider /check in the area for food plott stuff i know are ph. check areas climate ( first and last frost dates how close agricultural areas are is anything else or is that good

This is a touch off topic. I have my food plot in its place maybe not the greatest spot but it was the only decent spot and I have two alternate access points maybe three depending on how energetic I want to be. Now my question is: should I use this access points when checking cameras and freshening my travel cooridor set-ups throughout the summer or just walk near the normal access through the gate. The deer if on the plot will hear me before seeing me and exit. Of course I try to time it for mid day. But if I use my access points now won’t it blow my sneaking in to hunt during season because they will pattern me by scent and sound versus mainly sight and sound. Just curious how to properly access during summer to check progress without tipping my hand for seaaon

So the clover-brassica blend in August followed by rye in the fall, correct? Also, despite opening the canopy I still get a lot of leaves covering the plot (it's surrounded by mature hardwoods and NW winds). When can I go into my .2 acre plot to blow them off?

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Hi Rick you wouldn't want to add rye to the brassica clover blend unless it gets eaten to the dirt

So if i plant clover and rye in the fall, when would i mow it down to be left with a pure clover plot in the spring? Im in WV by the way

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Hi Dusty, I like spraying with Clethodim...or mowing when the rye is 12 to 15" high

Did you forget to mention liming the plot?

Do you not use 2-4-D anymore?

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Use it all the time...

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Absolutely Kurt! 😁