[kemster99]

there are places to send soil samples to. i take mine to the county building in town where my lease is at. costs like $5.00 and get results back in a couple of days. Sending in a sample is the first thing to do. When you take your sample, don't take it from one spot on that food plot, take small amounts from different parts of that food plot. i would also take samples from each area that you want to plant. especially if you have alot of Pine trees around.

 

[kemster99]

the biologist i deal with, if you tell him what you want to plant, when they test your samples, he will tell me how much fertilizer and lime is needed.

 

[kemster99]

my winter plots consist of oats, rye, buckwheat and some rape. oats and rye will grow anywhere. i will plant small spots in the middle of pine rows, with no soil prep. just rake the needles, scratch the surface , throw out seed and drive my 4-wheeler over it. about 75% will come up. not bad for not much prep work.