Fall food plot planting dates.

I used to always plant as close to October 15 as possible and it always worked out.

Over the last five years we have had some years where that wasn't the best timing due to rain. I also have a lot of clay hill top fields vs a lot of bottom land fields. There is a huge difference in moisture requirements and while that seems plainly obvious it took a few years to realize this in practice that they can't always be planted at the same time.

So we plant mid October after we have had a rain to help the dirt and before another rain coming. We then come back and side dress with nitrogen approximately 2 weeks later when we can time it before a rain. This has led to our best fields yet in fall and summer. This year I will have a bumper harvest of summer cash crops doing this.

You should add location with the planned planting date . We are in Wilkinson County MS and the motto for planting anything is "plant late and harvest early"


We always go for mid October….but end up planting the first week of November due to lack of rain.

Although, I’m planning on planting some Domain Hot Chic (clover chicory) in smaller plots this year and I’ll try that in September

All depends on weather forecast. I always have my plots disked and ready. I shoot for mid october. But only if rain is in forecast for not just one day, but several. Ive had to wait until november 15th before because of drought. Sucks but what can u do? If u plant mid oct and no rain, its not comming up anyway. Or worse, comes up with morning dew and sun scorches it bc no rain to substain it

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Supposedly this year is going to be a wetter, warmer fall/winter. We shall see.

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Seems like they say that every year and it's always dry up until November. But, like you said, we shall see.