What Can I Plant With Chicory For Deer?

My experience with chicory is that once the deer discover what it is, they find it highly attractive. While chicory can be planted as a stand-alone crop, I find it works best when planted in mixes with annual cereal grains and/or a legume like clover.

What is the best crop to plant to attract deer?

Typical cereals planted for deer would include oats, wheat, triticale and rye. When native green forage becomes less available from fall through spring, these crops will attract large numbers of deer and provide valuable nutrition to help them through this difficult period.

What is the best fertilizer for clover and chicory?

Add 200 #’s/acre of 10-20-20 or 5-20-20 or equivalent fertilizer. However, 5-20-20 is a better choice for Clover and Chicory Mix because the first number is lower, but may be hard to find in your area. Fertilizer and seed should be done consecutive.

Is chicory a good fertilizer?

Nutritional Value Very high in minerals. 25%-30% crude protein Chicory is a deep-rooted, drought resistant, extremely nutritious perennial crop that has been a foundation of BioLogic’s perennial blends. Now these same cultivars are available as an additive that you can simply add to your food plot blends.

Can you mix chicory with alfalfa?

Alfalfa can be mixed with clover and chicory.

What is the easiest food plot for deer?

Red clover is the Easiest Food Plot for Deer. Spread the seed and spray the grasses to act as a mulch for the clover, or spray in the fall and frost seed in late winter right on top of the snow. The freeze thaw patterns of spring creates cracks the seed falls into to germinate.

What can I plant in poor soil for deer?

The two seed varieties that have worked best for me have been annual rye and buckwheat. Both seed varieties are extremely tolerant to poor soils, both are known as great soil builders, and both are competitive with weed growth.

How long will deer eat chicory?

Deer will forage on chicory without hesitation and will seek out areas where it’s established. Deer, turkeys and many other species of wildlife will appreciate its nutrient-rich, leafy greens available all 12 months.

What time of year do deer eat chicory?

Chicory is a fast-growing plant. It has wide planting windows because of that. It can be planted in either the spring or late summer/early fall. If you want a food source to attract, feed and hold deer during the summer months, plant in the spring.

Can clover and chicory be planted together?

Chicory also breaks winter dormancy earlier and is well managed in a mix with clover, very drought tolerant plant due to it’s long tap root which significantly increases survival under grazing providing a longer growing season of high quality forage.

What can you plant with chicory?

Some of the best companions for the chicory family include other greens, like:

• Mizen.
• Mustard.
• Lettuce.
• Tatsoi.

Can you broadcast chicory seeds?

Chicory can be broadcast into a prepared seedbed or no-till drilled, according to the planting equipment you have at your disposal. If broadcasting seed, plant 8 to 10 lbs./acre when planting alone, or drill at 5 to 6 lbs./acre.

What animals eat chicory?

A perennial forage crop, chicory is used around the world as forage for cattle, sheep and goats.

Should you mow chicory food plots?

Mowing is crucial for weed control in Imperial Chicory Plus. Try to keep the plot mowed so that the clovers in Imperial Chicory Plus and any weeds that reappear in your plot after planting never have the chance to flower (create seed heads).

Can you plant clover and alfalfa together?

ADDED NUTRITION: Overseeding an alfalfa field with frosty berseem clover can increase the nutritional value and yield of hay. Frosty berseem clover mixed with alfalfa can boost yields of hay by almost 30%.

What can I spray on my clover food plots?

Clethodim herbicide is best for killing grass in clover and alfalfa. It comes in many different brand names, like Arrow 2EC and Dakota.

How many deer will a 1 acre food plot support?

Both Fort Perry and Gary Schwarz’s El Tecomate support 3.5 deer per acre of food plot, but both programs intensively farm and include a supplemental “safety net.” A reasonable across-the-board rule of thumb with a bit of a cushion is, an acre of food plot will support about three deer.

What can you plant in the woods to attract deer?

The clear choice for many is white clover. With the ability to sprawl, grow great in shade, and take a beating from browsing deer, clover makes the ideal species for food plots in the woods.

What should I plant in my 1 acre food plot?

Clover is typically the crop of choice for small one acre food plots. Clover will withstand the browsing/grazing pressure of deer very well, but it does take a bit more maintenance than some other choices.

What’s the best food plot for whitetail?

Q: What is the best thing to plant for deer? Clover such as Imperial Whitetail Clover is probably the single best food plot seed, but there are many others that serve important roles for the food plotter. Brassicas are a strong second choice, such as Plant Biologic’s Maximum.

What grows well in wet soil for deer?

If you’re dealing with soggy ground, Delano suggests looking to clover, a staple food source for deer and one of the most resilient crops in damp ground.