Want weed free clover plots?

[Big E]

 Establishing clover plots in the spring is what we normally would do but it always seems that weeds come up no matter what. So here's a plan that will not only let you hunt over a food source in the fall-winter but will give you a green weed free food plot in the spring that you won't have to touch.
 This summer keep your soil worked up and killed off until about mid August. By then your warm season and cold season weeds and grasses will have germinated and gotten a taste of Gly (round up). Then in mid August broadcast Rye Grain at a rate of 120-150lbs per acre. Seems like a lot and it is but you're planting this for deer not to harvest seed plus it's super cheap. If you want you can add Peas, Oats or even some brassicas if you want. After seeding that plant your clover the same day at a rate of 8-10lbs a acre.
 The clover will be thin this fall but will get established enough that the Allelopathic chemicals in the spring from the Rye will not effect them. Then in the spring the Rye will be the first to green up making a early spring food source before anything else is available. The clover will also green up and take off. The Rye will act as a cover crop for the clover while releasing allelopathic chemicals prohibiting small weed seeds to germinate. Let the Rye grow don't worry about it shading out the clover. It will soon mature and die off leaving only clover in your plot.
 This makes great fawning cover in the spring on top of being a food source. Maintain this plot and it can last you a few yrs of pure lush clover.

[HUNTER2]

That was my plan

[deadeye]

Looks like a great plan to me.  Now, if I could just get someone to keep spraying the plots until August......

[dakids]

Weed free looks nice, but the deer don't care.  We work our trails up, plant and then let the alfalfa do the weeding over the next year.After a few cuttings the weeds get stressed and the clover gets stronger. It seems like the alfalfa gets pissed off and grows faster after each cutting. After 2 years the trails are almost entirely alfalfa.   

[bowhunter73]

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[Mayfly]

Where is that BH73??

Up north plot?

[bowhunter73]

Clover trail up north connecting two plots