2024 BEST FOOD PLOT PLANTING : CLOVER 

Good video and info. Been thinking cereals and clovers due to lack of moisture every year. And maybe sorghum to add some cover. Thanks for the info

Great info as usual! Thank you. You reaffirmed what I was thinking to combat our yearly fall drought , changing over plots to clover & chicory. Im in Northern kent county, North of Grand Rapids Mi. Just getting some rain today, the chicory I planted has been hanging in there despite the dry conditions!

South central va crimson does amazing! John your Fall forage blend and Sweat feast brassicas Look amazing again this year! Going today to top dress with crimson and 34-0-0 today with rain coming. Planted Sept 1 brassicas are 6" to 8".

Great factual content. Your clover seed blend I switched too in 5 of my 7 plots are doing well despite the drought here in southern MI. A bit of rain hitting us today. I had to sew rye in the other plots to cover the fall/winter, but your blend goes in them this spring. after green up.Thanks again

i know the feeling of having germ worms!! i have 2 kids in school as well. They are home from school today with a cold. lol Cheers and thanks for sharing info and knowledge!!

here in northeast mo we were burnt up until now , we just recieved 2 inches of rain in the last 3 days, i was able to overseed 2oo lbs of rye and wheat over my oats and rye that were actually not to bad , the temps cool down next week so things are looking up .

Great topic and timing. I was going to be contacting you about combating the consistent droughts. Thank you!

lol. I bet these “ Big buck” seed companies just love all your great videos. 😂 Keep on pushing John. 👊🏻

Great topics covered. I got my clover/ chicory blend from you planted friday with a good rain on it Saturday. Added some rye as a nurse crop and had a some annual arrowleaf clover left over from the spring that will act as a nurse crop also. looking forward to it taking off next spring!

Great video! One question, I planted your sweet feast brassicas July 27, Have not had rain here in West Michigan since September 5, some of the leaves are turning yellow. Will these bounce back if we get rain, expect over 1” in the next couple of days. Thanks again for the information you provide!

I'm in elk rapids. The last month has been brutal. Storms keep breaking up. I've had about 3/16" of rain since august 18th.

John, great video, thank you for the update. I plan to add medium red clover to fill in an existing oats plot, followed by a rye overseed. We sre, like most, in a drought in northcentral PA. Should I wait for rain or plant now, as it's mid September and rain should be in the near future?

WV dry as the surface of the moon. Yesterday storms roll through and we are in a strip of NOTHING. Pouring on both sides of us. Maddening.

I'm just east of columbus and the only thing that grew was alfalfa and clovers.everything else never seen the light of day.germ then died a week later.ground is so dry it turned white

Thanks John

The people online who defend the coating is amazing to me. Must be incognito “staffers” or wanna be staffers.

How late is too late to plant clover? This past week its been non stop rain. I planted rye but wonder if the clover would of made it. Avg frost date is Oct 17. Which would of been around 30days til frost

I converted five of my 11 food plots in central Virginia to perennials. You are so right when you made the statement that you cannot fight against weather conditions you are experiencing. Most times lately August has been dry - too dry to germinate seeds. I waited until September 15 to begin planting and we are finally getting multiple rain showers.

Full of great information, I'll have to watch it again! Thanks John

Hi John, on my 80 in North Central Wisconsin I added a new 1.5 acre plot which I limed, fertilized and planted with NWS Green Forage Blend souped up with a bit of berseem clover and very light radish and brassicas. Knowing the first year soil wouldn't be the best and at the time we were in a consistent rain pattern, I planted the new 1.5 acre plot around July 10. It turned out great. Given how rain tapered off after mid-Aug, I'm glad I planted when I did. I overseeded light spots with cereal rye about 3 weeks ago. Deer have been hitting it hard every night (my first hunt of the year will be this evening so I'm excited to sit the new plot/new box blind). I know overly mature plants are not the desired outcome and I know July can often be dry but perhaps part of a solution maybe to for folks to be ready to plant 3-4 weeks sooner than they normally would be and if on July 5 for example there are 2-3 good rains forecasted over a 10 day period, get the seed in the ground. By not starting to watch the forecast until late July / early Aug, as you mention, a fall drought could really hamstring any chance for much growth. I guess it's a matter of balancing the downsides of overly mature plants, more active weed growth and historically drier summer months. What are your thoughts on planting 3-4 weeks earlier than normal if good rains are forecasted?

Kalamazoo was absolutely brutally dry. Finally getting some rain. 🙏🏻

Stopped in Wausaukee and got two bags of oats, I didn't broadcast them last weekend because there is no rain in the forecast. I am letting things go until next spring when I frost seed my 5 clover blend! Hey John, raise the brim of your ball cap so we can see your face when your telling us information we need to know! You're information is f'in awesome, now show us what you look like😃😃👍👍 Good luck this season and damn the cold full speed ahead!!

John! Lol

John, can I overseed an established clover plot with chicory, or am I wasting money? Will the chicory germinate?

I bet Jeff is listening for ideas to make his own. Lmao

Jeff, Do you mow your seclusion or chicory blend plots? Do you spray with clethodim or Imox? If so when do you use these methods/timing.

On decent soil that holds moisture, can you spay imox end of july, then seed rye in early sept. And get germ in your clover plots. Its the residual im worried about. My last mow is usually end of july,but smart weed creeps in, usually 3 foot clumps and stangles clover and chic. Would like to spray one last time end of july??