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Contact UsThis warm-season annual is a great food plot seed option for most hunters. It isn't a legume or grain species. It's a forb and it can grow as tall as 4 to 5 feet in height. Crude protein levels are high, often surpassing 20 percent. Deer, turkey, waterfowl, upland birds and a host of other game animals benefit from it.
Plant type: Annual Grain
Days to germination: 7 - 10
Soil pH: 5.0 - 6.5
Height at maturity: 2' - 3'
Soil adaption: Wide range of soils
Length of Stand: Annual
Planting depth: 1” - 1 1/2”
Reproduces by: Seed
Seeding Rate: 35 - 50 Lbs. to an Acre
Pounds per Bushel: 60
Soybeans (Glycine max) are a warm-season annual legume and perhaps the most preferred summer forage for white-tailed deer. They are extremely nutritious, containing upwards of 25 to 30 percent crude protein in fields with good soil fertility, well above the amounts required by deer for optimal body and antler development.
Plant type: Annual Legume
Days to germination: 5 - 7
Planting dates: May - June
Main usage: Grazing, silage
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.0
Height at maturity: 3' - 6'
Soil adaption: Well drained, moderate
Length of Stand: Annual
Good Fertility
Reproduces by: Seed
Planting depth: 3/4” - 1 1/2”
Pounds per Bushel: 60
Seeding Rate: 140,000 - 160,000 to an Acre
A mature plant will be 26 to 30 in. tall, with seed becoming marginally palatable at maturity. As it stands in the weather, it loses tannic acid and becomes more and more palatable through the fall. This sorghum makes excellent seed for all game birds, including quail, turkey, pheasants, doves and ducks. Deer will also feed heavily on the grain in fall and winter. The Sorghum has a life cycle of 90-120 days.
Plant type: Annual Grass
Days to germination: 7
Planting dates: May-July
Main usage: Green chop, hay, silage
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.0
Height at maturity: 5' - 7'
Soil adaption: Wide, 60° or warmer soil temp.
Length of Stand: Annual
Planting depth: 3/4' - 1 1/4'
Reproduces by: Sterile
Seeding Rate: 20 - 50 Lbs. to an Acre
Pounds per Bushel: 56