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The Forage Brassicas in ShotPlot are the most palatable and nutritious forage plants in the world. ShotPlot creates a food plot quickly by growing over 24 inches tall in 45 days. Once mature, deer will begin devouring it as the plants surge with new growth to replace the consumed leaves. ShotPlot is the perfect annual food plot to attract your deer.
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Forage Brassicas:
The best yielding New Zealand forage brassicas, including rape and turnip varieties, blended together in ShotPlot to deliver the highest levels of protein and mineral content of any annual forage crop available on the market today... up to 38% protein. By blending brassica varieties, this mixture has been adapted to an extremely wide range of soils and weather conditions and will provide both abundant large-leaf and root forage into the winter months. Average mature plant height is 24 inches tall. These forage brassicas have been selected to begin maturing in about 45 days. Once mature, they begin fixing more sugars in their leaves and become a huge attractant to deer. As the sugars are fixed in the leaves the protein begins to increase and deer begin to forage heavily on the leaves to get the nutrients that they need. Cold weather will also jump start ShotPlot to increase the sugar content in it’s leaves. |
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Moisture, Soil Preparation and Planting Depth are crucial to the success of your food plot.
1. Cultivate plot 4-6 inches deep.
2. Add 300 lbs 13-13-13 fertilizer per acre and add lime as needed.
3. Broadcast and roll in seed at the rate of 5 lbs per acre.
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Soil Preparation:
Cultivate the soil 4” - 6” deep, to remove competing weeds and add fertilizer and lime as recommended. After cultivating, it is important to level and pack the soil before seeding the plot. Lightly pack the soil by running over your food plot with an ATV or a roller.
a. Fertilizer Requirements - A soil test should be performed prior to planting to determine your plot’s need for fertilizer and lime. If a soil test cannot be done, we recommend preparing the seed bed by applying up to 300 lbs of 13-13-13 fertilizer or equivalent per acre.
b. pH of Soil & Liming - The recommended soil pH is 6.0 - 7.5. A soil test should be performed prior to planting to determine your soil pH and the need for lime and fertilizer. If a soil test cannot be done, we recommend preparing the seed bed by applying up to 2,000 lbs of lime per acre or use 2 gallons of Gain per acre.
Planting Depth:
ShotPlot contains small seeds that normally do not need to be completely covered. We recommend broadcasting the seed and then rolling the seed into the seed bed by running over your food plot with an ATV or a roller. Never cover the seeds with more than of dirt.
Moisture:
Soil moisture is vital to the plants being able to establish themselves. The soil should be moist when planting, with a reasonable expectation of future rainfall. If adequate moisture is not available for an extended period after planting, the plot may fail to establish properly. |
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New Plots - The forage brassicas in ShotPlot are extremely hardy seeds that will try to root even in poor soil conditions. However, if the ground is not
properly broken, the plot may only produce the stand and mature growth may not exceed 18”. Rainfall, fertilizer and the correct pH will be the determining factors when ShotPlot is planted without proper tilling. If planting ShotPlot in an area where the soil cannot be properly prepared, we recommend seeding at 5 lbs per acre... twice the normal rate of seed.
Over Seeding - We recommend using ShotPlot to over seed existing clover or other low growing perennial food plots. When over seeding, the coverage of ShotPlot is doubled to 5 lbs per acre.
Frost Seeding - This is an excellent method of spring planting in the northern areas of the United States. When frost seeding, follow normal seed coverage recommendations. |
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Coverage: 5 lbs plants 1 acre; 43,560 sq ft or 48 yards by 100 yards (approx 1 football field)
Planting Times: The forage brassicas in ShotPlot are cool season annual forage plants that can be planted in both the Spring and Fall.
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Making Your Food Plot as Drought Resistant as Possible:
The deeper you disc the soil before rainfall, the more moisture the ground will store for the growing season, and the more drought tolerant the food plot will be. Discing the soil before it is time to plant will also cause dormant weed seed to sprout, which will allow you to disc the weeds under or spray them with weed killer before planting. Either way, you will reduce weed competition for the valuable water and nutrients that your forage plants need. |
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