Imperial whitetail alpha-rack 1/4 acre 3.75 lbs
Instructions
For best results, complete all steps in the order shown. Stay within the planting dates for your area as shown on the back of the bag. Cutting corners can negatively affect your results!
Seedbed Preparation
1. Select an area with moderate to well drained soils.
2. For optimum results, perform a laboratory soil test in advance of planting to determine lime and fertilizer requirements. Have the lab test for establishment of an alfalfa/giant white clover/chicory mix.
Tip: For best results, use a soil-test kit that requires you to send a sample of your soil to a qualified soil-testing laboratory for analysis (not a do-it-yourself test). The Whitetail Institute's laboratory soil-test report is inexpensive, quick and very easy to understand.
3. Add the amount of lime recommended in your soil-test report. If no soil test is available, add a minimumof 2 tons of lime per acre. For best results, disk or till the lime thoroughly into the top few inches of the seedbed. If possible, lime should be added several months in advance of planting.
DO NOT SKIP THIS STEPI MAKING SURE SOIL pH
IS OPTIMUM (6.5-7.5) IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN CONTROL TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL PLANTING!
4. Disk or till to prepare a good seedbed. If possible, pentorm this step two weeks before planting to help reduce the amount of weed seed that might germinate.
5. Add the fertilizer recommended in your coil-test report to the seedbed. If rio soil test is available, add 400 lbs. of 6-24-24, or equivalent, fertilizer per acre.
6. Lightly disk or till the fertilizer into the top few inches of the seedbed.
7. Smooth and firm the seedbed with a drag or6. Broadcast the seed at a rate of 13 pounds per acre.
Tip for Using Shoulder-type Seeders: Set the gap in the seeder so it looks like some seed will come out, but not enough. Put one half of the seed required for the plot into the spreader, and try to cover the entire seedbed with it. Leave about 12 feet between each pass. Then, repeat the process with the other half of the seed, but this time putting the seed out from a different direction by walking across your first path.
9. DO NOT COVER THE SEED!
If you used a drag to smooth the seedbed beforeseeding (Step 7): Do nothing further after you put the seed out. The seed will naturally fall into good contact with the soil.
If you used a cultipacker to smooth the seedbed before seeding (Step 7): Cultipack the seedbed again one time after putting the seed out to help press the seed into good contact with the surface.
Tip For Monitoring Grazing Pressure: After planting, place a small wire basket over a portion of your planting so that wildlife can't browse inside it. Watch the difference inside and outside the basket to gauge grazing pressure.