Birdsfoot trefoil - food plot??
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: jf
23-May-15
Birdsfoot trefoil - do deer like it? Any good for a food plot?
From: gobbler
23-May-15
Yes deer and turkey. I use it to seed old logging roads.
From: Olink
24-May-15
Yes, and lasts a LONG time too...
From: JimG
25-May-15
I have a plot about six years old and the deer and turkey are always in it.
From: Redclub
25-May-15
It will last 20 years,They use it for roadways to prevent erosion. Has pretty yellow flowers. Here in Wi. Deer use it in winter
From: gobbler
31-May-15
Crown vetch is good too if you keep it under control. It can be an invasive if you let it wander to far from where you want to keep it.
From: lewis
02-Jun-15
Never tried it but I'm game when to plant and best place to get the seeds. Lewis
From: lewis
02-Jun-15
Also would you plant it with a companion crop like oats or by itself.Lewis
From: nutritionist
03-Jun-15
I have it in my "dryland mix" Also my clients commonly used it to help establish Kura Clover due to both being slow to establish but with longevity. So, trefoil works best with less aggressive species.
From: lewis
03-Jun-15
Is it better to plant it in the spring or fall and do you mix it with another seed or by itself.Lewis
From: lewis
03-Jun-15
So I would have to plant soon don't really know what to play with it maybe peas Lewis
From: nutritionist
04-Jun-15
i used trefoil with branch root alfalfa, chicory and sainfoin.....
From: r-man
08-Jun-15
seed, boutifulgardens.org they sell smaller quantities for a great price. I have watched deer eat it , I remember examining the plant, I just didn't know what it was, till now. the seeds looked like tiny beans. I might have to add some to my field
From: drycreek
08-Jun-15
Hancock seed catalogs it, but as mentioned above, it's pricey !
