Everyone else, please stop. THIS is the ONLY no-till food plot video you will EVER need. PERFECTION.

Oh, and I really love this video. So instructive.

That is the best video the QDMA has ever done. This revives so many of the lessons learned and shared in the online forum the QDMA took down a few years ago. I'm very happy to see the association is finally sharing the right information, irrespective of advertising dollars from seed companies and implement manufacturers. Heck, I might renew my membership and pursue my Deer Steward II certification, after all.

This is a great idea, I do the same with soybeans then after post spray add red clover, radish, turnips and oats. The clover comes back in spring for nitrogen fixation for your next crop.

This guy is awesome when I see 👀 what he is doing I am learning a lot from this man he is the best😁

Works great! I like to spread plenty of hardwood ash in the spring, and harrow it in! Plant with early summer rain!

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

Instead of mowing the residue and then seeding, seed first and then mow the residue on top of the seeds. It helps the seeds make seed to soil contact. You can follow with a cultipacker if you want.

Its not just organic, its regenerative farming. Its getting very popular as no chemicals are needed. It really works. What works best is to no till drill in the seed and do not spray.

Great informative video. Thank You!

Buck wheat a Phosphorus builder! Good stuff!!!

Love this video, this is what we are doing on my small 🌿Ranch🍀 👨🏻👍🏼

I plant all my food plots using minimal equipment and a lot of hand tools. I also grow using organic methods. The soil is preserved better this way and the results are very good and economical. But there are two points I would make here. One is that "no equipment" is a VERY misleading statement. You will need equipment....just not necessarily the exact same tools usually used on a major ag farm. Lawn mowers, hand rakes, ATV's, cultipackers, sprayers, and seeders will all be needed. I often also use weed eaters, tools to set and control prescribed fire, lime spreaders, and various other items of equipment such as carts or trailers to get all that stuff out to a food plot. And, if you have to erect fencing, you will need a few MORE tools and equipment items for that! That's a LOT of equipment! It isn't possible to plant and get really good results by truly using "no equipment " whatsoever so don't fall for that bull. You can usually borrow or even rent some of the things you will need however. Two is that you will spend MORE for seed costs planting using these methods. Very tiny seeds, as stated in the video, will self plant if broadcast ahead of a solid, hard rain. Clovers, many brassicas, and other tiny seeds are the best choice for planting into stubble. They filter down to the soil easily. But you still need to distribute about TWICE as many seeds if you are just broad casting on the surface rather than planting into the soil. Lots of seeds lying unburied on the top of the ground get consumed by birds, mice, squirrels, and other wildlife very quickly. Others may get washed off by a hard rain if you have much slope. Bigger seeds like peas, beans, sunn hemp, sunflowers, milo, etc. are going to have to make FIRM contact with the actual soil. The presence of a layer of mulch in a field prepared like the video shows is going to hinder that contact. Any seed that fails to reach the soil is never going to germinate. So if you intend to plant larger seeds with this method be prepared to so quite a bit more seed than using conventional planting methods that deposit the seeds directly INTO the soil. Running implements over the field after the larger seeds are broad cast is an effort to try to push the seeds down to make contact with the soil. This helps but it still is NOT EQUAL in effectiveness to directly planting such as via no till methods straight into the soil. So your seed costs will be much higher using this method if you use any type of larger seeds. Most videos tend to claim it really takes almost nothing to create a good food plot. The reality is there are many ways to create good food plots but they all require quite a bit of time, money, and effort if you want the best results. There are no short cuts. And bear in mind this video didn't discuss the soil testing, liming, and fertilizer issues that also go into creating a good food plot. All the above said, I heartily recommend using the methods in this video. Less soil disturbance means less weed issues and less competition for your food plot plants. The other benefits of erosion control, building quality soil, etc. are well covered in the video. Just be realistic in your expectations and be willing to put some genuine money and time into the efforts. You will be rewarded with more and bigger deer!

Great video/info!. What about areas with higher clay content surface is pretty hard?

Just curious....how would you change this strategy / these steps for a fall planting of Austrian Winter peas? Assuming that the same plot was planted the prior spring in iron clay cow peas? Thanks in advance!

Nice I kinda want to try some no spray plots. New at doing food plots I put a couple videos on

Catch the soil moist and you can "no till drill" . If you're having trouble getting seed to soil contact with larger seeds just use your drill without plowing the soil. Works fine we do it all the time.

Thats how i plant...used to do the disc, spray,cultipack etc...but now i broadcast over mowing comes up good

I was so excited to see that your going organic and talking organic and no till. Then you actually spray glyphosate! It is to bad that you couldn't do it all organic. I've been doing organic food plots for the last ten years. I challenge you to do this without chemicals. And truly go organic.

I have another question, I'm in North Louisiana and the week of straight rain that we're experiencing right now is apparently going to turn into TWO weeks of straight rain. I didn't start up my no-till food plots yet and I'm probably not going to be able to until September 18th after waiting a week for the glyphosate to do its job. Is this too late into the season to plant? Also I don't know for sure if we're going to get heavy rain like this after I plant. Can I just rake the seeds across the mulch to drive them down closer to the soil?

How would you incorporate your lime to raise the ph to 6.5 7.0 any help would be greatly appreciated!

Whitetail Habitat Solutions also has great information. Thank you for the great information.

I was following along and excited about this until you mentioned glyphosate. What I’ve read is glyphosate reduces beneficial microbes and preserves pathogenic. I wonder if covering with tarps would be a better option.

that is a sweet plot, not sure ive seen tall crop mixed with low crop and thats smart

I've been doing this on a old road I mow it seed I have taken straw and put over the seeds to help hold the monster

Have you ever tried seeding then mowing after that to leave the thatch from mowing on top of the broadcast seed?

Good Info, I have a X1100C Kubota RTV and bought the 3 point and disk from UTV Hitchworks Its adjustable angle, Gives me 500 lbs. of downforce plus the disk weight of over 300 lbs. But I also just tried some No-Plow, Good Info, Do you suggest a no plow for a fall Food Plot I may try it and put it up on my channel.

Do you increase seeding rate any using the no till? Ive always increased my seed rate for seed that birds eat, dont germinate etc..

I was thinking about broadcasting seed into standing orchard grass fescue etc. Running a cultipacker then spray with round up 2 qt per acre do you think I can spray over my seed?

If you have a piece of land that has been pasture for about 10 years with no cattle on it in Alabama (prairie soil/clay) do you need to disc it the first time? The reason I ask is that most of the grass plants that are in there are very well established.

Good video. I eat organic produce and meat. Regarding no till use as little chemical as necessary - sometimes I do but am trying to eliminate it. Certainly not easy. No till has allowed me to get away from synthetic fertilizers by building up soil fingi and biomass. In addition - cover crops and always having soil covered eliminates erosion

I’m going to try this, this summer

Starting up a new plot that was formerly big timber should I till/disc the first time?

So if I have a fall annual planted. Let it sit over winter then in the spring. Mow the dead stuff, spray then plant my annual clover timed with a good rain. Can I skip the spraying and try to over seed.

Great video and very informative, I have some newly planted pear and crabapple trees (in grow tubes)near a power line clear cut that I was going to clear for a fall food plot. I am worried about killing off the fruit trees by spraying glyphosate. Will glyphosate kill the fruit trees ? I appreciate any and all help

What about sowing the seed then mowing the plants residue on top of the seed?

Where can a person purchase the seed blend you use

Seed suggestions for western East Texas near college station

Would hey be alright for the first planting then go forward with mowing the dead growth? Great video

What do you do about weeds? I know the old growth can act as mulch and cover weed seed but what about after you planted? Do you go back and spray?

Where can I get that fencing?

would it be wise to cut up the old plant residue left on the ground to make it finer?

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how do you fertilize, lime, etc? i understand that soil conditions would improve with this method theoretically, but id imagine this would take years. So step 1 = Mow Step 2 = Seed ??? please advise

Can you skip the glyphosate and still get decent results?

I did a no plow plot last hunting season it did fine for almost 4 weeks and 2 weeks before bow it died out

Without tilling, can you no till plant big seeds like corn or soybeans? I am new to the foodplot scene

Do you think brown top millet is good candidate for no till technique

Would you be able to use the same style of planting with a cornfield? Or is this more for clovers and beans?

Can you do it without glyphosate?

Could you spray, then seed, then mow, so the duff is on top of the seed?

What is the name of the disc/cultipacker combo manufacturer? Thanks

Quick question. How do you get soil amendments into the soil? For example, I currently have a half acre plot that I plan on planting this year and it requires 2500 lbs of lime. In addition I need to add moderate amounts of NPK to the location. Is it safe to assume that you would simply broadcast the amendments after mowing/spraying with rain in the forecast? Thank you.

I would appreciate a quick reply from this channel to this question: how much does glyphosate cost and can I get it from Tractor Supply?

How long do you have to wait to plant after spraying glyphosate?

When's the best time to spray Japanese grass?

I'd like to try broadcasting, mowing then spraying. In theory it sounds great but has anyone tried this that can confirm?

He says 2oz per gallon, but how many gallons per acre?

Does the glyphosate harm the soil bacteria and fungal matter? Can you torch the weeds instead of spraying?

What is the alternative to spraying glyphosate to kill?

Could you broadcast and then mow?

Sprayed 2oz to the gallon with what? Round up? I didn’t quite understand what he said he used.

He kept saying organic in the beginning then talked alot about spraying glyphosphate. How is that organic? I till and rake so i dont have to use herbicide.

i just cleared some woods .can I plant no till food plots on this land

I don't want to use glyphosate. Any suggestions?

If you have the ground just like what I see there let the ring do the work 😉 🙌 👌

What about burning the old organic material? Does that hurt anything or help anything?

It works It’s all about microbes and keeping the soil alive. The rest will fall in into place.

I am new to the food plot world. Is it not kind of contradictory that all those experts state we need to move to be organic, no till, etc but then immediately tell you to spray with glyphosate?

also, cant plan / wait for rain if your property is 3hrs away...

Looks like a good video , can't Hera a word your saying you need a Mike.

Broadcast the seed before you mow and then the seed is covered by the cuttings

I heard a lot about soil building and I'll Farmers should act now we should do better conservation. But not much about deer

Glyfosfate and others are getting really hard to purchase over the pond in Europe. Which makes no-till much harder.

What is a natural alternative to using glyphosate. I’d rather not use cancer causing agents

Push mowers can fit in a truck of a car, trust me, I KNOW.

No fertilizer. No lime??

Disking works so dont knock it just because you have a new way!

Glyco what?

Requires RAIN! Of which never happens in north Texas lol.

We have natural Plows here in Central Tx......Feral Hogs!!!

You lost me at Glyphosate !

I'm going to try this for sure. Hope I didn't waste 2k on a tiller for my tractor. ha

So everything we've ever been taught about planting food plots has been a lie?

2 oz. Per gallon? Seems way too much.

Spray everything with Roundup? No thanks

“The fence itself is a great hunting strategy “... smh

This is all fine unless you live in Northern, WI with no top soil and red clay that is like concrete!

Now if we can just get glyphosate out of the picture..

tilling is bad but spraying glyphosate is good? come on man...

I don’t want to eat deer that’s eating glyphosate

If everyone was doing it, everyone would be doing it. Its nothing new, its been done for hundreds of years... ]

Glyphosphate isn't healthy for the soil !!!

Great video until you talk about spraying roundup. Quit poisoning the evironment. If you get enough biomater built up on the surface, you should not need to keep spraying.

You guys need to stop spraying the glyphosate/roundup. It kills the microbial life. Which is why your getting compaction. Read Gabe Browns book.