hey multi

[raktrakr]

i seen under "food plots" you mentioned <i>mowing</i>the clover 3 times. what does it do to the clover, and should it be done every year? the clover weve got planted is the imperial whitetail clover

raktrakr
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[Multidigits]

All clover needs to be mown or it will soon get weedy. If it's thick, you'll neeed to have it baled or it will smother out what is under it. Imperial is mostly a ladino hybred so the same thing applies. You can normally find somebody to cut, eake and bale it for you. Expect to pay. In dry years you might find someone that wants it for free, but that hasn't worked for me.

[raktrakr]

well it definatly needs mowed. last summer i looked at it and thought"this doesnt look like much of a food plot". the clover is there,and it is pretty thick. it just needs room to flourish

raktrakr
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[Multidigits]

Mowing will stimulate nrw growth, and deer like new growth.

[perrymax]

You have to mow clover!If you don't it won't be used as much by deer and hardly at all by turkeys.I tried to bale mine without much luck.It needs to be fairly tall to bale,it doesn't dry out very well,and you loose alot of leaf when you rake it.I just bushhog once a year,when it gets weedy.After you bushhog,it does alot better and the deer and turkey will use it alot more.

[RTC]

I bushhog mine shortly after it blooms. I try to leave some of it blooming so the honeybees can gather the nectar. White clover turns into a really nice clear honey and I really like that!
RTC

[raktrakr]

would it hurt to mow it the first part of spring

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