Planting food plots for wildlife is the single-most effective way to attract, hold and grow deer on your property, and providing food on a year-round basis is critical. One of the most common times to plant food plots is in the late summer or fall of the year. This is a great time to plant for a variety of reasons: less weeds for your plots to compete with, allows fall plots to mature at the perfect time for hunting, predictable weather patterns, etc.
In the Northern U.S., typically the best time to plant a fall food plot (Honey Hole, Slam Dunk, Lights Out, Fall/Winter/Spring, Trophy Clover or No Sweat) would be during the months of July, August and the first half of September. In the middle U.S. and South, the…