Herein, can you plant food plots in the rain?
You need to take advantage of the rain, and that means getting in spring food plots for deer while there is water. Broadcasting clover or other small seeded species in rain, on your bare or already planted food plot will allow for good seed activation.
Beside above, how much seed do I need for a food plot? Once planting begins, make sure the seeds are 1 to 1½ inches in depth. If broadcasting, do so at a rate of approximately 100 pounds per acre. If drilling, approximately 75 pounds per acre should do. If you broadcasted the seeds, use a cultipacker to pack the ground after seeding.
Then, how long can food plot seed go without rain?
As long as the seed is covered and temperatures continue to moderate you will get good germination at the next rainfall. My foodplots all went in 9/4/10. It was 3 weeks in the baking sun before we got the last rain. Everything came up fine.
What food plot grows best in wet soil?
When the soil is dry enough to support my ATV, I broadcast oats, turnips and chicory directly on the wet soil and have had great success. No lime, soil prep or fertizer. Just broadcast the seed a little heavy and you will be fine. Put your seed out just before a rain.
