No Till Food Plots - So Easy

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Running Vitalize is a true blessing - the reason?! The friends we had made along the way. Mr. Tim has been a customer from day 1. He is a massive supporter and friend as well. I couldn’t be more thankful to have him as a customer but more so, as a friend. Congratulations on an absolute Ohio slammer!!

 

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Merry Christmas!

A life without grief would produce love without meaning. Hug, kiss, and tell your loved ones you truly love them.

Please enjoy this Christmas with your friends and families. Food plots, cover crops, gardens, and fields will be ready for us again this spring. For the next few days, truly focus on what matters most. Family, faith, good food, and plenty of laughter.

Wishing you peace, joy, and a very Merry Christmas.

 

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Grandpap was 87 here and still is a fantastic memory for me. And every bit of the man I still try to live up to today.

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to donate several acres worth of Vitalize Seed to an organization out of Missouri that helps elderly individuals who can no longer easily enjoy the outdoors.

With full support from my partner Jared Michael, we provided the seed, covered the shipping, and asked for nothing in return other than to be kept in the loop.

Recently, they shared this podcast episode with me and spent time explaining what the program truly is and what it means to the people they serve.

What came back has been a blessing.

Hearing that several folks were able to harvest what may very well have been their last whitetail deer over a Vitalize Seed food plot hit me in a way I did not expect. I have found myself holding back emotion just typing this, especially this time of year.

I cannot help but picture the old man in this photo, my Grandpap, looking down and smiling. Thinking about how proud he would be. We were blessed to get him on several hunts toward the end. We never brought home venison, but we brought home something far more important: memories, time, and moments that last forever.

Thank you to Rod and the entire team for what you do. And thank you for the opportunity for us to give back.

This group does not house people as a place to die; they house them as a place to continue living.

Thank you for reading. God bless, and enjoy the start to this new year.

Link to podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-the-dream-outdoors/id1547204718?i=1000742567152

 

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This was a really fun project I did this past year and it absolutely blew me away!

 

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At Vitalize Seed, we’re big believers in frost seeding and diversity. One of my favorite strategies is frost seeding our Annual Clover into heavily browsed or hammered Carbon Load plots. I also love using Premium Clover+ as a frost seed option over already established clover and chicory stands.

Annual clovers bring a lot to the table: rapid establishment, aggressive early growth, strong and fibrous root systems, excellent browseability, weed suppression, and nitrogen fixation. That fast growth helps protect soil and compete with weeds while slower-establishing perennials get their footing. As the annuals naturally fade out, you’re often left with a cleaner, healthier perennial clover stand underneath.

In diverse systems, clovers can also benefit neighboring crops by sharing nitrogen that was biologically fixed. This transfer happens after browsing, clipping, root turnover, and through microbial and fungal pathways in the soil. That nitrogen is primarily in organic forms, meaning soil biology has to do the work of converting it into plant-available nutrition.

When soil biology is active, this process can significantly reduce the need for additional fertilizer while supporting a lush, resilient food plot or cover crop.

 

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There is always a risk of leaving gaps in a clover stand.

I frost seed our Annual Clover mix to fill gaps in annual plantings like Carbon Load (I only do this on the most poor soils and or when Carbon Load has been browsed extremely hard due to proximity to bedding). It keeps coverage tight and growth moving forward after winter and browse pressure.

I use Premium Clover+ in orchards, bee and pollinator patches, and clover and chicory food plots to keep perennial clover flourishing year after year.

Same concept. Different tools. Always filling the gaps.