Tsc starting to clearance some buck on a bag products
I know a lot of you serious deer farmers are using a co-op or other source for seed. For those of us without that as an option, TSC has started their annual clearance process. Only one thing marked down right now. I grabbed a bag as the bees love both clover and chicory.
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A religious thing?
Or buck fever?
On a more serious note.....I never bought BOB seed prior to 2020.
Took Doubletree's advice (Paul Knox, may he rest in peace) and simply got what I needed from mills or Welters or Merit.
'Generic', I suppose.
And have been quite happy. The local deer too.
But then I bought --on promo-- some soil-test kits from Whitetail Inst.
Once I did that I became another target for their email promo campaign.
And I bit on one offer.
I bought a sample pack with 3 separate packages: Chicory, Clover, Brassicas.
And you know what?
The stuff turned out to be pretty darn good.
So, if a promo comes down the pike that is competitive with what I get from the Cedar Springs Mill, or Merit, etc.....I'll give 'em another try.
Or buck fever?
On a more serious note.....I never bought BOB seed prior to 2020.
Took Doubletree's advice (Paul Knox, may he rest in peace) and simply got what I needed from mills or Welters or Merit.
'Generic', I suppose.
And have been quite happy. The local deer too.
But then I bought --on promo-- some soil-test kits from Whitetail Inst.
Once I did that I became another target for their email promo campaign.
And I bit on one offer.
I bought a sample pack with 3 separate packages: Chicory, Clover, Brassicas.
And you know what?
The stuff turned out to be pretty darn good.
So, if a promo comes down the pike that is competitive with what I get from the Cedar Springs Mill, or Merit, etc.....I'll give 'em another try.
Oh sure, Steve, I understand the cost thingy.
But I'm stating that WI's Imperial Clover product turned out --to my surprise -- to be really attractive to the local herd.
I have used Alice and Jumbo Ladino and Medium Red as my go-to clover components for nearly 20yrs. Bought from Cedar Springs or Welters. I've been quite satisfied. The deer seemed to feed on it regularly.
But ---and I examined it again this morning --- that patch of WI's clover clearly has a lot of grazing going on. A lot. There were more nipped straight stalks showing than in any other of my clover patches. That intrigues me.
So, when the need arises in the future for a new clover planting, well, I may be willing to pay their $9 per lb ticket to give it a bigger footprint. (vs. $5 for Alice or JLadino)
In the economics of it....for, say a half acre I'm only upcharging my total cost by what....$20 at most? I can afford that for a more extensive test-drive.
I may do a side-by-side comparison as I have done in the past....which way back when led me to choose the Alice.
Just sayin'.
But I'm stating that WI's Imperial Clover product turned out --to my surprise -- to be really attractive to the local herd.
I have used Alice and Jumbo Ladino and Medium Red as my go-to clover components for nearly 20yrs. Bought from Cedar Springs or Welters. I've been quite satisfied. The deer seemed to feed on it regularly.
But ---and I examined it again this morning --- that patch of WI's clover clearly has a lot of grazing going on. A lot. There were more nipped straight stalks showing than in any other of my clover patches. That intrigues me.
So, when the need arises in the future for a new clover planting, well, I may be willing to pay their $9 per lb ticket to give it a bigger footprint. (vs. $5 for Alice or JLadino)
In the economics of it....for, say a half acre I'm only upcharging my total cost by what....$20 at most? I can afford that for a more extensive test-drive.
I may do a side-by-side comparison as I have done in the past....which way back when led me to choose the Alice.
Just sayin'.
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