Carefully prepare your food plot site following the instructions on our preparation page for wildlife seeds.   Then follow both the instructions on the seed you purchase (if any) and our general guidelines for planting listed below:

1. First determine the area you will be planting.   Measure out each food plot on paper and that way you can calculate the amount of seed needed for each food plot.  An acre is equal to 43,560 sq. ft.  -   Once you know the dimensions of each food plot, you can measure out the correct proportion of seeds to plant at each site based on the seeding rate.
     
2. Secondly - Once your food plot area has been properly tilled and you have good clean soil you can then proceed to broadcast or drill your seeds.
     
3. How to Plant? Most small food plots are planted by broadcasting your seeds over the tilled area.  We suggest that you divide the portion of seed that you will need to plant into two separate portions.  Calibrate your seeder if you are using a mechanical broadcaster for the desired seeding rate.  Walk one (North-South for instance) direction over your food plot and broadcast that portion.   Then broadcast the remaining portion walking East-West.  This technique provides for a more uniform coverage of your planting area with your seeds.
     
4. Next you will need to cover the seeds with a layer of soil.  This can be accomplished in several ways:

If the food plot is small enough you can use a steel rake to rake the area the seed were broadcast.  The raking action both makes little furrows that the seed fall into and also covers the seeds. 

If you have a small tractor or other powered device (4-wheeler / lawn mower), you can drag a section of fence wire (or chain link fence) or even a wooden fence post behind your device...  This action causes the soil to cover your seed and also drags the seeds into crevices that were made when you first tilled your site.

KEEP IN MIND that the correct planting depth for seeds is one of the most critical things you do in establishing a food plot.  Do not harrow in your seeds.  If you plant the seeds to deep (too much soil coverage), the seeds will simply not germinate.  Most foodplot mixes require an ideal 1" planting depth.  Try to obtain 1/2 to 1" in your planting (covering) procedures.

1. After you have dragged or raked your planting area, if you have access to a small roller you can drag or pull the roller over your planted site to help firm the soil around the seeds.  This extra action provides for a better germination of your site.
2. Water your planting if at all possible. Seeds are very little plants in the beginning, and extremes of temperatures or weather, especially the lack of rain or too much rain, can cause difficulties with germination.  Many times the cause of why you did not get a good establishment of your planted food plot was simply because it was too dry for the seed to properly germinate.
3. Follow good maintenance practices on your site including fertilizing.