When do u start working on food plots

I have 4 plots about 10 acres all together but I want something for spring and early summer. What would u plant I live in North East AR and hunt on Crowleys ridge there is no farm land for at least 10 miles all the way around. So lets here it Mike

Sorry Mike, I am not much help here. Don't own my own land so I really have not done much research.... Hope to one day though.

well if you know someone that does own there land could u ask them what there thoughts are on early spring plots and what they would plant I have deer there all the time but I don't want them to have to look for food else where.

My buddy has oats on his. He also does that for pheasant because he raises and releases them on his property. I know for a fact the deer like to eat them. I will find out some other good plots for you. If you want something good for bow season purple top turnips they are the best

Ok that sounds good I can buy oats very cheap from a farmer here. The turnips I can get but when do plant them. I am also going chickin litter pellets out and some lime if you got something else I ready. Mike

For my spring and summer plots I use mostly clover, alfalfa and beans. The beans are more of a summer plot but deer start hitting them as soon as they sprout. Alfalfa is a great food source but needs to be mowed and hayed a couple of times a year. You can sell the hay or better yet find someone to lease the ground for alfalfa. Then they plant it and maintain it and you hunt it. This is a common practice in the midwest. There are many things to plant but I really like clover and alfalfa this time of year. Do you plant on replanting these fields for a cool season plots or will you leave them in their warm season plantings?

Don't know about replanting them yet but I am sure we will . What do you like in the early fall? What kind of clover do you like there is all kinds give me some idea.

Turnips are usually planted the end of July. Brassicas, which include turnips, have a 70-90 day maturing time. So back up at least 90 days from the date of your average first frost. I like to mix several brassicas together for my plantings. I like rape, turnips, and radishes at about 6# per acre. On my farm the deer kill the brassicas. I would almost say it is my best food source. That being said it is an aquired taste for deer. It often takes 2 years for deer to learn what they are and begin hitting them hard. The first hard frost converts a lot of sugar into the plants and that is when they really get after them. Turnips for me are good but not until late in the year.
Sorry, were kinda posting over each other here.
I just frost seeded my clover. I planted KOPU 2, jumbo ladino clover, and alice white clover. I got these from :
http://www.welterseed.com/productItems.aspx?id=2&org=0
I find the white clovers to be a little easier to maintain (clover needs mowed but not hayed occasionally)
My fall plots consist of: 1. Eagle brand soybeans, 2. brassica mix, 3. austrian winter peas (deer candy but won't last long) winter rye (not to be confused with rye grass) and winter wheat or oats mixed together.

dg1 thats good info it looks like I will be doing a lot of this planting by my self this year cause my brother is in college know but I don't mind I just tring to get everything lined up before its time.