Hot Chic

A HARDY MIXTURE OF PH TOLERANT COLD SEASON PERENNIALS THAT CAN LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND PROVIDE NUTRIENT RICH FORAGE FOR YOUR DEER AND TURKEY. WITH A VARIETY OF CHICORY AND TWO VARIETIES OF CLOVER, HOT CHIC IS A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER DEER FORAGE THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO TOLERATE ACIDIC SOILS, WITHSTAND DROUGHT AND CROWD OUT POTENTIAL WEED COMPETITION. HOT CHIC IS PERFECT FOR HELPING TO ESTABLISH A BRAND NEW FOOD PLOT LOCATION AND IS BEST MAINTAINED BY FERTILIZING AND PERIODIC MOWING. HOT CHIC SETS ITSELF APART BECAUSE OF IT’S ABILITY TO HANDLE THE HEAT IN THE SOUTH AND THE COLD IN THE NORTH, ALL WHILE PROVIDING PREMIUM LEVELS OF NUTRITIOUS FORAGE THAT IS HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE TO YOUR DEER. HOT CHIC IS A MUST FOR EVERY HUNTING PROPERTY.

1 JUG (3 LBS.) = 1/2 ACRE

1 BIG GULP (24 LBS.) = 4 ACRES

PLANT VARIETIES

CHICORY - 2 VARIETIES OF CLOVER

PLANTING GUIDE

SEED TYPE: PERENNIAL

LOCATION: FULL OR PARTIAL SUN, LOGGING ROAD, BACKWOODS PLOT

PH RANGE: 5.5 – 7.0

SOIL TYPE: WELL-DRAINED OR MOIST SOIL, DARK, SANDY

TILLING: MINIMAL REQUIRED, PLOW, DISK OR HAND RAKE

FERTILIZER: 300 LBS. 6-23-30 PER ACRE

SEED DEPTH: 1/4” OR LESS

SEED RATE: 6LBS. / ACRE

PLANTING DATES

NORTH: MAR-JUNE / AUG-SEPT

CENTRAL: MAR-MAY / AUG-SEPT

SOUTH: FEB-APR / SEPT-OCT