Broadcast – increase 10-25% seeding rate
Nitro Boost Planting:
Spread and Mow -
This method is popular for those who don’t want to use herbicide or don’t have a crimper/crusher/cultipacker. Just as it sounds, spread the seed, mow off the previous crop, and pray for rain! This is not a great option if you have a ton of weed pressure. If you are planting Carbon Load into a beautiful stand of Nitro Boost, this works very well, or vice versa.
Spray and Seed
This method is excellent for those who are ok with using herbicides. Spray the existing vegetation with GLY (we recommend letting GLY dry) or Glufosinate. Let them dry and then put them into the standing vegetation. You can then mow/roll it down over the seed.
Spread and Crimp/Crush
Many want to avoid herbicide use. If you have a crimper, lawn roller, cultipacker, or even a drag harrow, you can try the spread and roll method. This is where you spread the seed and then crush/crimp/roll the existing vegetation over top of it. Some will still use herbicide with this method after rolling the weeds over—this helps dry out the weed mat faster and gives you a higher kill rate.
Till/Disc
We recognize that some still like to till/disc. Any step towards soil conservation is a step in the correct direction. Our recommendation is to practice “conservation tillage.” This is where you hardly turn the soil, and once complete, you leave 30%+ soil covered with residue.
- Lightly disc/till (conservation tillage)
- Spread seed
- Pack or drag seed to give a firm seed bed.
Nitro Boost – should be planted when soil temps get to 55+ degrees
Carbon Load – should be panted 40-60 days from the first frost in your area. Most of Midwest will be at the end of July-Labor Day, depending on the growers’ goals.
Carbon Load Planting:
The same as above will all suffice for Carbon Load planting.
Due to the nature of Nitro-Boost and the nutrient cycling properties, we can add one more planting method.
Broadcast into the standing Nitro Boost or Carbon Load
Much of the Nitro boost will die off in the fall as the cool season annuals in Carbon Load will be ready to jump out of the ground from all the free NB sequestered nutrients. Broadcasting into Nitro Boost before the rain will allow structure and a carpet of lush green to feed your soil and whitetails all year.
Drilling Instructions
- Calibrate your drill to 45 lbs. to the acre.
- You can drill a bit more lbs per acre if your deer density is higher
- Drill at ¼ to ½ deep
- Plant when soil temps are 55 degrees and rising
Drill Seed Options
- Drill and drive away – this is if you have a clean NB or CL plot you are planting into. Drill into it with the next planting and drive off. It will yield a mess of food for the soil and deer!
- Spray and drill – just as it sounds – spray existing vegetation and drill through it.
- Drill then crimp or mow – similar to above, for those wanting to reduce herbicide, you can drill and then use a physical means of termination to help aid in the
