We had a problem last week with some arsonists setting fire to our property, mainly in our woods where a few of my stands are located. I was finally able to make it down there last night and it pretty much burnt up all of the ground cover in the trees. My stands are in good shape and had no damage except one of my box stands that had significant charring on one leg, but it is still structurally sound. I have wanted to burn this area for a while because of all the undergrowth and they just helped me out I guess. My question is should I take a soil sample and send it in for testing from the location I want the food plot in the woods and who should I send it to and how long does it take. I am figuring I will just plant some ladino clover and maybe mix in some other things. Any suggestions?? I know I will probably need to mix in some lime first and want to make sure I do it right the first time. The soil is pretty sandy and now burnt so there isn't any other vegetation left where I am planning on putting the plot. Comments, concerns??
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any co-op should do the testing for you. You can also send samples to some of the food plot companies for testing but I've never done that so don't have a clue what the turn around is.
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you can also send the samples in yourself to the University of MO (http://www.soiltest.psu.missouri.edu) or Midwest Labratory (https://www.midwestlabs.com/index3.html) is a popular testing facility we use sometimes, its up in Omaha.
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