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Habitat Podcast

294: Keeping fall food plots going during the worst drought in 100 years: Combating drought conditions with fall food plots and Vitalize's new clover, oats, and chickory mix with Al Tomechko

Habitat Podcast

Jared Van Hees

Sports, Wilderness

4.9585 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Habitat Podcast #294 - In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back with a shorter episode talking with Al Tomechko of Vitalize Seed. Al and I get into what he's doing in Ohio right now with his fall food plots to help them make it through to the fall during one of the worst droughts on record for the Ohio River Valley region. We discuss: The worst drought in a century Livestock sales due to hay scarcity No-till drill benefits during a drought Diverse planting strategies for droughts The importance of soil health during extreme conditions Late planting still offers hope The new Vitalize clover, oat, and chicory mix Armyworm threat in the south looms And So Much More! PATREON - Patreon - Habitat Podcast Brand new HP Patreon for those who want to support the Habitat Podcast. Good luck this Fall and if you have a question yourself, just email us @ info@habitatpodcast.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patreon - Habitat Podcast Latitude Outdoors - Saddle Hunting: https://bit.ly/hplatitude Stealth Strips - Stealth Outdoors: Use code Habitat10 at checkout https://bit.ly/stealthstripsHP Midwest Lifestyle Properties - https://bit.ly/3OeFhrm Vitalize Seed Food Plot Seed - https://bit.ly/vitalizeseed Down Burst Seeders - https://bit.ly/downburstseeders 10% code: HP10 Morse Nursery - http://bit.ly/MorseTrees 10% off w/code: HABITAT10 Packer Maxx - http://bit.ly/PACKERMAXX $25 off with code: HPC25 Exodus Outdoor Gear - Use Code: HP - https://exodusoutdoorgear.com/discount/HP First Lite --> https://bit.ly/3EDbG6P LAND PLAN Property Consultations – HP Land Plans: LAND PLANS Leave us a review for a FREE DECAL - https://apple.co/2uhoqOO Morse Nursery Tree Dealer Pricing – info@habitatpodcast.com Habitat Podcast YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAUuvU9t25FOSstoFiaNdg Email us: info@habitatpodcast.com habitat management / deer habitat / food plots / hinge cut / food plot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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And now, your host, Jared Van Hees.

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Welcome to the Habitat Podcast.

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I'm your host, Jared Van Heese, and we are here to become better habitat managers.

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What's that for everybody? Happy Friday.

1:10.0

I hope you guys are ready for an awesome weekend, getting that property tuned in and ready

1:15.0

for both seasons.

1:15.9

I have my good friend, Mr. Al Temechko, the HP Soil Guy, co-owner of Vitalized Seed here

1:21.6

on the line today.

1:22.7

We're catching up on some food plot updates, how his plots are looking, how my plots are looking. Very different

1:29.2

situations between the two of us currently. He's experiencing a major drought, the biggest drought

1:35.0

in like 100 years. We're talking about kind of his planting methods, how he's dealing with that

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drought. We talk about the customers that Vitalize has in the southern portion of the U.S.

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