Farming for Worms! Food Plots Need Worms for Better Soil

By GrowingDeer,

  Filed under: Food Plots, Hunting Blog

One thing I really enjoy is seeing how many worms are in our food plots. Why? Because there is a correlation between the number of earthworms in the soil and therefore deer herd quality. That’s because earthworms really improve the soil, making forage more nutritious…so more earthworms, bigger antlers per age class. Here’s a quick check of the earthworms in this food plot and a brief analysis of what it means.