A high-protein summer food plot gives deer the nutrition they need during antler growth and fawning. Tecomate Horn-Maker Xtreme deer food plot seed combines sunn hemp with forage cowpeas, soybeans and buckwheat, and lists a protein content of 28% to 36%. It also grows tall enough to double as a screen and builds soil ahead of your fall plots.
What is Horn-Maker Xtreme?
Horn-Maker Xtreme is a warm-season blend of sunn hemp, forage cowpeas, soybean seed and buckwheat. Sunn hemp is fast-growing and high in protein, and Tecomate notes it can show explosive growth up to 6 feet tall in the first 60 days. While it grows, it screens the tender new growth of Tecomate's vining cowpeas and beans. The seed is coated and pre-inoculated.
Key features of this summer food plot
- Protein content: 28% to 36%
- Fast growth: up to 6 feet tall in the first 60 days
- Withstands heavy grazing pressure, ideal for any size heavily grazed plot
- Improves soil quality ahead of fall food plots
- Coated, pre-inoculated seed
- Recommended nationwide
Three jobs in one plot
Nutrition. Cowpeas, soybeans and sunn hemp provide protein during the warm months, when bucks are growing antlers.
Soil building. Tecomate calls it the perfect mix to precede fall food plots because it is an excellent soil builder. Many plotters follow a summer legume plot with a fall planting on the same ground.
Screening. Because of its height, Horn-Maker Xtreme can be planted as a screen between a property and a roadway or between two properties. If cover is your main goal, Tecomate Blockade is a dedicated screening blend that grows up to 12 ft tall.
Horn-Maker Xtreme comes in a 25 lb Manager's Line bag. You can see Horn-Maker Xtreme planting details on the product page.
Who Horn-Maker Xtreme is for
This blend suits landowners who want summer protein on the ground and who see heavy grazing on their plots. Since it can be planted in late summer and early fall, it also works for hunters building an early bow season plot. And because it improves soil, it makes sense on ground you plan to rotate into a fall planting.
How to plant Horn-Maker Xtreme
- Planting time: all zones in spring and summer, anywhere ground temperature is above 68 degrees; also late summer and early fall for early bow or other hunting plots
- Seeding rate: 11 lbs plants 1/2 acre; 25 lbs plants 1 acre
- Planting depth: 1/2 to 1 inch
Start with a soil test and apply lime and fertilizer based on the results. Prepare a clean, smooth seedbed in a sunny spot. An Impact Implements ATV/UTV disc plow / harrow breaks ground and works in amendments, and an Impact Implements cultipacker with weight tray firms the soil and improves seed-to-soil contact after broadcasting.
Managing the plot through summer
Once the sunn hemp reaches 3 to 4 feet tall, it can be cut back to 12 inches, which triggers new growth. This keeps forage within reach of deer and refreshes the plot through the season. Plant into good moisture, as summer plantings rely on rain after seeding to establish.
Frequently asked questions
When should I plant a Horn-Maker Xtreme summer food plot?
In spring and summer anywhere ground temperature is above 68 degrees, or in late summer and early fall for early season hunting plots.
How much does the 25 lb bag plant?
25 lbs plants 1 acre. Tecomate also lists 11 lbs as planting 1/2 acre.
Can I mow Horn-Maker Xtreme?
Yes. Once the sunn hemp grows 3 to 4 feet tall, it can be cut to 12 inches to spark new growth.
For a high-protein summer plot that also screens and builds soil, order Tecomate Horn-Maker Xtreme food plot seed. Browse more warm-season mixes in our spring and summer seed mix collection. Questions? Contact us.