What’s happening underneath your food plot may be the biggest reason your plots succeed … or fail.

In this episode of Grow ’em Big, Steve Bartylla breaks down the two soil factors every serious whitetail land manager needs to understand: Organic Matter and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). Learn why low organic matter leads to dry, nutrient-poor soils, why low CEC soils require more fertilizer, and what you can do right now to improve both.

Steve also explains why keeping living roots in the soil, reducing tillage, and increasing plant diversity can dramatically improve your food plots over time.

If you want healthier soils, stronger crops, and better deer nutrition, this episode is a must-watch.

Grow ’em Big with Steve Bartylla. Season 12. Episode 2.

*We apologize for the spelling error in the video. It should say CATION Exchange Capacity (not Casian Exchange Capacity).