Southern Illinois Affordable Outdoors

10/10/2026

4 foot tall long season brassicas spun late June into Marsh grass taller than my sprayer boom. Used liberty herbicide at planting and clethodim and 11-4-9 4 weeks after planting.

10/08/2026

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Bow season is officially underway, and the doors are OPEN at Lip Curl Premium Deer Scents!

Whether you’re getting ready for your first sit, checking trail cameras, freshening up your scrapes, or stocking up for the rut, we’ve got you covered!

Stop by the farm store, grab what you need, talk a little deer hunting, and maybe even catch a glimpse of the bucks that make it all possible! 🦌

📍 Marion, Illinois
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🍂 Good luck out there, hunters! We can’t wait to hear what you’re seeing in the woods this season!

10/05/2026

10/04/2026

If you are seeing purple leaves in your plots, you are nutrient deficient. Time will not fix this. You spent all the time and money getting it this far. Spend another $53-$68 an acre to help your brassicas pull through. I have liquid fertilizers that do not require rain to activate it. Liquid fertilizers will go to work immediately. If you haven’t fertilized your clover or want to give it a little boost, I have liquid fertilizer for that too. Call, text or pm anytime. 618-751-1996. Marion/Lake of Egypt area.

09/18/2026

Food plots are in and time for vacation. I will not be available until October 1st. Hope everyone is getting rain and food plots are booming!!!!

09/09/2026

Putting the finishing touches up. Planting strips to stand locations and placing cut evergreen trees(licking branches/community scent stations) in pvc pipes that i buried. I can replace trees every year now after I accidentally hit them with my mower or disc😂😂😂.

09/08/2026

09/02/2026

We are now Sept 2nd and in many areas we are seeing drought conditions or low rainfall totals. This is where regenerative food plotting and maintaining living roots is essential. Keeping your soil covered and taking advantage of morning dew. You also can do an extra application of 11-4-9 or 4-8-16 of 1-1.5 gallons per acre. Weather proofing your food plots is the GRO Program, from seed genetics to planting principles to the liquid program.

09/01/2026

This is the time to fill in bare spots in your perennial clover plots or to start a new one. GRANDPA RAY OUTDOOR’S CLOVER CRAZE is a great choice and pair it with plantain. Get the edge over your neighbors property. Plantain is high in calcium and other minerals. First forb to green up in the spring. Great for growing antlers and for lactating does to produce the healthiest fawns. Healthy fawns will turn into bigger/healthier does and bucks as they age!!!!! Call, text or pm me anytime. 618-751-1996. Marion/Lake of Egypt area

08/31/2026

Time is running out and my Grandpa Ray Outdoors seed is running out also. Call, text or pm anytime if you want any seed. Seed will not be available after September 15. Get it while you can!!!! Marion/Lake of Egypt area. 618-751-1996.