Just for the heck of it......take a small test area and apply some kind of microbial inoculant this spring........There's recipes online for making your own or you can order it online......Blahblahblah used one that he said made a big difference on his food plots called "Root Ruckus".....I'm sure there are several on the market....
Is it possible to sterilize the soil....basically kill the microbial life over a large area with a fire that's too hot??.....What about toasting the annual seed and perennial plant roots with a hot fire??
Turkeyneck.......When you burned, did you completely wrap the stand in fire.....in a complete ring?
Yes lit down wind and wrapped it.
