I have a large piece of property in southern MN that is entirely devoted to wildlife. With ponds, timber, and 140 acres of natural prairie grasses, I have no shortage of wildlife. I currently have an area roughly 1/2 acre that is damp. It rarely has standing water and 98% of the year it is damp. If you were to kneel on the ground your knees would be wet. It was covered in nettles and other weeds until last week when I plowed the area up, getting ready to do some planting in the spring. My question is, what will be my best option for me to plant? It must be suitable for MN winters and wet environments. Anyone with any ideas?

All 22 of BioLogic’s blends are suitable for our winters here in Minnesota, but as far as “wet environments”…that all depends upon your definition of "wet". I feel like Bill Clinton in the Monica Luinsky hearings... "That all depends upon what your definition of "is" is." When you say suitable for winter, I assume you are referring to perennials since annuals you must replant every year anyhow. But all of our blends perform exceptionally well in the Upper Midwest. As far as wet, however, it all depends upon how wet and for how long. Being able to get in and work the soil is a good sign, but now is a different story than what it will be like in the spring. Nothing that I know of that can be planted for whitetail will withstand “wet-feet” for more than a couple days. The roots need oxygen. It’s impossible for someone to tell you over a forum whether your ground is suitable for planting anything. You have to be the judge of that. I will say that since you turned the soil it will dry out easier/faster in the spring. The first thing that I would do is a soil test to find out what your pH is because Clover Plus would be one of the best choices. If that doesn’t grow in the spot, I don’t know of anything that is grown specifically for whitetail that will. Your other option is to simply plant late summer planted annuals after the summer has dried the area a bit. In that case you have many options, it would depend more upon your management goals than site restrictions.

A White Clover Blend.

Another option is to develop a watering place with native wetland grasses and aquatic weeds for additional attraction and diversity.