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Whether planting annuals or perennials, both will provide an excellent food
plot for deer. Perennial food plots are a great food source because of
there longevity and persistence to all the whether conditions. All of our
mixes have been field tested before we offer them for sale.
Each has its own unique growing characteristics to provide an attractive
food plot. The more food and cover you can provide for wildlife the less
threatened they will feel. The other varieties listed below are shorter
growing and do not provide much cover. They are best planted along the edge
of a woods, where the deer can retreat if they feel threatened.
Brassica forages are high quality, high yielding, and fast growing crops
that are high in protein. Members of the Brassica family include kale,
rape, turnips. Brassicas have been use by farmers for years now an within
the past few years have been found to be very beneficial for Whitetail
deer.
Generally they produce high quality forage for deer in late summer, fall,
and in the winter months. Brassicas are annual crops which are highly
palatable and easily digestible for whitetail deer. Both the tops (stems
and leaves) and roots (bulbs) deer will eat and are very nutritious.
Brassicas require good soil drainage and a soil pH between 5.3 and 6.8.
Seeds should be planted in a firm, moist, seedbed with 6-8 inch rows.
Fertility requirements are similar to wheat
Sugar beets need a longer growing season than turnips.
Beets should be planted in the Spring in order to produce a beet.
Turnip and Rapeseed can be planted as late as mid-August and you will have
nice green growth for late fall and into the winter to hold the deer on
your property.
This turnip picture on the right shows how the turnip
bulbs should look when planted. The smaller bulbs in the picture show
what happens when the seed is planted too thick. The bulbs are much smaller
and not as much top growth.
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