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Post by sticknstring on Nov 14, 2017 11:53:09 GMT -6
Was thinking about this in the stand over the weekend as I watching doe groups pour into my turnip/radish plot. This is year 3 on this plot, and I've tried other plots 2 years prior so my 5th year of planting brassicas. The first 3 years the deer wouldn't touch the plots. Not even the leaves. Last year, they started to hit the greens, but didn't do much with the bulbs. This season they're pounding the tops and even nibbling on the bulbs. I was ready to give up 2 years ago, but glad I didn't. Guys would always tell me they need to learn what they are... give it a few years. They were right. I know most of you guys have been experimenting with brassicas for way longer than I have, but if anyone is starting out or hasn't seen good usage - stick with it. Deer love them. They hit this plot first on their way to destination alfalfa/corn. Kinda hard to see, but I'm in the tree on the left. Clover across the creek and brassicas on near side. And the dominant buck in the area. Hah.  images upload  |
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Post by leexrayshady on Nov 14, 2017 12:19:09 GMT -6
awesome pics, did you make your own blend or was it bob seed?
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Post by sticknstring on Nov 14, 2017 14:39:26 GMT -6
awesome pics, did you make your own blend or was it bob seed? I get all my seed from my bro who worked for Wilbur Ellis out of Grand Forks. Custom blend of a half dozen things, but the brassicas were what took hold. Will plant again for sure. Pulled the cam card after Sunday's hunt and they're out there all hours of the day every day. The creek separates two hinged bedding areas about a 1/2 acre each to the right in the trail cam pics. I hunt with anything from a straight north to straight west wind. I've had to stay 15 minutes after dark a few times to let the deer clear, but otherwise it's nearly bulletproof for being that close to feed. |
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Post by wildfire123 on Nov 14, 2017 18:37:05 GMT -6
From what I have heard, planting brassicas year after year is not good. Too hard on the soil, might work but lots of correct fertilizer will be needed.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Nov 14, 2017 18:58:31 GMT -6
My brassicas are getting hit hard  |
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Post by batman on Nov 14, 2017 19:12:33 GMT -6
I mixed radish ptt and rape in with my rye and clover and I had zero left last week at the Creek. Light overseeing on about 6 acres all eaten even with the dirt.
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Post by sd51555 on Nov 14, 2017 19:34:12 GMT -6
I mixed radish ptt and rape in with my rye and clover and I had zero left last week at the Creek. Light overseeing on about 6 acres all eaten even with the dirt. Holy crap. When did you plant it? |
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Post by batman on Nov 14, 2017 20:29:52 GMT -6
July and August.
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Post by sticknstring on Nov 14, 2017 21:59:44 GMT -6
I mixed radish ptt and rape in with my rye and clover and I had zero left last week at the Creek. Light overseeing on about 6 acres all eaten even with the dirt. That's crazy. Any ag around? Would an all brassica blend get you farther into the winter? My main brassica plot can't be much more than 1/4 acre and feeds 10-12 deer and most of it will rot over winter. Im surrounded by ag though. |
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Post by sticknstring on Nov 14, 2017 22:01:42 GMT -6
From what I have heard, planting brassicas year after year is not good. Too hard on the soil, might work but lots of correct fertilizer will be needed. Last year I had beans and brassicas were overseeded. Im fortunate to have good dirt and I provide lots of N. |
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Post by batman on Nov 17, 2017 14:29:02 GMT -6
I mixed radish ptt and rape in with my rye and clover and I had zero left last week at the Creek. Light overseeing on about 6 acres all eaten even with the dirt. That's crazy. Any ag around? Would an all brassica blend get you farther into the winter? My main brassica plot can't be much more than 1/4 acre and feeds 10-12 deer and most of it will rot over winter. Im surrounded by ag though. Going to ditch my early season sunflower/soybean acreage and put more brassica into muzzleloader friendly spots next year. I think I am done bowhunting Minnesota deer herd. Never bought a tag this year. |
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 17, 2017 19:25:08 GMT -6
That's crazy. Any ag around? Would an all brassica blend get you farther into the winter? My main brassica plot can't be much more than 1/4 acre and feeds 10-12 deer and most of it will rot over winter. Im surrounded by ag though. Going to ditch my early season sunflower/soybean acreage and put more brassica into muzzleloader friendly spots next year. I think I am done bowhunting Minnesota deer herd. Never bought a tag this year. I wonder why I buy a bow tag for 2.5 days of hunting. I think the dying interest in bow hunting comes with age. |
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Post by smallchunk on Nov 17, 2017 22:39:23 GMT -6
I walked through one of my brassica plots tonight. It's a damn mine field! Thank gosh for the rye there holding the soil in place.
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Post by wildfire123 on Dec 3, 2017 20:49:26 GMT -6
Brassicas works, after the gun season  |
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Post by sd51555 on Dec 3, 2017 22:20:04 GMT -6
You've done something right there. Nice work.
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