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Post by jbird on Aug 23, 2019 11:32:27 GMT -6
I typically don't plant a fall annual plot but I have in the past. Typically I simply broadcast my brassica and cereal grains into my standing beans (I let the rain do the work). I realize I get poorer germination this way, but the beans are the main attraction any way. Over time the deer are starting to show some interest in my turnips. With lots of ag fields around to scavange in and my other plots, they seem to have other things on their minds. They are however slowly showing some use of the turnips. Most still rot, but it's a lot better than it used to be. I have been planting turnips in some fashion now for a few years...and I still bet 75% of it rots. Corn and beans are king here for late season food. But I plant the insurance foods just in case.... I typically just use turnip and wheat....it's cheap, it grows and it's simple. When I did plant an annual fall plot - I simply tilled the soil (tiller) broadcast and pack (roll over with tractor tires). That seemed to be sufficient. Try radishes. I plant both but radishes seem to get more usage than turnips. They also hit the radishes earlier. I have.....the larger radish seed doesn't respond well at all to my broadcasting into my beans. They do fine when actually planted and the deer did show some interest in them, but still nothing to say they like them or not. My deer don't like salad! I also see a lot of radish used in cover crop mixes here and the deer don't seem to really respond to them either.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 10, 2019 18:58:49 GMT -6
Small plot in the right spot.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Sept 11, 2019 3:16:22 GMT -6
$1.75lb radishes broadcast on top of the ground in the right spot are killer.
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Post by Freeborn on Sept 11, 2019 4:57:32 GMT -6
^ Radish is the only brassica that gets hit hard on my place, the rest is not touched.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 11, 2019 5:55:16 GMT -6
^ Radish is the only brassica that gets hit hard on my place, the rest is not touched. Same. Everything else just stinks to high heaven when it rots.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 15, 2019 7:16:32 GMT -6
Good brassica growing weather this week in MN. Plenty of moisture, and nice warm days this week.
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Post by kooch on Sept 15, 2019 8:13:42 GMT -6
Warm days, cool nights, and regular rain!
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 16, 2019 3:20:03 GMT -6
^ Radish is the only brassica that gets hit hard on my place, the rest is not touched. Same. Everything else just stinks to high heaven when it rots. The deer here are hitting my turnips and radishes early this year. I spoke to a guy two miles away. He said the same thing there. There’s plenty of clover and apples but they’re eating brassica greens.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 16, 2019 17:24:16 GMT -6
My deer are eating the radish....as always. They also pull up the turnips and take one bite out of em.....then leave em lay. That always pisses me off. The damn deer don't appreciate how hard I work to feed those stupid demoratats. . Pretty soon they will demand free cell phones and medical care!
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Post by terrifictom on Sept 16, 2019 19:00:56 GMT -6
My brassicas are looking pretty good.
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 16, 2019 19:09:38 GMT -6
God yes they are!
I am excited to see how ours go.... the farmer that planted wheat this year drilled 10 acres of radish and turnips into the stubble 2 weeks ago. he seems confidtent that they will still get bulbs to aerate the dirt..... Whatever. I get greens on top.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 16, 2019 20:03:41 GMT -6
We had 4 inches of rain and now it’s 80+ for 3 days in a row. Just about perfect! Plus, no acorns will make the plots more attractive.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Sept 17, 2019 7:27:30 GMT -6
We had 4 inches of rain and now it’s 80+ for 3 days in a row. Just about perfect! Plus, no acorns will make the plots more attractive. When did you plant the Brassica?
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Post by smsmith on Sept 17, 2019 7:33:50 GMT -6
We had 4 inches of rain and now it’s 80+ for 3 days in a row. Just about perfect! Plus, no acorns will make the plots more attractive. Deer here are eating burr oak acorns. Not a lot of them, but those trees that do have them are being targeted. I'm also seeing quite a few red and pin oak acorns on the ground. I don't imagine those will get eaten until later in the fall.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Sept 17, 2019 7:48:48 GMT -6
We had 4 inches of rain and now it’s 80+ for 3 days in a row. Just about perfect! Plus, no acorns will make the plots more attractive. When did you plant the Brassica? I think around August 10... it’s looking good! It was planted as part of cover crop with rye and oats on new ground for tillable next year.
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