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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 29, 2021 11:49:20 GMT -6
With the exception of in a mix, I have never tried winter peas...what do you guys think of them?
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 29, 2021 13:32:07 GMT -6
Many years back, my renter used a pea/ oats mix for a cover crop on alfalfa and nearly every pea was nipped off by the deer.
Years after that, I planted some winter peas and they weren’t touched.
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Post by terrifictom on Jul 29, 2021 13:46:30 GMT -6
When ever I planted in mix, it was like candy for deer. I watched many deer while I was sitting in stand walk all over the plot targeting the winter peas.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 29, 2021 14:07:29 GMT -6
I've never tried winter peas, but 4010 field peas are good when mixed with oats. The deer eat them when they are green and growing and they also eat them when they mature and dry out.
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 29, 2021 14:10:50 GMT -6
Deer and bear loved them. They hardly ever got beyond 6" in height. Same with sunflowers
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jul 29, 2021 15:27:59 GMT -6
I’d love to see his see would react to a large planting (say 5-10 acres)
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 29, 2021 17:17:39 GMT -6
I’d love to see his see would react to a large planting (say 5-10 acres) I don't think they handle browsing very well. If you could get them to 3-4' then they would provide lots of browse. I'd plant turnips along side them for late season food. |
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Post by nhmountains on Jul 29, 2021 17:30:53 GMT -6
Another plant I'm trying this fall is lentils. They are high in protein. They do well in cool dry conditions. They fix 75/125 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 29, 2021 17:59:27 GMT -6
Another plant I'm trying this fall is lentils. They are high in protein. They do well in cool dry conditions. They fix 75/125 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
I think there are edible beans on the field west of me. One year I found all kinds of different beans in the road. Kidney, pinto, and white beans. |
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 29, 2021 20:37:15 GMT -6
I’d love to see his see would react to a large planting (say 5-10 acres) I planted an acre of oats and pea mix one year and the deer browsed them, but didn't seem to set them back much. They all matured and made good winter food. The deer preferred eating soybeans more though both in the growing season and when dried out and that's why the oat and pea mix wasn't hit too hard. |
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