I just can't get the deer to eat them. Even on cold years like last year. Not worth the hassle.
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Originally posted by BlakeJ View PostI just can't get the deer to eat them. Even on cold years like last year. Not worth the hassle.
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Have you ever eaten turnips? Do you blame them? I am just messing. I too had trouble getting them to eat them, then one really cold day, I looked out my window of the house down to the foodplot that only had turnips left and a beautiful buck was solo down there mowing them down. He was the only deer I ever saw in them. I mostly have tried mixes and if turnips are in them, I will plant, if the mix doesnt have them, then I dont. Good luck.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostUse a different type. Some Brassicas are bitter. Try radishes, sugar beets or some type of tuberless brassica such as Rape. They are sweet and very tasty, ask me how I know.
Edit: would Google to find out but on a work computer.
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Originally posted by ctom87 View PostNot in the lease bit a farmer myself...but...is there really a type of turnip called...rape?
Edit: would Google to find out but on a work computer.
Check out QDMA and its article on "Forage Rape for deer", it is also called Brassica NapusLast edited by lovemylegacy; 02-07-2019, 08:46 PM.
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Originally posted by Dusty Britches View PostWhat are the benefits?
This past Fall, the deer wiped it out of my plots, first time I had seen that.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostIn deep Winter sometimes that's the only thing that will grow and they are healthy food for the deer. A better benefit from greens/turnips is when you plow them under they are an excellent natural fertilizer. I plant a blend that has a Brassica in it and it is sweet to the taste, deer will eat it as soon as it comes out of the ground. Its scientific name is Brassica napus, aka Rape or Rapeseed. It is awesome choice for a plot.
This past Fall, the deer wiped it out of my plots, first time I had seen that.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostIn deep Winter sometimes that's the only thing that will grow and they are healthy food for the deer. A better benefit from greens/turnips is when you plow them under they are an excellent natural fertilizer. I plant a blend that has a Brassica in it and it is sweet to the taste, deer will eat it as soon as it comes out of the ground. Its scientific name is Brassica napus, aka Rape or Rapeseed. It is awesome choice for a plot.
This past Fall, the deer wiped it out of my plots, first time I had seen that.
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