I figured I would give you guys a laugh and maybe some ideas
Well I am not a huge food plot person
But this year I am feeling better more days so I put in a few
Non of them are huge and what I put in each was what I figured would grow there
Well a 3 weeks ago I had the change to use a tractor and disk to work up a strip plot 1/2 mile from my house
Well almost to the end and I ran out of the mix of Turnips I was planting
So I had the idea to use up the old seed from planting my garden and some stringbean and pea seeds I had shelled out this year
So Rather than buy another bag of seed
I planted the deer Swiss Chard , Peas , String Beans , 3 types of Lettus , cabbage and spinage
I simple threw the seed on the ground and raked it in
I figured if the deer didn't like some of it , I would harvest it myself
About 10 days after I planted the plot , I saw everything was up pretty evenly the whole plot and starting to be eaten
Well this afternoon I took a look
The deer are eating the garden vegi's better than the turnips so far
I will not be hunting right over this food plot
But back a ways along the hedge row that seperates the woods and the bottom where I planted
So it always isn't the best idea to plan on just 1 type of food in the plot
And if the deer seem to like the vegi's , I will try it again next year
As all the seed was old or free , so the cost was right
Oh I know non of the vegi's will live after some hard frost's ....but I am hoping they will get the deer to use the food plot before the turnips are large
Then the deer can chow down on their greens
John
Well I am not a huge food plot person
But this year I am feeling better more days so I put in a few
Non of them are huge and what I put in each was what I figured would grow there
Well a 3 weeks ago I had the change to use a tractor and disk to work up a strip plot 1/2 mile from my house
Well almost to the end and I ran out of the mix of Turnips I was planting
So I had the idea to use up the old seed from planting my garden and some stringbean and pea seeds I had shelled out this year
So Rather than buy another bag of seed
I planted the deer Swiss Chard , Peas , String Beans , 3 types of Lettus , cabbage and spinage
I simple threw the seed on the ground and raked it in
I figured if the deer didn't like some of it , I would harvest it myself
About 10 days after I planted the plot , I saw everything was up pretty evenly the whole plot and starting to be eaten
Well this afternoon I took a look
The deer are eating the garden vegi's better than the turnips so far
I will not be hunting right over this food plot
But back a ways along the hedge row that seperates the woods and the bottom where I planted
So it always isn't the best idea to plan on just 1 type of food in the plot
And if the deer seem to like the vegi's , I will try it again next year
As all the seed was old or free , so the cost was right
Oh I know non of the vegi's will live after some hard frost's ....but I am hoping they will get the deer to use the food plot before the turnips are large
Then the deer can chow down on their greens
John