Plot is ready

[wadevb1]

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Four acres of turnips, radish and rape planted as a rotation from a previous clover/alfalfa field. Ready for Monday!

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[MikePal]

"Build it and they will come".....

Good to see it looking full grown going into the season, should be a magnet.

Have the turnip started to sweeten yet ?

[wadevb1]

Just had a hard frost. The feeding has begun.

[johny]

Just had a hard frost. The feeding has begun.

Lucky you.
In the two years I grew turnips, the deer loved them--- After Dec 15th and After the snow had fallen.
Then they spend several weeks digging to eat them all before migrating off the farm to their wintering areas.
So for my area Div 10, they are not much use. Except it might have given some nutrition in early winter.

This year I planted a plot of wheat.
The deer left it alone all summer and then between Oct 10-15 they ate every seed head.
That corresponds perfectly to Bow Season up here so I will definitely plant a larger patch next year.

[CanadienBoy]

Like that ,planning on doing something like that once im finish with my cabin up north for now i seeded my secptic bed with clover and once the clover was 5" tall early October they were all over it twice a day

[wadevb1]

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My best success with wheat is a late season planting to prevent the grain from turning into seed. This also ensures continued food after the snow receeds. Very important to expecting does. Rye/winter wheat, can't keep them off.

[udderbrudder]

They sure do love that turnip after a frost.They're just starting yo dig em up now in my plot. They've been eating the tops off them for a month or so