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19 sie 2020 · They are best suited for loamy soils that are well drained, particularly turnips and radishes that produce a bulb and taproot that are eaten by deer. Like most other forages, brassicas perform best with a neutral soil pH in the 6 to 6.5 range.
When deer catch on to the palatability and attraction of brassicas, few plants can influence a herd like a good turnip, rape, radish, or hybrid forage brassica food plot. Popularized by deer managers in the New Zealand venison industry, brassica food plots are relatively maintenance free compared to perennial plots.
As part of the brassicas family, a good turnip plot grows fast, feeds the herd, and looks pretty doing it. It's easy to maintain as well. As a large broadleaf plant, if planted thick enough and given a good start, it quickly smothers out competing plants.
Turnips: Like other brassicas, turnips offer food sources in two stages: first the leafy plant, and then the turnip (root) itself afterward. Turnips provide from 15 to 22% protein, they're highly digestible, and yields are generally high. While deer begin eating turnips as early as germination, don't expect peak consumption during the early season.
22 cze 2018 · Turnips: These plants produce a bulb that deer can dig up and eat after they’ve finished the green tops. The leaves have 15 to 25 percent protein, bulbs 12 to 15 percent. Turnips tolerate drought better than rape and are easy to grow.
22 cze 2012 · A well-managed food plot of turnips can yield more than 8 tons of forage per acre. This high production makes turnips excellent for planting in small food plots. Unlike cereal grains and other forage crops, the fiber content of brassica plants does not increase with age.
22 sie 2013 · The Deer & Deer Hunting staff tests four seed products for a fall food plot in Wisconsin: brassicas, turnips, oats and peas.
