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[westwind]

Whats the best and most attractive cold hardy oats variety to plant in fall and where do you buy them?
I've heard seed oats are not as attractive and fizzle out quick after frost.
Looking for an alternative to whitetail institute oats plus that is high in sugar content.

Have planted all kinds of oats including black cosaque oats.

Spending more money on oats just isn’t worth the squeeze to me. Plant oats for the quick green up and attractiveness. Plant rye grain and winter triticale or winter wheat for later in the fall and spring green up. Mix it all up and plant it.

You should be able to buy bagged seed oats at Welters for as cheap as $10 per bushel bag. 32# bag. Most local co-ops will have bagged oat seed. You shouldn’t have to go far for oats, rye and winter wheat or triticale if you are in ag country.

In the past I have planted 50/50/50 mix. Pretty sure that was a Dbltree thing. Threw a bag of winter peas, a bag and about another half bag of oats, a bag of rye grain and either a bag of Trit or winter wheat in the seed box or spreader and mix it up. Plants an acre. Cheap, easy and there will be food in the field until the next summer.

Spend the money you saved on fancy oats on winter peas or some ground hog radish seed to mix in and your deer will thank you.