Don't have tons and tons of time. Here's what I am doing on my land this year and why.
Leaving a few acres of standing corn and beans out of my big production fields. My other plots (5 acres or so) will be clover and alf-alfa. Very happy with these 3 items from the past and the time involved is great.
Other factors- tons of deer that kill everything. Limited on equipment. "If it's not broken- don't fix it" in regards to having great success with 3 plots above. I also have 125 apple trees.
Lastly, here's why I don't do other plots:
Brassica, Turnips, rape, beets, etc: Small window (from what I have seen) of when deer liked them, clover/alfalfa is year round magnet for me. And I have to re-plant each year, basically, I just have not been very impressed with them
Oats, rye and Winter wheat: again, smaller window when deer like them and they always went for other plots when given choice.
BOTTOM LINE, what should I try, what have I messed up on, what am I missing, if I have had great luck with corn/beans/clover is that enough and should I stick with that? Other plot ideas? Easy and cheap ideas for more food and more deer on my land?
THANKS!!!!
Leaving a few acres of standing corn and beans out of my big production fields. My other plots (5 acres or so) will be clover and alf-alfa. Very happy with these 3 items from the past and the time involved is great.
Other factors- tons of deer that kill everything. Limited on equipment. "If it's not broken- don't fix it" in regards to having great success with 3 plots above. I also have 125 apple trees.
Lastly, here's why I don't do other plots:
Brassica, Turnips, rape, beets, etc: Small window (from what I have seen) of when deer liked them, clover/alfalfa is year round magnet for me. And I have to re-plant each year, basically, I just have not been very impressed with them
Oats, rye and Winter wheat: again, smaller window when deer like them and they always went for other plots when given choice.
BOTTOM LINE, what should I try, what have I messed up on, what am I missing, if I have had great luck with corn/beans/clover is that enough and should I stick with that? Other plot ideas? Easy and cheap ideas for more food and more deer on my land?
THANKS!!!!
