Dukslayr
5 year old buck +
Some of you have seen my bean failure post. I was looking for something to overseed this fall to provide the deer something to munch on this fall and next spring and also provide some cover to keep down the weeds until we are ready to plant corn and beans in the spring. Missouri Southern Seed sells a couple cover crop mixes; one of them is called “Fix n Mix” (supposedly for its nitrogen fixing capabilities). This mix contains the following:
- Frosty berseem
- Crimson clover
- Daikon radishes
I added 40-50# of rye per acre along with some ground hog radishes. We drilled the mix above at a rate of 5# per acre along with the rye and GHR. We drilled this mix straight into what’s left of the bean crop (which are still being hammered and all still very green) last Saturday after hitting it Friday with fly. We have had a couple timely rains this past week as well. I was out to check on it today and to my surprise it’s really starting to take off in only a week. Anyone planted a similar mix? Curious how this will fare for this fall. I’ve never planted annual clovers so a little unsure what to expect for growth rates and deer preference of these clovers/daikons.
- Frosty berseem
- Crimson clover
- Daikon radishes
I added 40-50# of rye per acre along with some ground hog radishes. We drilled the mix above at a rate of 5# per acre along with the rye and GHR. We drilled this mix straight into what’s left of the bean crop (which are still being hammered and all still very green) last Saturday after hitting it Friday with fly. We have had a couple timely rains this past week as well. I was out to check on it today and to my surprise it’s really starting to take off in only a week. Anyone planted a similar mix? Curious how this will fare for this fall. I’ve never planted annual clovers so a little unsure what to expect for growth rates and deer preference of these clovers/daikons.