Early Bird
5 year old buck +
Does anyone plant kale as part of there brassica mix? if so how do the deer like it? How does it compare to other Brassicas for deer preference.
Ray
Ray
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Kale
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scott44
5 year old buck +
I add it to mine, late summer early fall they start hitting the brassica greens then all winter they hit the bulbs. I believe it's a good addition to your brassica mix.
Early Bird
5 year old buck +
How big of a plot do you plant? and if you don't mind what else is in your mix?
Ray
Ray
davidhelmly
5 year old buck +
It’s amazing how different deer are, my deer eat bulbs and all like they are candy!
Early Bird
5 year old buck +
I know mine will eat the radishes because I planted them in my rye, but I have a feeling it might be not be if they will eat it but when. Time will tell.
Years ago, I planted some giant kale seed that I bought from Albert Lea Seedhouse. I don't know if they sell it any more though. It grew a few feet tall and deer bedded in it. The deer started eating it in late December once the snow got a foot or so deep. By the end of winter, it was eaten down to the base. It was a great wintertime carryover food for the deer.
Early Bird
5 year old buck +
Thanks, I will see how the deer on my property eat it. They will have plenty of options so it will be cool to see there preferences.
Ray
Ray
Scott S
5 year old buck +
Take this for the limited value it holds, but I have a friend that's a farmer in my town (Central NH, not much ag, very low deer density) that was getting his kale absolutely savaged throughout our hunting season. I don't know what kind of kale it was, and I'd bet the area he was growing it in was smaller than a 1/5 of an acre, but it got blitzed.
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