Soy Beans or Iron Clay Peas

[useyourbow]

First off I wasn't going to plant a spring/summer plot because I thought the farmer was going to plant soy beans and figured why waste the money. My food plot is 2 acres of grown over field sandwiched between two large ag fields that I tilled under back in January. It turns out they planted cotton so now I am anxious to get something in the ground. I plan on only planting half of it so it can carry me into bow season and planting the other half in the fall. My question is "if" the deer don't eat them into the ground will broadcasted soy beans yield a decent crop to leave standing for late season or should I just go with Iron Clay Peas because they will shoot out runners when nipped off?

Land is in eastern North Carolina.

 

[jsasker007]

If you plant the whole 2 acres you might have enough to keep up with the deer depending on how many you have where you're at. I think both options are pretty even in preference with beans maybe #1. Any less than 2 acres is not going to make it in my opinion.

 

[useyourbow]

If you plant the whole 2 acres you might have enough to keep up with the deer depending on how many you have where you're at. I think both options are pretty even in preference with beans maybe #1. Any less than 2 acres is not going to make it in my opinion.

The more I thought about it the more I realized an acre of beans or peas wouldn't stand a chance so I am going to plant the whole thing and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[jsasker007]

You could plant both in a mix. Maybe small amount of sunflowers or sun hemp for the beans and peas to climb. That would be the formula used in "powerplant".

 

[Peplin Creek]

If your looking for a late season stand of beans then I think it's best to eliminate as much competition for them as possible. I would plant the beans by themselves. If you have a plan for the fall. Go with the mix. Diversity isn't ever a bad thing.