Stepping on brassica kill it?

[tbarile]

My brassica plot looks great this year but I planted it right up to the edge of the timber so every time I go to a stand or check trail cameras, I step on and break the stems/leaves. Does this kill the plant?

My plot is ptt, kale, groundhog radish, and forage radish.

 

[roymunson]

if they're real small, no, but if they've grown and put on real stalks, you're probably going to break some. Depending on the size if them, I wouldn't get too concerned about stepping on a couple. But I wouldn't drive the quad thru the plot.

 

[tbarile]

They are 2’ tall and have large bulbs in the ground

 

[Tree Spud]

Deer step on them all the time ... what is the difference between a deer eating the brassica stems and leases and stepping on it?

 

[tbarile]

Deer step on them all the time ... what is the difference between a deer eating the brassica stems and leases and stepping on it?

I don’t mind if the deer are eating it, that’s what it’s there for. I do mind if my size 13 boot is doing something negative to my plot each time I walk through it.

 

[Bill]

You would hate me. :)

I drive through the beans, over the turnips and clover. I’ve even driven through corn. They can eat around my tracks.

 

[tbarile]

You would hate me. :)

I drive through the beans, over the turnips and clover. I’ve even driven through corn. They can eat around my tracks.

Haha. I drive through my clover all the time. I just feel weird about breaking the nice brassica stalks.

 

[SWIFFY]

OCD.... step down a trail and stick to it. Its minimal