Food Plots Dwarf Corn

[Grnwing]

Anyone have experience with dwarf corn. I planted some this past May and I am a little surprised at how tall it has grown. It is almost 6 ft tall already, at V5. I have used Dekalb corn in the past with great results but it grows to 8ft+ and subsequently the deer are able to move through it without me being able to see them. I just see the stalks shake and can hear them biting the cobs. I thought switching to the dwarf corn would allow the benefits of having corn but allow a little more visibility to see which deer are in the field. I'll be curious to see how many cobs per plant the dwarf corn will produce, on the Dekalb I would get 2-4 per plant.

 

[Chaneylake]

Anyone have experience with dwarf corn. I planted some this past May and I am a little surprised at how tall it has grown. It is almost 6 ft tall already, at V5. I have used Dekalb corn in the past with great results but it grows to 8ft+ and subsequently the deer are able to move through it without me being able to see them. I just see the stalks shake and can hear them biting the cobs. I thought switching to the dwarf corn would allow the benefits of having corn but allow a little more visibility to see which deer are in the field. I'll be curious to see how many cobs per plant the dwarf corn will produce, on the Dekalb I would get 2-4 per plant.

If you are getting 2-4 ears per plant I would love to see a picture of the plants.

I have never seen ears on any corn planted in May. You are looking at basically negative 60 days.

I am located at exit 60 Interstate 40 and have never seen deer eat corn in a corn field until the corn was fully mature and moisture level low.

I started deer hunting in the mid 1960's.

 

[Grnwing]

Chaney,

I planted May 3rd both some of the Dekalb and dwarf corn.

 

[Grnwing]

I m in southern Fayette. Grew up on a farm in SW Wisconsin and 105 day corn was pushing it. I hear what you are saying about May being late but I have done ok with early May plantings using the Dekalb variety. I narrowed up my rows this year to squeeze in a few more, went from 38 to 30 inch spacing.

 

[DoubleRidge]

Nice looking plots.....not trying to go off topic but is the fence pictured a ribbon or rope type? We've got a couple of plots were considering using the same three strand fence method next year....just looking for the most cost effective method.

 

[Grnwing]

You can source most of the components from Zareba. I picked up the DC charger from TSC along with the ribbon. I use t post on the corners so i can tighten the strands. I use the plastic step in stakes in between the t post. Works great for keeping out the deer on my beams.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

You can source most of the components from Zareba. I picked up the DC charger from TSC along with the ribbon. I use t post on the corners so i can tighten the strands. I use the plastic step in stakes in between the t post. Works great for keeping out the deer on my beams.

I was looking at all of that at TSC in Franklin yesterday. Any idea how much it would cost to block off an acre?

 

[Grnwing]

Your charger will be the most expensive piece. I think i spent around 300 for charger, ribbon, and stakes. I use a long piece of rebar for my grounding rod. I enclose a long rectanglurish soybean plot.

 

[DoubleRidge]

You can source most of the components from Zareba. I picked up the DC charger from TSC along with the ribbon. I use t post on the corners so i can tighten the strands. I use the plastic step in stakes in between the t post. Works great for keeping out the deer on my beams.

Thanks.... appreciate the information.......and beans and peas is exactly what I'd like to fence off....or atleast a portion of them.

 

[Grnwing]

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