diamond hunter
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I have some extra soybeans because they were delivered late.Would i be able to plant them in September and see my deer utilize them?
Only problem is, will they mature, flower, and produce pods before first freeze? Depends on their maturation period.Plant them. Deer will continue to eat the pods and the plants on into winter.
Yes, it does depend on the beans maturity. Most will start producing relatively quickly though, and if enough are planted to withstand early browsing, a bean plot could do well even planted late. I just got my second soybean plot in this weekend. I want my soybeans to still be a draw after the area ag crops are coming out.Depends on their maturation
That's what I plant when I plant beans. I grew some in the worst dirt around and they did greatI planted the eagle beans in ky and have noticed they are 2 times as tall and still green when other neighboring ag fields are already yellow .. beans are the best for me
IF I decide to plant soybeans again next year, and I'm not sure I will, I will probably go with Eagle beans considering how high the price will be on generic RR soybeans (at least, that is what I was told at the Co-op; generic RR beans will be sky-high next year).That's what I plant when I plant beans. I grew some in the worst dirt around and they did great
I highly recommend the wildlife managers blend of beans. I have planted them many times and they do very well. This year they have survived western Ky's drought and with recent rains they took a big leap, now they are the most palatable food around and are getting hammered! They will try hard to continue growing till a hard frost kills them then the pods will be revisited later in winter. Just plant your winter wheat in the standing beans to continue a food source. NonstopIF I decide to plant soybeans again next year, and I'm not sure I will, I will probably go with Eagle beans considering how high the price will be on generic RR soybeans (at least, that is what I was told at the Co-op; generic RR beans will be sky-high next year).
Unfortunately, I have such limited acreage for plots, and fall-season plots are so critical to attracting and holding deer on our place in a poor acorn year, that every inch of ground is utilized for maximum fall forage, hence whatever is grown in summer is turned under for fall planting. Fall food is far more important to us than summer crops (we continue to see few deer using our property in summer, despite our summer food plot efforts). But I will ABSOLUTELY be using the Wildlife Managers Mix if I decide to plant soybeans again.I highly recommend the wildlife managers blend of beans. I have planted them many times and they do very well. This year they have survived western Ky's drought and with recent rains they took a big leap, now they are the most palatable food around and are getting hammered! They will try hard to continue growing till a hard frost kills them then the pods will be revisited later in winter. Just plant your winter wheat in the standing beans to continue a food source. Nonstop
What popcorn is saying is that you can drill or even broadcast your fall blend right into the standing beans a couple weeks before leaf drop. New fall crop gets plenty of sunshine after the leaves are off, plus natural fertilizer from decomposition of the soybean leaves...Unfortunately, I have such limited acreage for plots, and fall-season plots are so critical to attracting and holding deer on our place in a poor acorn year, that every inch of ground is utilized for maximum fall forage, hence whatever is grown in summer is turned under for fall planting. Fall food is far more important to us than summer crops (we continue to see few deer using our property in summer, despite our summer food plot efforts). But I will ABSOLUTELY be using the Wildlife Managers Mix if I decide to plant soybeans again.
My problem is, I need fall crops up and going like gangbusters by late September or at the latest early October. That's when deer are transitioning out of the bottomlands.What popcorn is saying is that you can drill or even broadcast your fall blend right into the standing beans a couple weeks before leaf drop. New fall crop gets plenty of sunshine after the leaves are off, plus natural fertilizer from decomposition of the soybean leaves...