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<blockquote data-quote="dogtown" data-source="post: 5219591" data-attributes="member: 2968"><p>I plant a few acres of eagle brand forage beans each year. Last two years I have added a 3 strand electric fence to let the beans grow a bit without browse pressure in the early growth stage. This has allowed the beans to get 3 feet high in both of last two years. I either remove the fence from half or all of the beans after they get some size, typically July. </p><p></p><p>The deer definitely like the forage aspect of the leaves in the summer. Last year they stopped eating the leaves when the first sign of yellow leaves began on the bottom of the plants afterwhich the plot didn't see much action until late November when the deer came back to hammer the pods. Cold days especially.</p><p></p><p>This year is different, the deer are continuing to eat soybean leaves and pods even after the leaves turned yellow. There are plenty of acorns in Roane County this year so not sure what is different.</p><p></p><p>Not this year but in the past I have overseeded the beans with brassicas and winter wheat in mid-September. This worked well when the deer browsed most of the leaves off the soybeans in the late summer and some light got to the ground. Last year when the plants grew over 3 feet tall the overseeding wasn't as effective. I have not overseeded this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dogtown, post: 5219591, member: 2968"] I plant a few acres of eagle brand forage beans each year. Last two years I have added a 3 strand electric fence to let the beans grow a bit without browse pressure in the early growth stage. This has allowed the beans to get 3 feet high in both of last two years. I either remove the fence from half or all of the beans after they get some size, typically July. The deer definitely like the forage aspect of the leaves in the summer. Last year they stopped eating the leaves when the first sign of yellow leaves began on the bottom of the plants afterwhich the plot didn't see much action until late November when the deer came back to hammer the pods. Cold days especially. This year is different, the deer are continuing to eat soybean leaves and pods even after the leaves turned yellow. There are plenty of acorns in Roane County this year so not sure what is different. Not this year but in the past I have overseeded the beans with brassicas and winter wheat in mid-September. This worked well when the deer browsed most of the leaves off the soybeans in the late summer and some light got to the ground. Last year when the plants grew over 3 feet tall the overseeding wasn't as effective. I have not overseeded this year. [/QUOTE]
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