Avoid Brassica Food Plot Failure With These Simple Steps
Aug 24, 2022Mark Turner
Approaching the food plot, I was shocked by what I saw: an entire field of yellowing turnip and radish leaves. I wondered if I had skimped on fertilizer. Or perhaps I had applied soil-active herbicide…
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Do Brassicas Actually Get “Sweeter” After a Frost?
Dec 22, 2021Mark Turner
We’ve all heard it in one form or another – that deer select brassicas more strongly after frost because the starches turn into sugars, making the plant sweeter. At the University of Tennessee, we set…
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Food Plot Species Profile: Turnips
Jun 22, 2012Bob Westerfield
It is always fun to experiment with new crops when it comes to building food plots and seeing which ones are most attractive to the resident deer population. One such crop I have enjoyed playing…
