[marty]

Just wondering if anyone has tried this combo? If not have you ever planted anything with rape. I've planted turnips and red beets but the deer ate the tops so fast they didn't have a chance.......marty

 

[toddLCHC]

We tried the 'no plow' product from the whitetail institute as a companion product for rape.

Tried it during a drought year, so not much of anything, including the rape, grew.

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"Take a doe so HE can grow"

Todd.

 

[diamoma1]

The "No Plow" blend from Whitetail institute has Rape in it. We've planted both the "No Plow" and Winter Wheat. The deer ate both so quickly that it never got much taller than an inch. By the way, both grew very well in marginal soil.

 

[Pinefarm]

Couple questions about rape that I still don't have a complete answer to. Since I don't even know what rape is or looks like, is it a true annual or if it takes, will it last several years? Or should I disc it up every year and replant? Is the best time to plant in spring or fall. How high does it get? Will it grow if the PH is 5.8-6.3? I'm interested, because from what I gather on this forum and neighbors I've talked to, it might be just the ticket for my soil until I can get my PH up to a better level. Toddlchc and others have me interested, because their stories sound similar.

 

[marty]

Bob rape is an anunal it can come back next year but gets real stemmy and the deer don't hit it. Most of the time though there not much left cause the deer will dig down and eat the root. You can plant it in the spring after frost but I found out the deer seem to hit it best in the fall. It took the deer a while to figure out what it was but when they hit it they chomped it good. You should have no problem with it. You could always get a test plot of it started in the spring and at 60 cents per pound and 8-10 pounds per acre pretty cheap plot......marty