Wish I could show you some pictures from my own "crater" food plot here in Norway - created after your description. This will be the first season hunting it.
115 acres in North Florida. Planted oats, winter rye and radishes on one plot, and then got lazy and just broadcast cheap ryegrass on another. Guess which one was LOADED full of deer every afternoon. Ryegrass is now my go-to fall food plot.
When you split your plots between brassicas and a green base mix like peas, how large should a plot be at a minimum to split it like that? If it’s too small is it better just to keep it all brassicas or all green base or whatever it is you’re planting.
Mine is 1/4 acre so 1/8 of each type but I'd imagine you could get away with half that size or even smaller. The advantage is that the deer will go after the peas and beans in the early season which gives the brassicas a chance to establish. Once it gets colder and those beans and peas die off, the brassicas are still green and lush loving those cooler temperatures.
Wish I could show you some pictures from my own "crater" food plot here in Norway - created after your description. This will be the first season hunting it.
Good luck!
Do you plant anything on the windy deer trails ? Like a clover maybe🍀❓
Yeah! I have clover in a couple trails but not all of them.
115 acres in North Florida. Planted oats, winter rye and radishes on one plot, and then got lazy and just broadcast cheap ryegrass on another. Guess which one was LOADED full of deer every afternoon. Ryegrass is now my go-to fall food plot.
When you split your plots between brassicas and a green base mix like peas, how large should a plot be at a minimum to split it like that? If it’s too small is it better just to keep it all brassicas or all green base or whatever it is you’re planting.
Mine is 1/4 acre so 1/8 of each type but I'd imagine you could get away with half that size or even smaller. The advantage is that the deer will go after the peas and beans in the early season which gives the brassicas a chance to establish. Once it gets colder and those beans and peas die off, the brassicas are still green and lush loving those cooler temperatures.