Something that small that will keep growing thru browse pressure and is good late.... only one choice.... cereal grains.
Even though the plots you are working with are small you can still go half dbtree mix and half brassicas. I have done this on a 1/4 ac plot with success. It is surrounded by trees though. For me it has to be a bad winter for my deer to hit purple top turnips hard. But the bucks hit barkant turnips hard just before Christmas after rut is over. Also adding in chicory for a hedge against dry weather.
Cereal rye.Recommend anything specific???
I get seed from Welter Seed in Iowa. I'm planting barkant and other brassicas right now ahead of a rain. Early but poor soil so taking advantage of moisture to get them germinated. You should be good to plant them till the end of August. They're a forage type turnip. Smaller bulb.How late can you plant the barkant and where do you buy yours?
I get seed from Welter Seed in Iowa. I'm planting barkant and other brassicas right now ahead of a rain. Early but poor soil so taking advantage of moisture to get them germinated. You should be good to plant them till the end of August. They're a forage type turnip. Smaller bulb.
Nice! Did you drill your brassicas? If so, good luck drilling them?View attachment 114153
Finished up the brassicas 1/4ac plot back in the timber. The other strip has white clover in it but will be redone with dltree mix the end of Aug. To many dry years in a row has it thin. Most years I just frost seed more clover into it. This little plot was always just clover till a couple of years ago I decided to do half in forage turnips and forage chicory. It has been a producer ever since. I have a blind to the left of those two chestnut trees at the other end. They will start dropping candy in another two or more years.