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Ever heard of Sweet Spot? It features High Sugar Perennial Ryegrasses that are very cold tolerant and attract deer like candy. Stays green well into late muzzy season. Also has a good perennial white clover - "Winter White Clover", red clover, PT turnips and Chicory. You can get it from...

On another site someone mentioned using Irish Spring Soap. Anyone heard of that working?

What is an effective way to keep deer from eating tomato plants? Thanks for your help. Swarm

I'm more concerned with keeping the Switchgrass from taking over than i am the Ryegrass getting rank. The deer seem to keep it grazed fairly well. When is the best time to mow off the Switchgrass? Last year when i checked it in mid July, the Switchgrass had gotten 6' tall. Thanks. Swarm

I have a half acre plot of Sweet Spot planted a year ago. Last Summer it established very well only to be invaded with Switchgrass the Roundup didn't take care of prior to planting. I mowed the plot in August and that took care of the problem (temporarily i'm guessing). The High Sugar...

Last May I worked up about a half acre of ground in a bottom area near a creek. After it was plowed i let it sit for 2 weeks then went in a sprayed what came back up with Roundup. A week later i broadcast planted Sweet Spot mix and then dragged it real good with a harrow. The food plot came...