<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BBloom</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a 3 acre prepared plot ready to plant for a fall hunting plot. I am in Southern IA. I was initially planning a 3 acre Biologic Maximum plot but my deer do not know about brassicas yet. Should I split the plot with winter peas? Any suggestions would be appreciated. </div></div>
My personal feelings are not to plant 3 acres of anything but rather divide it if at all possible into different plots that then can be rotated.
I would plant a mix of oats, rye and peas in at least part of your plots, and you could add a light amount of oats to your brassica mix to encourage deer to try them. Unlikely that they can resist the oats.
You may already have clover in other plots otherwise 3 one acre plots of which one might be clover would be a good idea (or if you have 9 acres, then 3 each...if you get my train of thought)
The point is to try to...first, not have all your eggs in one basket. A plot crop could fail or in your case they may turn up their noses at the brassicas.
I just find that for the average landower, a combination of seperate plots of clover, oats/rye and peas and brassicas make a great combination to rotate thru.
What other plots do you have or what other crops are very near by?