[Shady]

Week 0

Week 1

Week 2

And now, Week 4

 

[jayd4wg]

looks like some corn in there too

 

[beck_trt]

Its looking good! I can't believe the critters haven't wiped it out!

 

[vapor trail]

if you lived further south they would be the re-fried variety

 

[Shady]

the deer dont seem interested yet. the ground hogs, well thats a different story. Took care of one and another showed up the other day. Missed him once, he'll be back.

 

[Guest]

How can deer not be interested in beans?

 

[jlh42581]

i wouldve waited and planted a mix of purple top turnips and other brassicas. come late fall early winter, you wouldve had a gold mine

 

[Shady]

jlh, do you not know my master plan? Gonna let them tear this power plant up. Then in late august, the brassica mix is going back in. I planted it last fall and it was great. This is just a fun project for the summer.

Dutch,
I have no idea. I dont think these deer know what to think of it. I watched them walk right through it and head to the clover with barely a sniff. I think they will figure it out and it will be gone in a matter of days.

 

[jlh42581]

makes sense, i hope its not roundup ready

 

[Tuko]

I’m seeing the same thing; I have an acre of beans planted and an acre of clover.
The deer spend about a minute walking through the beans nibbling as they go to the clover where they then spend the next two hours eating the clover.
The groundhogs are a different story we have taken 6 out of the beans so far, there are still more but the bean is so high now we cant ever get a clean look or shot.

 

[indianahunter]

Hundreds of acres of beans around here and I NEVER see deer in them. Friends planted forage beans and the deer never touched them. Corn, clover, alfalfa seem to be a better bet.

 

[CJBS2003]

Any sign of the sunflowers that you had in the mix?

 

[turkey4life]

Any sign of the sunflowers that you had in the mix?

look close at the pics. all I see is mostly corn and sunflowers with a few beens mixed in.

 

[CJBS2003]

You've got better eyes than I... Cause I think I can make out maybe 2 sunflower plants in the whole plot with it mostly being beans and corn. But hey, what do I know...

 

[turkey4life]

You've got better eyes than I... Cause I think I can make out maybe 2 sunflower plants in the whole plot with it mostly being beans and corn. But hey, what do I know...

I was just pointing out and not trying to start trouble.

its about even between sunflowers and beans, there so close its hard to tell unless detail is payed attention to.

 

[Shady]

its the Powerplant mix so its mostly soybeans lablab, and cowpeas with about 10% sunflowers 10%sorghum. The beans are there trust me. And yes there are sunflowers here and there. The beans slowed down as the sunflowers and sorghum really lifted off in the past week.

 

[CJBS2003]

You mean it's not mostly sunflowers but only 10%? Shocking!