What Whitetail Deer will Eat this Winter
The brassica plots are better than ever in mid-Michigan and the two freezes earlier this month have sweetened the turnips. Recently, I have found entire turnips pulled out of the ground and chewed up by the deer.
Jumbo samples from the brassica plot. On the left is a giant Japanese radish and on the right is a purple top turnip.
We planted on July 30th, after a long, drought-ridden summer, and it turned out as good as any “farmer” could hope. The fertilizer (19-19-19) was mixed into the soil, along with a good dose of lime months ahead of planting day. Mother Nature has done the rest.