I love winter peas. I have had mine grazed so heavy before that I thought they never came up, but come to find out, they just nipped them off too early.
Yeah it's the same here. This is the third year I used them and my browse pressure just keeps going up on them. I got deer on camera last night eating the big pea plants.
Are you growing a forage winter pea? I’m in north central Michigan and currently I have cereal rye coming back from last year along with forage oats, clover and chicory that I frost seeded recently. I’d like to add some winter peas along the edges of my plots where permanent brush grows.
@@MonsterBucks1451 I’m thinking of doing something similar to exclusion cages for the vines to grow on in a few locations in my plots. If I leave them untouched will they come back every year or should I cut them back at some point. Deer food plots btw
Yeah you leave them and let them seed out and they should come back. The only thing is birds and other animals might try to eat them while they are still in the pods so you returning plants might be a little less.
I’ve got some frost master winter peas this year for fall foodplots, was going to mix with wheat and oats. How many lbs would you plant of each on some really great soil? Thanks
I got several questions to ask before I give you an answer. Are you broadcasting seed on a tilled area? Are you using a no till drill? Is there a current crop that will remain standing while you broadcast? Each of these options really affects sow rates.
In the area that I will be planting, right now I have cowpeas and Alyce clover. I will be disking these up probably middle of October and broadcasting seed. I’m in SE Texas about 60 miles SW of Houston. Thanks
@@ryanweaver3615 I think on the winter peas somewhere around 3 to 5 pounds per acre rate. The oats and winter wheat can be done 50/50 so around 80 pounds total per acre or 40 pounds oats and 40 pounds winter wheat. Broadcasting can raise your rates up higher than that but I think that will be a good start for you and if you find any spots that are thin i would just add seed to whatever you need. Hope this helps!
@tylergoralski8728 Right now, it's berseem clover, ladino clover ,Kentucky pride crimson clover, chicory, purple top turnips, brassicas, elbon cereal rye, rushmore spring oats, Austrian winter peas, fixation balance clover, 4010 winter peas, buckwheat, purple top clover, cosaque black oats, smart radish, and I probably will add a fee other winter pea types.
