Buckwheat success and minerals...

Can't tell you how happy I am at what is happening. The buckwheat is huge, and attracting does and bucks. Adding to that attraction, I put out 10# of 30-06 Minerals from the Whitetail Institute, and within 2 days, these pics occurred.

The combination of high protein in the buckwheat, and the added minerals should help grow larger deer and bigger racks.




Even the does are checking out the minerals...

Buckwheat - Unbelievable growth. You need to try this...

Here are pics of my 2 acres of buckwheat. Planted it at #25/acre, in light soil, with no fertilizer. I am impressed.


Here's another shot. Man I am happy about this crop. It obviously stays ahead of the deer, grows very well in poor soil, and is highly palatible, with high protein to boot. What a great crop.



I'm laughing at how easy this stuff is to get to grow...It's just rampant.



In a month or so, I'll turn it under with the disk, and put in my winter crop of austrian winter peas, oats, and some rape. The deer will have a lot to eat all through the end of the year, and even into the snow.