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Paul Knox on Brassica
Topic Started: Aug 4 2011, 03:39 PM (243 Views)
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I pulled this from another forum , you might know Paul as dbltree.

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by dbltree » Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:29 pm

This time of year the forums are often lit up with questions about which brassica to buy? Hunter landowners often see only adds in hunting magazines and therefore see only seeds advertised by companies who target that market...unknowing hunters with little or no background in farming and even less knowledge about the actual dietary needs of a whitetail and the growth habits of the advertised seeds.

I have spent an inordinate amount of time and money testing all kinds and types of seeds/crops, especially brassicas in part because common sense tells me that there is no magic bullet, no seed worth 3 to 5 times the real value of that seed. On the other end of the spectrum however I wanted to be certain that one rape plant for instance did not have a distinct advantage over another and that some mix of seeds did not contain some perfect combination that indeed made it worth the extra money.

I am just a working man but if there were a dramatic difference I could afford to spend an extra 10-20 bucks on seed if it had specific benefits not available in other commonly available seeds but...try as I might I have not been able to find even the slightest difference either in performance, yield or attractiveness to deer.

Keep in mid that there are distinct differences in species but not varieties of plants. Whitetails for instance will seek out forage radish over forage rape, and rape over turnips and so on but those are different species of brassicas just as cauliflower and broccoli are different brassicas.

Lee and Tiffany Lakosky are also able not only to purchase any seed they want but in fact have sponsors standing in line to give them literally anything they need in turn for the advertising. Currently Evolved Harvest is their sponsor yet it is interesting to note that that they stop by the same local seed supply that I do and pick up bags of ordinary low cost seeds such as Dwarf Essex rape and Purple Top Turnips. Lee was a chemical engineer and certainly a bright man who would leave no stone unturned in his effort to attract and hold whitetails...yet he relies on the same dependable, economical stand byes that I do.

Choose whichever seed you feel is best for you and where possible do your own side by side testing but be aware that the seed you may be paying a premium for (because it comes in a pretty bag with a buck on it) may very well be the same seed that Lee and I buy at a fraction of the cost...in a plain white bag...
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Good info. Same thing I am finding out over the years.
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Reading this post kinda put a little smile on my face as I can relate to what dbtree is saying.
When I was looking for some seed and doing my homework,asking questions I was keeping all possibilities open.I stopped at a few local stores and was shocked on the price of some of the mixed name brand bags.I wont mention any names here but one bag was $39.99 for a small little bag.I then stopped at my local Co-op store and bought 5 pounds of seed at $5.99 lb. Same seed and you get exactly what you want.
I thought I was wrong once,But I was mistaken
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I think Dbltree is the best resource on the net. The guy is a wealth of information. I use the combos he recommends year after year and am really happy with my plots (using cheap coop seed :wink: )
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