Trophy Radishes

tomtlb66 · #1 10-08-2010, 01:23 PM

Checked my food plot yesterday and the trophy radishes are coming up nicely. They are between2" and 4 " high and coming in pretty thick. I planed them about two weeks ago. Is the good height for that amount of time? They are nice and green as well.

GeorgeShu · #2 10-08-2010, 02:38 PM

Great, glad you got good germination and emergence. I would think that is pretty normal growth.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

nkbigdog · #3 10-08-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tomtlb66

Checked my food plot yesterday and the trophy radishes are coming up nicely. They are between2" and 4 " high and coming in pretty thick. I planed them about two weeks ago. Is the good height for that amount of time? They are nice and green as well.

Ok you Baited us what about the pic's?

pasinthrough · #4 10-08-2010, 08:42 PM

Here are mine after 3 1/2 weeks.

cliff&pam · #5 10-08-2010, 10:24 PM

they look mighty tasty

got my fingers crossed hope mine look that good planted last weekend

gcs · #6 10-10-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tomtlb66

Checked my food plot yesterday and the trophy radishes are coming up nicely. They are between2" and 4 " high and coming in pretty thick. I planed them about two weeks ago. Is the good height for that amount of time? They are nice and green as well.

I planted mine around the same time and I checked on them today. They are around 4" high. My food plot is in NE Ga.

Millyville Hunter · #7 10-10-2010, 04:46 PM

Pasinthrough yours look to be a right on cue. The ones we planted last year had trouble with all the flooding rain but did make a come back towards the later part of the season. The really interesting thing is that last year when the deer ate the tops off they actually grew back better and a little more aggressive.

***elfiii*** · #8 10-11-2010, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pasinthrough

Here are mine after 3 1/2 weeks.

Those look great! Mine aren't nearly that good looking. We need rain bad!

HuntNC · #9 10-11-2010, 02:53 PM

wow, these things truely are "trophy" class radish... was at nichols store in rock hill last week, i saw they had a bag of 'em and if it wasn't too late i was going to buy them but it's just too late to plant 'em now... i mean i already have two acres of clover, turnips, oats and rape planted... next year for sure...

pasinthrough · #10 10-20-2010, 08:18 AM

I shot this fella last weekend about 110 yards off this very plot. He was following a very tiny 60 pound doe around. If it keeps the does fed, they will keep the bucks interested and keep them around!

Efliii,

That plot is an old load deck for the pines. Its had a couple of burned piles on it in the past, so the dirt is rich. It gets some shade, and we have been having heavy dew the past couple of weeks. I think that's the only reason they look as good as they do.

COME ON RAIN ! ! !

SowGreen · #11 10-20-2010, 11:10 PM

Nice buck man. Congrats and nice shot.

SowGreen · #12 10-20-2010, 11:31 PM

Those look very good condsidering the lack of rain that we've had. Here's a picture of one of our radish plots from last December. This 3/4 acre plot had beed heavily grazed for a good 2 months and they were still going strong.

pasinthrough · #13 10-21-2010, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SowGreen

Nice buck man. Congrats and nice shot.

Thanks pal,

I like to at least think all the hours planting and spraying and diesel and fertilizer and so on....helps on occasion. I guess I could just hunt one year, but what in the world would I do in the off season?

I might be

, but I'm a firm believer in if you plant it, they will come!

SowGreen · #14 10-26-2010, 08:10 PM

You got that right. It's all part of the experience.

chrismhaase · #15 10-28-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pasinthrough

Thanks pal,

I like to at least think all the hours planting and spraying and diesel and fertilizer and so on....helps on occasion. I guess I could just hunt one year, but what in the world would I do in the off season?

I might be

, but I'm a firm believer in if you plant it, they will come!

Diesel? I am missing something here?

GAGE · #16 10-28-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chrismhaase

Diesel? I am missing something here?

For the tractor.

chrismhaase · #17 10-29-2010, 12:13 PM

Thanks. Gotcha.

***elfiii*** · #18 10-29-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pasinthrough

I shot this fella last weekend about 110 yards off this very plot. He was following a very tiny 60 pound doe around. If it keeps the does fed, they will keep the bucks interested and keep them around!

Efliii,

That plot is an old load deck for the pines. Its had a couple of burned piles on it in the past, so the dirt is rich. It gets some shade, and we have been having heavy dew the past couple of weeks. I think that's the only reason they look as good as they do.

COME ON RAIN ! ! !

That is an outstanding buck!

The deer are mowing mine down. Hope this rain gives them a boost.

nkbigdog · #19 10-31-2010, 08:15 AM

I planted mine 6 weeks ago every year has been great but opening wk of rifle still looks sad. maybe a 10 percent gemination. I hope some of the seed are dormate until the rain came. Will know next week land is just outside of High Falls.

kdaw68 · #20 10-31-2010, 11:34 AM

Mine are doing pretty good. This is the first year I've planted and the deer are starting to hit them pretty hard.

pasinthrough · #21 11-18-2010, 01:23 PM

Mine are getting killed over the last two weeks! I already have them up over my knee and the roots are 2 inches in diameter. I will be down this weekend and try to post a few pics.

Core Lokt · #22 11-18-2010, 02:34 PM

My Uncle dug up 1 TR plant last season at a friends house. He took it home and planted it with a wire cage around it, let it flower/seed out and when the seeds were dry he kept them and planted them this yr. He planted a 50x50 patch mid september and that area is covered with TR that are 10-12" above the ground. Just food for thought.

nkbigdog · #23 11-19-2010, 02:33 PM

I planted 3 week before opening of rifle season and when opening day came all was looking sad. The soil was cracked from lack of rain. Went back last weekend and looking alot better. Heard it was going to rain mon and tues so I spread 10-10-10 lightly over plot can't wait untill the day after thanksgivening to see how it looks

pasinthrough · #24 11-20-2010, 06:01 PM

Well, it's been 3 months and I was blessed with two days of rains over the first month, which is why I think they turned out like they have. The deer are hitting all of my plots hard right now. I still have white oak acorns on the ground, but all my radishes and mustard plots show signs of heavy browsing. I think I'm going to have more plots like these come next year. Good luck to everyone!

Marshall R · #25 11-21-2010, 10:42 PM

I planted a corner of a pasture and my radishes and arkansas oats and purple top turnips are outstanding, but there is very little activity on the plot. The corner measures right at two acres. I put out a camera and have six different deer on camera, which has corn in front of the camera. I only put out about 1 gallon out in front of the feeder every 4 days. The deer eat the corn and leave my plot alone. All photos are night time photos and no, I am not hunting over this plot...........yet.

What gives? My plots looks equal or better than the best photos on this thread. I am just outside of Dublin Ga and the plot is on a field that borders a very large swamp / creek. My closest neighbor had a food plot earlier but wasn't satisfied with it so he plowed it under to restart it. Mine is ripe and has little activity. I havent seen any browse damage on any of my plants. Some are almost knee high.

Marshall

***elfiii*** · #26 11-21-2010, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Marshall R

I planted a corner of a pasture and my radishes and arkansas oats and purple top turnips are outstanding, but there is very little activity on the plot. The corner measures right at two acres. I put out a camera and have six different deer on camera, which has corn in front of the camera. I only put out about 1 gallon out in front of the feeder every 4 days. The deer eat the corn and leave my plot alone. All photos are night time photos and no, I am not hunting over this plot...........yet.

What gives? My plots looks equal or better than the best photos on this thread. I am just outside of Dublin Ga and the plot is on a field that borders a very large swamp / creek. My closest neighbor had a food plot earlier but wasn't satisfied with it so he plowed it under to restart it. Mine is ripe and has little activity. I havent seen any browse damage on any of my plants. Some are almost knee high.

Marshall

Quit putting the corn out. You are competeing against yourself.

Marshall R · #27 11-22-2010, 02:13 PM

Let me clarify. I put out a Coffee container that might be gallon sized of corn maybe every 4 days in front of the camera. If I didn't do that , I wouldn't have any pictures. Most of the pictures are of 4 coons and 2 possums enjoying the corn.

The corn, if anything should get them to the plot, and then they should jump into the 2 acre salad bowl and have at it. Not the case so far. I dont put out that much corn to keep the deer full enough not to want to eat something else.

Marshall

Jacob219smith · #28 11-25-2010, 11:28 PM

Mine came up and barely had the chance to grow. The deer are mowing them down like crazy!

striper commander · #29 11-26-2010, 03:09 PM

They are not eating mine and it is one great looking plot.

ELIWAITS · #30 11-26-2010, 07:55 PM

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they are not eating mine and it is one great looking plot.

same here we had several frost when will they start eating them?