After the miserably wet and cold spring that drug into early summer, things are finally relieving some anxiety. Snapped this pic quick on the way to set a cam. Spring planted Chicory, Kale, and Rapeseed. Brushed back the leave and saw a great stand of chicory underneath 
Lookin good Fowler 
Seems like a healthy mix of greens. Nice looking plot you put together, are they eating any of it yet? How long will that variety last through the fall/winter for the deer? Almost makes me want to make a Salad 
Great looking plot fowler! 
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Seems like a healthy mix of greens. Nice looking plot you put together, are they eating any of it yet? How long will that variety last through the fall/winter for the deer? Almost makes me want to make a Salad
The deer are already using it, seems they use this mix a little all summer long. Not nearly the usage it sees after the first few frosts, but definitely enough to keep my planting it year after year. The mix really surprised me the first year I planted it because I did not expect it to last all year long like it does. The Rapeseed and Kale definitely does get large and woody as it gets bigger and older which I think draws away from its attractiveness a bit. What we have done the last few years is mow it on a high setting in late summer with an old stalk chopper. This thins out the the Rapeseed and Kale a bit, but some regrowth occurs and the deer love that, not to mention the chicory comes back strong. I don’t know if it has the attractiveness as a late summer planted plot of the same mix, but I think it could definitely rival one. I have another late summer planted brassica plot that sits beside this one that I put my faith in taking care of the attractiveness, where as I see this plot as being a decent fall attracter with the bonus of summer nutrition. The picture below is what this same mix looked like the first week of October last year (Dark green is the Rapeseed and Kale, where the light green is the Chicory).
Very nice!!! 
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