Food Plot question

[Builder]

My hunting property is in Western Wisconsin and my question is, has anyone out their planted their late season Brassicas in the Spring as opposed to waiting until fall?
About half my food plots are in different types of clover (perennials) and the other half are in annuals that I plant late season.
The problem with late season planting is you miss all the rain and are into hot dry conditions. This year as a test case I planted two plots early and they are going crazy now but was wondering what to expect.

[684Kevin]

I'm in Ohio and the deer prefer the clover over the brassicas.  I keep the clover plots tops cut off to promote new growth about every 2 months.  During hunting season, even with late summer planted brassicas, the deer tend to hit the clover.  In fact I dont recall ever seeing a deer eat the brassicas while in the stand.  They love peas late season.  I only see them eat the turnups after a freeze/thaw when they start working out of the ground in Dec. & Jan. when there is not much else to eat and during snowy periods.  I dont know how well the spring planted brassicas will be come Dec./Jan.  They may mature early and shut down in late summer heat.  Keep us posted.

[Builder]

The Brassicas I am using is the Whitetail Institute "Winter Greens", after a first frost it turns sweet and the deer just love it. It by far gets the most use of all my food plots. In a weeks time I usually will have double the pictures on the cameras over winter greens as I do over the clovers. The clovers do the best up until the first couple of frosts,then the deer will eat the winter greens right down to the dirt. I will have to give peas a chance, I still have one food plot left that I was am going to plant late season. I also mix some turnups in the Brassica.
Were on the same mowing schedule, every two months.
I will let you know what happens.