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Trophy Winter Rape is a source of food plot forage that can be used for nearly any animal. It makes a satisfying forage for ranchers, but most users will be hunters, who will find that both deer and game birds enjoy its offerings.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Pasture, Cattle Forage, Livestock Grazing, Food Plot
- Germination Time: 5 - 7 days, under ideal conditions
- Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season
- Height: 2 - 4 feet
- Sunlight Requirements: 6 - 8 hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Fast growing brassica that offers exceptional heat, cold and drought tolerance.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring, fall or winter when nighttime temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Product Detail
- Fast growing
- Deer food plots
- Livestock grazing
- Heat, cold and drought tolerant
Product Information
Trophy Winter Rape seed produces a food plot forage used extensively in New Zealand and Europe for deer food plots and livestock grazing. Rape is a fast growing brassica that is heat, cold, and drought tolerant making it adapted to most all of the United States and southern Canada.
**Will substitute Dwarf Essex if available**
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Best Planting For north and south U.S. is August through October. Germination will occur when soil temperatures reach 65 - 70 degrees. It can be planted in spring in the Northern states above the "line" of West Virginia to Missouri. Planting in the spring in the southern and lower northern states will shorten crop life due to summer heat. Northern planting may see a shortened crop life if hard freezes are experienced. Rape food plots will not survive summer heat or hard freezes. Note: Rape becomes more attractive to deer after a frost because the sugar content will become more concentrated.
Instructions
When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.
If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.
When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.