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Old 08-23-2010 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by timbercruiser
Cereal grain rye and ryegrass is different. I have read that ryegrass doesn't have a lot of nutritional value and it isn't a preferred food for deer. Plant oats. I made the mistake of planting ryegrass years ago in a couple of plots and have had a hard time getting rid of the stuff.
I agree. Oats don't need much and planted late in the summer will be 6-8 inches and green in two months and the deer will be on them.
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