Outsidepride 10 Lb. Sugar Beets for Deer, Wildlife, Forage, & Cover Crops

Sugar Beets (Brassica vulgaris) - Not only do the roots of sugar beets supply a good shard of the U.S. table sugar, but they also make great annual deer food plots. Deer relish both the foliage and the large, sugar laden root. Sugar beets can be a very useful cover crop, especially on salty soils where few other plants succeed. Sugar beets can be finicky to establish, requiring very good seed to soil contact to germinate. This can be accomplished with good planting eqipment, such as seed firmers, on the planter or drill. Pure stand seeding rate is 10 - 15 lbs per acre, and seeding depth is 1/4 - 1/2 inch. Planting date for cover crop or deer forage can range from late spring through August, with earlier plantings giving higher yields. Mature plant heights range from 1 to 2 feet and grow best in full sun. Sugar beets are increasingly used as a late summer planted, winter killed cover crop to manage soil compaction, help to suppress weeds, and fixate nitrogen. Their deep taproots penetrate hard or clay compacted soils making them ideal for aerating and improving soil structure before planting new crops. They provide high-quality forage for livestock and wildlife and thrive when planted in late summer, with a minimum germination temp of 40F for planting and a cold kill temp around 25F.

• Dual Purpose Sugar Source and Wildlife Food: The roots of sugar beets supply a good share of the U.S. table sugar, and they also make excellent annual deer food plots
• Highly Attractive to Deer and Versatile Cover Crop: Deer relish both the foliage and the large, sugar laden root. Sugar beets can be a very useful cover crop, especially on salty soils where few other plants succeed
• Flexible Planting Schedule and Growth Characteristics: Planting date for cover crop or deer forage can range from late spring through August, with earlier plantings giving higher yields. Mature plant heights range from 1 to 2 feet and grow best in full sun
• Soil Improvement and Compaction Management: Sugar beets are increasingly used as a late summer planted, winter killed cover crop to manage soil compaction, help to suppress weeds, and fixate nitrogen. Their deep taproots penetrate hard or clay compacted soils, aerating and improving soil structure before planting new crops
• Seeding Rate: 10 - 15 lbs per acre
• Establishment Requirements: Sugar beets require very good seed to soil contact to germinate, which can be accomplished with good planting equipment such as seed firmers on the planter or drill, with seeding depth of 1/4 - 1/2 inch
• Temperature Tolerance: Sugar beets thrive when planted in late summer with a minimum germination temperature of 40F for planting and a cold kill temperature around 25F, providing high-quality forage for livestock and wildlife