About this episode
The episode discusses Deer Vetch, its benefits as deer forage, and planting techniques with experts.
On this episode we are joined by Dr. Bronson Strickland and Mitt Wardlaw of Wildlife Investments to discuss the highly intriguing and somewhat mysterious warm season annual American Joint Vetch. It’s commonly referred to as Deer Vetch, or its proper name is Aeschynomene. Whatever you call it, it’s a fantastic deer forage that tolerates heavy browsing like a champ. We learn that it fills a late summer gap, where to plant it, how to plant it and what to expect. Vetch sounds like the answ...
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Guests: Dr. Bronson Strickland, Mitt Wardlaw
Topics covered
- deer forage
- planting techniques
- wildlife management
- warm season annuals
- browsing tolerance
Keywords
- Deer Vetch
- Aeschynomene
- forage
- wildlife
- planting
- browsing tolerance
- summer gap
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Wildlife Investments
Products: Deer Vetch, Aeschynomene
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