Forage radish is a great addition to any food plot and should be a part of a well-rounded program. Planting radishes can help fix your soil, feed your deer, and go a long way towards making better plots.
Radishes are extremely versatile. They work above ground, below ground, and season after season to improve your soil which can increase overall plot performance.
Above ground, deer hammer the leafy tops in early fall. Radish tops are extremely tender and are easily one of our favorite early season attractions. Most years we have shot opportunities when hunting radish plots during the first few weeks of bow season. Tops can grow up to 14” tall. Deer will also eat the radish tubers, but they aren’t as preferred as turnip bulbs in colder months.
Below ground, deep taproots punch through compaction, improve water filtration, and pull nutrients up from deeper soil layers. After frost, those nutrients become available in the soil, helping set the stage for stronger plots net season.
Additional benefits of planting radishes include helping with weed suppression, preventing soil erosion, and improving soil organic matter.
Radishes can be planted in a standalone plot at 8 pounds per acre, in a brassica mix at 1 to 2 pounds per acre, or in a cereal grain mix at 8 pounds per acre. We like to plant the 2nd week of August. Radishes are easy to establish, fast growing, and mature in 45-60 days providing key forage about the time archery season opens.
Radishes are more than a food plot plant – they are a soil tool and a hunting tool in the same bag.
Package size is 4 pounds per acre.
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