Digging up turnips and radish's

[adamr]

I planted my turnips and radish's on sept 1st and it still has not froze they are now over 36 in tall I'm thinking they will be bitter tasting to the deer so I'm thinking of digging them up so they can eat them any thoughts?

[Gofishleech]

I don't think you have to worry. I plant turnips every year and no matter what stage they get to or don't get to the deer eat it all to the ground at some point.

[hockeybc69]

Deer are very good at digging up turnips.... Do not waste your time doing it.

[Powerstroke]

Once the frost hits, natural processes help turn the starches into sugars and the deer will eat them when they are ready. You digging them up won't matter much. Save your effort. They will get them when they are ready.

[schmoe147]

Digging them up would then be considered baiting, no different than a apple tree in the woods is legal until you pick the apples off the tree and place them next to tree on the ground that's baiting.. Dumb yes I agree but was told this.

[MUSKY18]

Exactly what Powerstroke said. Just leave them. They won't have much, if any appeal to the deer until after we have our first hard frost. The turnips and raddishs will then turn to a sweet treat that the deer will find with no problems. Thats the reason to plant them is the deer will use them late season after all the other crops are taken out or not green and tasty anymore. THAT'S when you have a field of gold.

[Archerysniper]

Digging them up would then be considered baiting,

+1 it is not a normal agricultural process. If you turn them over so it is easier for the deer to eat them and a warden finds out,your in trouble.

[jerkbait]

Fall tilage is normal ag practices. Just saying. But like said after some hard freezes the deer will go sfter them.