Planted sugar beets for the first time this year. They are green and look healthy, the roots look like a small carrot. I planted towards the end of may, if I remember right. My question is, the plant (or what is above ground) is maybe six inches tall. A lot of the pictures online, make them look huge. What are your experiences with them?
We planted some Saturday for the first time and hope theyturn out well . Not sure what to expect but hoping for the best. Good luck.
That's what I am hoping for. Some of the deer are already eating the tops. I have read that the tops will continue to re grow until a frost. I would guess they keep growing until a frost?
Yes, unless completely ate to stuble it's hard to kill the tops, they'll re-grow. HOw big of an area? Deer can clean sugar beets up pretty hard if the decide to.
I may be wrong but I believe they'll eat the tops until frost and then that is when the sugar is "better"(for the lack of not knowing a better term) and then they will start digging them up. Two years ago I planted some sugar beets and they grew amazing. The deer didn't even touch them all year. I don't know what the deal was but was very unhappy with the results.
We have great luck with it they love it we also use the sugar beat mineral blocks and get alot on cam with that
