Here’s a “heads up” about one of the Whitetail Institute’s brand new food plot products for planting this fall: Imperial Whitetail Ravish, featuring the Whitetail Institute’s proprietary WINA 412 Radish.
As versatile as it is attractive, Ravish is a highly attractive forage that can be planted by itself, mixed with other seeds or over-seeded into existing forage stands to provide additional attraction through variety, early season tonnage, and increased availability to deer through winter. And Ravish can even improve the quality of the soil in your food plots. All radishes are not created equal. WINA 412 radish is unique in several ways. For one, WINA 412 radish is the only radish ever developed specifically for use in food plots for whitetail deer, and it’s only available in Whitetail Institute products. And, just like all of the Whitetail Institute’s industry-leading food plot products, Ravish has been thoroughly tested across the country to ensure outstanding performance in a wide range of climates as well as to ensure incredible attraction and extended availability to deer.
Two Sources of Food For Deer. Ravish
exhibits rapid germination as well as superior seedling vigor. The foliage
develops quickly, providing outstanding tonnage from early fall through late
season, and it becomes even sweeter after fall frosts arrive. The radish tubers
begin to grow right after germination, continue to grow through the fall, and
provide an excellent source of food for deer through the coldest months of the
year.
Soil Improvement Aspects. In
addition to its incredible ability to attract deer and provide food for them
during the fall and winter months, Ravish tubers can actually improve soil
structure due to their deep, wide growth characteristics. This can present a
number of benefits, whether Ravish is planted by itself, mixed with other
seeds or as a topper for an existing food plot. Unlike the small, round tubers you see on
radishes in the grocery store, Ravish tubers grow very large and grow deep into
the soil. The space the tubers create in the soil improves soil aeration, which
is essential to all plant roots for maximum plant productivity. The tubers
also increase soil permeability to water, which decreases rain runoff and
improves soil drainage. Finally, any tubers that remain uneaten by deer at the
end of winter decompose as spring arrives. This increases soil organic matter,
which improves the performance of future plantings. Ravish is designed for fall planting only. It
is available in 2.5 lb. bags, that will plant 1/4 acre when planted alone or up
to 1 acre when mixed with other seeds or overseeded into existing stands to add
variety, tonnage and attraction.
