Deer and Hairy Vetch
 

I am going to try Hairy Vetch as a cover crop this year, but I was searching around for a place to buy it I came across this site. [url]http://www.wildlifeseeds.com/info/vetch-hairy.html[/url] It states Hairy Vetch is a great deer lure. I have enough issues with Deer in my garden without inviting more.

Has anyone used Hairy Vetch and seen an increase in Deer? Any other suggestions for cover crops. I tried Winter Rye a few years back and it was a major pain to till under.

Thanks...

Most if not all winter cover crops probably seem tasty to
deer. They love buckwheat, although this is usually
winter-killed, so it is more of a "fall or spring" than winter
cover crop. Some people use bands of it around their yards
and fields for a trap crop for deer. One place suggested
planting sorghum around the outside of the garden to keep
deer out. I don't know how well that works.

According to this vendor, fenugreek should be easier to till
under than tall, stemmy cover crops like winter rye:
[url]http://www.groworganic.com/item_SCL820_Foenugreek_Raw.html[/url]

Edit:

(I don't know what Fenugreek's winter kill temperature is, meaning
how cold it can get and still have it put on more growth in spring.
Do you have root knot nematodes? In Florida, for example, usually
rye or oats are recommended over vetches to avoid having the
nematodes winter over on the vetch roots.)