1# BIG BUCK SUGAR BEET SEED

Big Buck Sugar Beet is a high-yield, energy-rich beet variety mainly grown for wildlife food plots and livestock feed, especially deer.

🌱 Key features

• Type: Sugar beet (high sugar content)

• Root size: Large, rounded to slightly elongated

• Color: Light tan/beige root with green top

• Sugar content: Very high — makes it extremely attractive to deer and livestock

🦌 Why people plant Big Buck sugar beets

• Excellent deer attractant (especially late season)

• Provides high-energy winter food for wildlife

• Produces heavy yields per acre

• Hardy — can handle cold and still stay usable in the ground

🌿 Growing basics

• Sun: Full sun

• Planting time: Spring to early summer

• Spacing: About 8–12 inches apart after thinning

• Soil: Loose, well-drained soil (important for large root growth)

• Water: Moderate, consistent moisture

⏱ Growth timeline

• Germination: ~7–14 days

• Maturity: ~90–110 days

• Best use: Fall into winter feeding

👍 Uses

• Wildlife food plots (especially deer hunting land)

• Livestock feed (similar to mangel beets but sweeter)

• Soil-improving crop with deep roots