[JJbobby]

Firstly, thank you for you all for the many constructive contributions on this forum. It's good to have local knowledge.

I'd like to start my first planting of joint vetch this year.
I'm considering planting the periphery of my cool season plots with it to function initially as summer/early season food and then transition to winter cover... but I have no idea how well it maintains vertical presence and cover capacity. I couldn't find any pictures of what happens to the plants after frost.

Providing it reaches sufficient size/height in the growing season, how well does it maintain height/cover in the winter?

Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

[JJbobby]

Thank you both for that information. I've got a relatively poor draining inside corner in a hardwood bottom area. It's ideally situated with the exception of an absence of cover to break up the food plot a little bit.. I think that limits day time usage in the winter.



Have any of y'all found anything that can work on an annual basis for screening cover that grows in a low bottomland area? Unfortunately, I can't leave a few strips abandoned to grow up- It would need to be able to be cleaned up if needed.