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Post by honker on Aug 19, 2017 23:52:48 GMT -6
I've picked up about 5" of rain since I seeded a brassica plot in early August which would have been great if it had been spread out throughout the month. Unfortunately it all came down in a couple of downpours and my plot was washed out pretty good. I'm starting to get decent growth on the edge of the plot, but still holding water in lower spots. I'm guessing this week's sunny forecast will dry up the rest. Will the seeds that aren't buried too deep still sprout as the water evaporates or are they lost for good? Any thoughts on if I should reseed brassicas if it drys up before Sept or would I be better off going with oats or rye in the light spots?   |
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Post by smsmith on Aug 20, 2017 5:58:53 GMT -6
Tough to say. It all depends on whether the seeds sprouted and then died due to being flooded, you'll need to seed again. It's also possible that the seeds got buried too deep into the muck.
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Post by smallchunk on Aug 20, 2017 8:09:05 GMT -6
I think I would just overseed with rye, that way you have something there growing through the winter and next spring for the soil and deer!
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Post by nhmountains on Aug 20, 2017 15:35:35 GMT -6
You've got a lot of brassica plants growing. I'd hit them with urea before a rain and hope it's not another 5" storm. Those you have will produce big bulbs. If you want you could spread winter rye in that far corner too but, I would give it a week and see what pops up.
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Post by honker on Aug 26, 2017 17:05:18 GMT -6
The plot thickened up quite a bit over the past week. I got up there this morning and spread some Urea on top before the afternoon rains came. I also overseed some brassicas and rye in the empty spots that were dry The back of the plot is still bare or underwater after picking up another 1" of rain the past 24hrs. I'm going to leave that go until Sept and then I'll seed in some oats, rye, or winter wheat. Tracks all of the plot though.  |
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Aug 26, 2017 19:58:38 GMT -6
Other than seeding to many plants per acre, it looks good.
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Post by honker on Aug 27, 2017 15:07:01 GMT -6
I was thinking the same thing. I definitely got heavy along the field edge, not sure if that was my seeding pattern or the drag path I used. I was debating thinning them out a a bit by hand, but decided against it for now.
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Post by nhmountains on Aug 27, 2017 15:10:37 GMT -6
Those photos from August 20 looked like the seeding was ok but, then they thickened up. Did you overseed any more?
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Post by honker on Aug 27, 2017 16:06:33 GMT -6
I spread seed on some of the bare spots. Anywhere that had growth already I left as is.
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Post by honker on Sept 23, 2017 14:06:19 GMT -6
September Update   |
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 23, 2017 14:33:28 GMT -6
Nailed it!
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Post by nhmountains on Sept 25, 2017 2:00:36 GMT -6
Nice honker!!
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Post by honker on Dec 9, 2017 17:21:37 GMT -6
I would say the plot was success all things considered. It doesn't look like I will have to worry about too many bulbs going to waste. It is already pretty well cleaned up. End of Sept  End of Nov   |
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