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Post by Sandbur on Apr 9, 2021 13:16:47 GMT -6
Has anyone planted them together? Would buckwheat suppress soybean growth or would it allow the soy to grow, maybe as a no spray foodplot?
I suspect the soybeans should be planted deeper and then the buckwheat on a second pass.
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 9, 2021 13:47:17 GMT -6
Has anyone planted them together? Would buckwheat suppress soybean growth or would it allow the soy to grow, maybe as a no spray foodplot? I suspect the soybeans should be planted deeper and then the buckwheat on a second pass. Buckwheat would suppress the soybeans. I don't think they would work very well. If you have a long growing season you could plant buckwheat and let it grow to control weeds then no-till soybeans into it and then terminate the Buckwheat. |
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 9, 2021 14:11:19 GMT -6
They'd probably work better together, but you'd have to crank down the buckwheat so it doesn't overwhelm.
60% soybeans
30% WGF sorghum or corn
10% buckwheat
Then you might as well throw in some collards, flax, and barley. They were in the bible afterall.
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Post by Catscratch on Apr 9, 2021 15:24:03 GMT -6
I grew a throw-n-mow plot of beans that I let ragweed take over. Seems like I still ended up with 20-30 pods per plant. I think if I were to try buckwheat/beans mix I would broadcast the buckwheat right before a rain while the beans were 3-5 inches tall.
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Post by Reagan on Apr 9, 2021 15:35:59 GMT -6
I grew a throw-n-mow plot of beans that I let ragweed take over. Seems like I still ended up with 20-30 pods per plant. I think if I were to try buckwheat/beans mix I would broadcast the buckwheat right before a rain while the beans were 3-5 inches tall. Buckwheat is so fast that I think you can see it grow when the temps are right. I think Cat’s idea would work. |
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Apr 9, 2021 15:45:39 GMT -6
plant them side by side if you must. Never together.
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Post by Tooln on Apr 11, 2021 6:21:38 GMT -6
Buckwheat grows fast and is great for weed control. I doubt they would work together. I like MO's idea or part of SD'd but I would leave out the beans and do 30% each of corn and sorghum and 40% BW.
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 11, 2021 7:13:59 GMT -6
I asked this question while thinking about Kooch’s situation. I was just wondering about broadcast beans. I doubt corn would ripen up there and he doesn’t have a lot of equipment. Beans might not also set pods, but many times they are just forage anyway.
I have tilled any area, broadcast beans, and lightly tilled again with decent results.
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 11, 2021 8:15:26 GMT -6
I asked this question while thinking about Kooch’s situation. I was just wondering about broadcast beans. I doubt corn would ripen up there and he doesn’t have a lot of equipment. Beans might not also set pods, but many times they are just forage anyway. I have tilled any area, broadcast beans, and lightly tilled again with decent results. My Guess is Kooch would have to fence his beans to get any of them to survive. I would separate Buckwheat and Sorghum and just broadcast them. I would make certain to burn down any weeds before I planted, then lightly till or drag the dirt, broadcast then pack. You will need some fertilizer for the sorghum but not allot. |
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Post by kooch on Apr 11, 2021 15:53:03 GMT -6
Hi everybody. I'm back from a computerless and no-taptalk couple days at the camp. Mrs. Kooch and I had a nice (too short) visit with Sandbur and Mrs. Sandbur. He gave me an ATV spreader he no longer uses, and a quick tour of his place in his pickup. The photos he posts all came to life during the tour. He's a generous man. The gracious and beautiful Mrs Sandbur makes a mean cookie bar, and they gave us a stack to take with us.
When I saw this thread I knew why he posted! Mark visited Sandbur earlier in the day and left me a gift of a bag of RR beans. Thank you Mark! That was generous too! Very much appreciated! I didn't look closely at the tag, what maturity group are they?
I'm thinking I may plant them along with my WR this Fall as a late season candy crop. I'm putting the skinny plot into a clover mixture for a couple years while I focus on making the new plot "Big North" a thing that'll grow stuff. Will a bag of beans broadcast and packed in a 1.5 acre area be useful or detrimental? I'll pack them with my ATV tires.
Or, I might just spray, drag. broadcast, drag, then pack them in my skinny plot once it's warm enough and see what happens. If they grow, they grow. If they don't, well I'll have learned something. If they grow, and are eaten to the dirt, I'll have learned something too.
I have decisions to make.
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Post by biglakebass on Apr 11, 2021 16:24:04 GMT -6
Maturity group? Who the hell knows. I get free seed and dump it in dirt.  |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 11, 2021 16:51:47 GMT -6
Hi everybody. I'm back from a computerless and no-taptalk couple days at the camp. Mrs. Kooch and I had a nice (too short) visit with Sandbur and Mrs. Sandbur. He gave me an ATV spreader he no longer uses, and a quick tour of his place in his pickup. The photos he posts all came to life during the tour. He's a generous man. The gracious and beautiful Mrs Sandbur makes a mean cookie bar, and they gave us a stack to take with us. When I saw this thread I knew why he posted! Mark visited Sandbur earlier in the day and left me a gift of a bag of RR beans. Thank you Mark! That was generous too! Very much appreciated! I didn't look closely at the tag, what maturity group are they? I'm thinking I may plant them along with my WR this Fall as a late season candy crop. I'm putting the skinny plot into a clover mixture for a couple years while I focus on making the new plot "Big North" a thing that'll grow stuff. Will a bag of beans broadcast and packed in a 1.5 acre area be useful or detrimental? I'll pack them with my ATV tires. Or, I might just spray, drag. broadcast, drag, then pack them in my skinny plot once it's warm enough and see what happens. If they grow, they grow. If they don't, well I'll have learned something. If they grow, and are eaten to the dirt, I'll have learned something too. I have decisions to make. Late planted beans are great forage(greens) until the first frost. You probably won’t get any pods. |
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Post by benmnwi on Apr 11, 2021 20:41:03 GMT -6
I would plant the beans in late May or early June and see if you can get pods. You will get browse either way, but I don't see a downside of planting early.
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