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Post by biglakebass on Jun 25, 2017 22:32:38 GMT -6
Hey, my Grandpa was about 4 inches shorter than me. He was full blooded Norwegian..... He wasnt bred from a line of basketball players Jerry. !!!!!!!!!!!!!! KIDDING
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Post by Freeborn on Jun 26, 2017 10:17:55 GMT -6
Question for you corn experts.
If you have 90 day corn, does it stop growing after 90 days or can you still increase your yield if the growing season extends past the 90 days?
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 28, 2017 3:25:08 GMT -6
I am far from a corn expert, but I suspect heat units are part of the answer instead of an exact day count.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jun 28, 2017 4:58:04 GMT -6
Question for you corn experts. If you have 90 day corn, does it stop growing after 90 days or can you still increase your yield if the growing season extends past the 90 days? 90 days worth of GDU's (growing degree units) is what it means, not 90 days and its done. We have had some years corn never did get ripe. We had the 40/40/40 year about 20 years ago up here in EC MN. Corn was 40 bushel yield, 40lb test weight and 40% moisture come November of that year. It was cool and cloudy all year, providing us with junk corn no one could combine off the cob or sell for that matter. It was left to stand so it could freeze dry over the winter and was combined in the spring. Not a deer would touch that crap! LOL! Reminds me of this year in EC MN. I sell different 90 day corns. Some take up to 2300 gdu's to get to black layer, some only 2100. Everyone labels their corn different. So the word 90 day corn, means just a ball bark guess in my book!
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Post by Freeborn on Jun 28, 2017 5:08:00 GMT -6
Question for you corn experts. If you have 90 day corn, does it stop growing after 90 days or can you still increase your yield if the growing season extends past the 90 days? 90 days worth of GDU's (growing degree units) is what it means, not 90 days and its done. We have had some years corn never did get ripe. We had the 40/40/40 year about 20 years ago up here in EC MN. Corn was 40 bushel yield, 40lb test weight and 40% moisture come November of that year. It was cool and cloudy all year, providing us with junk corn no one could combine off the cob or sell for that matter. It was left to stand so it could freeze dry over the winter and was combined in the spring. Not a deer would touch that crap! LOL! Reminds me of this year in EC MN. I sell different 90 day corns. Some take up to 2300 gdu's to get to black layer, some only 2100. Everyone labels their corn different. So the word 90 day corn, means just a ball bark guess in my book! Thanks Mo, its been a cool wet year so far. Are you seeing germination problems with corn because of wet soils? My best germination is on my dry soils and on my usually best soils (which have more moisture) I am seeing some germination problems.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jun 28, 2017 5:45:22 GMT -6
90 days worth of GDU's (growing degree units) is what it means, not 90 days and its done. We have had some years corn never did get ripe. We had the 40/40/40 year about 20 years ago up here in EC MN. Corn was 40 bushel yield, 40lb test weight and 40% moisture come November of that year. It was cool and cloudy all year, providing us with junk corn no one could combine off the cob or sell for that matter. It was left to stand so it could freeze dry over the winter and was combined in the spring. Not a deer would touch that crap! LOL! Reminds me of this year in EC MN. I sell different 90 day corns. Some take up to 2300 gdu's to get to black layer, some only 2100. Everyone labels their corn different. So the word 90 day corn, means just a ball bark guess in my book! Thanks Mo, its been a cool wet year so far. Are you seeing germination problems with corn because of wet soils? My best germination is on my dry soils and on my usually best soils (which have more moisture) I am seeing some germination problems. Everyone has had germ problems in this area. Does not matter whose corn or beans, $300 a bag or $30 a bag. Soil was to cold and to wet. Problems everywhere. Some guys in the sand have great looking crops, but even some of them had trouble. Every farmer showing up is saying the same thing, cant wait for this year to be over!
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 28, 2017 12:11:22 GMT -6
90 days worth of GDU's (growing degree units) is what it means, not 90 days and its done. We have had some years corn never did get ripe. We had the 40/40/40 year about 20 years ago up here in EC MN. Corn was 40 bushel yield, 40lb test weight and 40% moisture come November of that year. It was cool and cloudy all year, providing us with junk corn no one could combine off the cob or sell for that matter. It was left to stand so it could freeze dry over the winter and was combined in the spring. Not a deer would touch that crap! LOL! Reminds me of this year in EC MN. I sell different 90 day corns. Some take up to 2300 gdu's to get to black layer, some only 2100. Everyone labels their corn different. So the word 90 day corn, means just a ball bark guess in my book! Thanks Mo, its been a cool wet year so far. Are you seeing germination problems with corn because of wet soils? My best germination is on my dry soils and on my usually best soils (which have more moisture) I am seeing some germination problems. I have failure on my best soils and am wondering what I should do. Maybe just rye and oats, or a bit of leftover beans if my neighbor works it for me. July planted beans can be great for early bow season if there is no frost.
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Post by leexrayshady on Jun 28, 2017 13:11:37 GMT -6
Thanks Mo, its been a cool wet year so far. Are you seeing germination problems with corn because of wet soils? My best germination is on my dry soils and on my usually best soils (which have more moisture) I am seeing some germination problems. I have failure on my best soils and am wondering what I should do. Maybe just rye and oats, or a bit of leftover beans if my neighbor works it for me. July planted beans can be great for early bow season if there is no frost. when in july would you plant art?
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 28, 2017 18:40:14 GMT -6
I would try anytime in July for the beans and hope for rain. The leftover bean seed is usually shot by next year anyway. (it is probably one year old when we get habitat seed)
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Post by Freeborn on Jun 29, 2017 9:35:14 GMT -6
Question for you corn experts. If you have 90 day corn, does it stop growing after 90 days or can you still increase your yield if the growing season extends past the 90 days? 90 days worth of GDU's (growing degree units) is what it means, not 90 days and its done. We have had some years corn never did get ripe. We had the 40/40/40 year about 20 years ago up here in EC MN. Corn was 40 bushel yield, 40lb test weight and 40% moisture come November of that year. It was cool and cloudy all year, providing us with junk corn no one could combine off the cob or sell for that matter. It was left to stand so it could freeze dry over the winter and was combined in the spring. Not a deer would touch that crap! LOL! Reminds me of this year in EC MN. I sell different 90 day corns. Some take up to 2300 gdu's to get to black layer, some only 2100. Everyone labels their corn different. So the word 90 day corn, means just a ball bark guess in my book! Mo, thanks for the answer on this. Is there a website where you can see the average number of heat units to date?
I'd like to track this as I plan to put down a small amount of fertilizer (10%) when my corn is about 85% done growing. I understand providing fertilizer right towards the end helps increase yield when the kernels are forming.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jun 29, 2017 10:43:50 GMT -6
Farm Logs tracks GDU's
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Post by Freeborn on Jul 2, 2017 20:56:25 GMT -6
I looked at my corn today and it has a white stripe on the edge of the corn. What would cause that. I put nitrogen on it a few days ago and it was rained in this week.
Corn seems to be growing well.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 2, 2017 22:32:11 GMT -6
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jul 3, 2017 6:23:30 GMT -6
I looked at my corn today and it has a white stripe on the edge of the corn. What would cause that. I put nitrogen on it a few days ago and it was rained in this week. Corn seems to be growing well. Could be a zinc deficiency. Shows up as a white streak some times with long periods of cool weather. Did you add and zinc with your starter fertilizer?
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Post by Freeborn on Jul 3, 2017 22:02:17 GMT -6
I didn't add any micronutrients so I'm guessing no zinc. Here is a photo.
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