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Post by Foggy on Jul 6, 2017 17:09:41 GMT -6
So....I've got about 3 acres of beans that are coming along pretty nice. I suppose in a week or two the weeds will reappear.....and I plan to nuke them one last time before planting brassica into these acres. My plan is to broadcast PTT, DER and GHR into these beans before a good rainfall later in July. I only hope I catch a good chance at a big rainfall. Any advice on this plan? What are others doing? Here's some pics from my plots taken today. Hoping the beans will put on some good growth with the hotter weather. Also....we got 3/4" of rain last night. WOOOHOOOO!.    The Milogranite seems to have kept the deer from devouring the beans....but there is some evidence of clipping in a many places. Still.....at least they are not eaten to the ground - as in other years. Hoping for good things here. |
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Post by riggs on Jul 6, 2017 17:35:29 GMT -6
Here's a scenario I would hope for, wait for the ground be somewhat damp and broadcast your seed then immediately drive over the seed while spraying. The wheels will help compact your seed in the damp soil to kickstart germination. Broadcasting on hard pack will cause the tiny seeds to wash out and pool up in the low spots leaving bare areas and clusters of turnips.
The next thing I would do is try broadcasting clover or alfalfa in an area of the beans using the same technique as above. I have an old picture on my land tour thread where I did this with great results.
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Post by riggs on Jul 6, 2017 17:37:48 GMT -6
Here it is.  |
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 6, 2017 19:22:54 GMT -6
Do you know what maturity beans you got Foggy?
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Post by Foggy on Jul 6, 2017 19:30:36 GMT -6
Do you know what maturity beans you got Foggy? I have no idea. I got them from MDHA (via Art) and all I know is they are from Canada (eh?). Being Canadian beans.....I assume they are short maturity. |
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 6, 2017 22:55:28 GMT -6
Do you know what maturity beans you got Foggy? I have no idea. I got them from MDHA (via Art) and all I know is they are from Canada (eh?). Being Canadian beans.....I assume they are short maturity. K. I was just curious. I haven't seen or heard anyone getting pods all the way to maturity as far north as we are. I hope you do and those brassicas can fill in completely with it. |
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Post by jbird on Jul 7, 2017 7:19:19 GMT -6
My only comment and experience is that the smaller the seed the better for getting germination of brassica without working the soil. You could get washing/pooling like was mentioned however. The GHR I planted was a bigger seed and germination wasn't as good as the smaller turnip seed. I also like the idea of maybe adding in some annual clover and or some cereal grains along the way as well. Just some ideas.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 7, 2017 7:30:49 GMT -6
Here's a scenario I would hope for, wait for the ground be somewhat damp and broadcast your seed then immediately drive over the seed while spraying. The wheels will help compact your seed in the damp soil to kickstart germination. Broadcasting on hard pack will cause the tiny seeds to wash out and pool up in the low spots leaving bare areas and clusters of turnips. The next thing I would do is try broadcasting clover or alfalfa in an area of the beans using the same technique as above. I have an old picture on my land tour thread where I did this with great results. ^ Thanks Riggs. I like your plan. One thing about my sandy soils is that its pretty rare for water to pool or "run" around here. The sand absorbs water faster than it can rain - most of the time. It's unreal compared to where I lived in the past. Just not enough clay to seal the land here. Still.....good ground contact seems critical to germination. |
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 7, 2017 10:55:29 GMT -6
Tom- if you have some larger sprayed areas, I would try and get some rye with a bit of oats down. I go for Sept. 1 where I live. Maybe a week earlier up there.
I think I can get some rye from a neighbor, but don't know what he will charge.
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