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Originally posted by gingib View PostVERY VERY disappointed in my plot! Frustrated
Looks like 50-60% germination rate and mostly WGS it looks like. Very little lablab, soybeans or leafy growth.
I grain drilled, got no rain or germination for 7-10 days then got 7 inches on it
2. Days without rain in no moisture. Seed just sitting out dries out and birds eat way more than people think. Even drilled
3. Extremely heavy rain- can’t be controlled but can float seed out of rows. I had a hay meadow down hill one year with a great pea crop.... and I didn’t ev n plant it!
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Originally posted by Mountaineer View PostSo when it dries out will you just drill and not bother with crimping since the grains are beyond maturity and just let the drill push over the stalks? At what point would you consider not planting all plots if it stays too wet, June? Looking forward to another video.
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Originally posted by txbowman12 View PostOdd that you drilled and didn't get good germination. Assuming you used inoculant?
We got 5 more inches on it so we will see.
Sad and frustrated lol
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Originally posted by Low Fence View Post3 big factors probably got ya here. 1 was planting too early. Soil temp is just as big a factor as anything. And this year is definitely cooler than normal... which you would in my opinion have been very early anyway
2. Days without rain in no moisture. Seed just sitting out dries out and birds eat way more than people think. Even drilled
3. Extremely heavy rain- can’t be controlled but can float seed out of rows. I had a hay meadow down hill one year with a great pea crop.... and I didn’t ev n plant it!
Soil temp has not been super hot yet and 7-10 days with no rain and likely birds and seeds drying out.
Nothing I can do now. We got alot of rain. On camera it has taken off and is very green with deer in the plot. BUT in person, its mostly looks like Sorghum(corn looking).
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Originally posted by Low Fence View PostTomorrow will be 2 weeks. I’d say germination % would be.... SOLID. All this rain, plowed dirt would have been catastrophic
The more that is learned about soil health, soil microbiology, the plant microbiological relationship along with the deleterious effects tillage has on soil the better it is understood how important no till is.
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Originally posted by elgato View PostPlowed dirt would have been catastrophic !!!
The more that is learned about soil health, soil microbiology, the plant microbiological relationship along with the deleterious effects tillage has on soil the better it is understood how important no till is.
Very true. In addition to increasingly better plot growth every season, I’ve found soil drainage is better also. Areas that used to just constantly hold water after a rain have limited or no standing water since using no till due to roots opening up compaction to allow the water to drain. This is in blackland clay.
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Originally posted by Low Fence View PostTomorrow will be 2 weeks. I’d say germination % would be.... SOLID. All this rain, plowed dirt would have been catastrophic
Lot of plot planters underestimate or do not understand what you are doing. Killing the present crop, regardless what it is, with a crimper or spraying, is far more beneficial than plowing. Leaving the thatch covering the ground, deters weed growth, retains moisture, keeps the ground cooler and provides nutrients for the soil and that's just a few of the benefits.
My only knock on your method is spraying. Being a beekeeper, I cringe at the thought of spraying.
Great thread.
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Originally posted by Low Fence View PostI wish I could skip that too, but it’s just not realistic in this area to just roll for a spring plot. I can for fall plots or shred
Shredding a standing(not dead) plot creates so much thatch.
This will be first time planting into a summer plot, so just trying to learn. My winter plots have been nothing short of amazing.
We got 7 inches this week, can wait to see the plot. Been 2 weeks
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