Broadcasting cereal grains

[gunfun13]

200lbs per acre of rye, very sandy soil. Sat on the surface for a month before getting rain and it germinated. Not a lot of rain since, but enough. Brassicas never amounted to much this year because of drought. Thankful for the rye, it's going to grow all winter long. S Michigan.

 

[SwampCat]

Wheat seed broadcast on bare, undisked ground. Spread Aug 16 - no rain until Sep 13/14 - 4”. Not a drop since then. No disk or cultipack

 

[omicron1792]

To the op how much rye and oats did you broadcast? When first starting with this you have to up your rate tremendously like the above few posters did. 200+lbs/acre of rye is not uncommon early on.

Oats comes much later in the process IMO. Rye early. Once the cycle is going well you can add wheat. Then oats. Takes several years of rye healing the ground before the other grains will grow well.

 

[Foggy47]

I dont think I have had more than about 1/4" of rain in the past 50 days.......or.....since I drilled my rye and clovers into my plots. Some germinated......but very little growth due to dry conditions. It's gonna be interesting to see what happens in Spring. That rye is my life line.

 

[Brian662]

Forecasting .25" of rain tomorrow and another .5" next Tuesday/Wednesday so I'm going to throw my remaining rye down and hope for the best. Very late but if we catch a few warm days after germination it may be fine. Like Foggy says, it's more about next year than this hunting season.

 

[Brian662]

Last year I broadcast some rye on October 20th in SW WI and with the warm fall it turned out great, FYI.

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

Last year I broadcast some rye on October 20th in SW WI and with the warm fall it turned out great, FYI.

I didn’t plant mine til late September early October last year. Best stand I ever had.


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[matinc]

Wow germination. Mine at 300 pounds per acres broadcasted on labor day has not germinated yet. Only 1/2 of rain in 8 weeks. Gun did you get the 1.5 inches two weeks ago depending on where your in Southern Michigan

 

[matinc]

Can anyone shed light on a blocking high pressure over Canadian air space that has caused this drought for 2 months.

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

Can anyone shed light on a blocking high pressure over Canadian air space that has caused this drought for 2 months.

Going to have to consult with the US government on that one.


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[Mortenson]

Wow germination. Mine at 300 pounds per acres broadcasted on labor day has not germinated yet. Only 1/2 of rain in 8 weeks. Gun did you get the 1.5 inches two weeks ago depending on where your in Southern

I broadcast 600 lbs maybe 5ish weeks ago and got maybe 4 tenths on it that day. Appears none of it grew.

 

[bueller]

Are you guys broadcasting on bare ground? I broadcast right over the clover, weeds, and spent rye from last year and even without rain I get some quick germination. I've always thought the plants in there collect dew overnight and shade the seeds just enough for germination.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

My farmers drilling 60 acres of wheat this weekend. May not do a ton for anything but late season but hopefully it holds some deer around so I can find some low hanging fruit sheds.

 

[Mortenson]

Are you guys broadcasting on bare ground? I broadcast right over the clover, weeds, and spent rye from last year and even without rain I get some quick germination. I've always thought the plants in there collect dew overnight and shade the seeds just enough for germination.

A whole host of various type plots and ground cover for me. They sold me year old seed and maybe it was even retagged. Maybe lousy germ

 

[hillrunner]

It's been bone dry for over 2 months with nothing substantial in over 3. We aren't even getting dew. Nothing I planted after August 15 has germinated, including rye. Nothing can grow without some level of moisture.

 

[Brian662]

I've never had rye fail with any kind of rain (>.25"). That being said, since I planted my fall plots in MN, 95% hasn't germinated due to zero appreciable rain. We've had 3 or 4 storms predicted to hit us and dissipate during that time. I hope tonight's storm doesn't miss us too.

I'm just going to broadcast the rye seed instead of drill it this afternoon.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

My labor day rye broadcast took well this year without appreciable rain. My ground was so wet spring through August that I think the remaining moisture contributed to enough dew every morning to get the rye growing. Most of my early aug planted brassicas and peas failed or were damaged/stunted from how wet the fields were. By the time things dried off some there wasn't much time to put on much biomass so the brassicas on nearly 4 acres have been wiped out from deer browse already. Clover and Rye are there holding down the fort though!

 

[SD51555]

What's crazy, is I flew way off the other side of the spectrum on broadcasting grains this year, and I couldn't have failed harder if I tried. I spread too much seed, had too much thatch to cover it, and got a big dump of rain right away. At first glance you'd think I've got the gas on and the stove ain't lit, but that's not a winner either. Most of those oats are either diseased, stunted, or flat out browned down and of no attraction.

If you guys aren't getting rain, I'd be throwing yellow sweet clover seed out there. That's probably your best bet for outlasting the drought, avoiding seed predation, and getting a big throw and roll blanket for next year so you're not facing baking and naked dry dirt hoping for rains next fall.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

If you guys aren't getting rain, I'd be throwing yellow sweet clover seed out there. That's probably your best bet for outlasting the drought, avoiding seed predation, and getting a big throw and roll blanket for next year so you're not facing baking and naked dry dirt hoping for rains next fall.

What about barley, clover, chicory, and rape frost seeding in the spring?

 

[bigboreblr]

Broadcasted maybe 100lbs/acre of 80% rye 20% oats with sone clover n brassicas. Atv disced most plots. Some spots speayed gly, spot or two rained a few minutes later. Barely any rain. Doig OK. Few good dew/frost nights though.