Buckwheat down rye & oats in

[tooln]

Rain is forecasted for the next several days so I went out and broadcast rye & oats into my BW and then ran the drag over it. We had 2" no long ago so the plot was still wet but I have no control over that.

Before
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After
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The nice green in the background is a clover/chicory/rape mix planted 2 weeks ago.

 

[bueller]

Looks good!

 

[tooln]

Nice job. How large is that plot?

Just shy of .5 acre. But the pic is not showing the entire plot, maybe 3/4 of it. The other end has the clover/chicory/rape mix also.

 

[scott44]

Good looking plot! Is that the plot you hauled all the soil into?

 

[tooln]

Good looking plot! Is that the plot you hauled all the soil into?

Yep.

 

[scott44]

Yep.

It turned out good, congrats

 

[tooln]

It turned out good, congrats

Thanks. I'd hate to think 3 day of shoveling dirt was a waste. Next year if I have a tractior by this time I'll get some more. Never doing the shovel thing again, getting to old for that.

 

[scott44]

Thanks. I'd hate to think 3 day of shoveling dirt was a waste. Next year if I have a tractior by this time I'll get some more. Never doing the shovel thing again, getting to old for that.

I hear you on the to old part, the mind says you're still in your 20's and the body says oh no your not.

 

[SD51555]

That wasn't too long ago you put that dirt down was it? That's some growth you got outta that BW. Doesn't BW put nitrogen back into the soil too?

 

[tooln]

That wasn't too long ago you put that dirt down was it? That's some growth you got outta that BW. Doesn't BW put nitrogen back into the soil too?

I put the dirt in 2 weeks ago. The dirt was put in to the left of the BW in the pic and behind where I took the pic. There were a few holes in the BW that got dirt but not as much as other spots. BW is a great soil builder from what I have read. This is my first time planting it. The BW was panted on 7-11 and I couldn't believe the growth it got in a month. I'm not sure on it fixing N but I was looking for the organic matter and weed control & something I haven't planted before. It was more expensive than Winter rye but I wanted a variety in my plot. Next year I may plant more but a little earlier.