Someday isle
5 year old buck +
Some of you may remember I tried some cow peas and buckwheat as a summer plot this year. It did okay actually In spite of high heat and drought conditions. The buckwheat started strong and then got wiped out by browse and heat. The cowpeas held in a little but they kept mowed down and pretty this. Fortunately not a lot of weeds so the buckwheat helped smother them out before the heat came in.
I know the throw and mow question comes up but that’s not something I can do when planting my fall plots. There’s just not enough vegetation to make that work right now.
My discing question is this - when I plant my cereal grain mix (rye and oats) every year I usually disc, broadcast the seed, cultipack, and then spread clover and forage radish on top. Would it work to broadcast my cereal grain mix first, before discing - then lightly disc to cover that seed, and then cultipack? That would also terminate what cowpeas are left. I sometimes end up in a time crunch so discing, broadcasting, then discing again, followed by cultipacking will add a lot of time. I’m going to be limited on Time this year and won’t have any helpers.
Any Thoughts or ideas would
Be appreciated.
I know the throw and mow question comes up but that’s not something I can do when planting my fall plots. There’s just not enough vegetation to make that work right now.
My discing question is this - when I plant my cereal grain mix (rye and oats) every year I usually disc, broadcast the seed, cultipack, and then spread clover and forage radish on top. Would it work to broadcast my cereal grain mix first, before discing - then lightly disc to cover that seed, and then cultipack? That would also terminate what cowpeas are left. I sometimes end up in a time crunch so discing, broadcasting, then discing again, followed by cultipacking will add a lot of time. I’m going to be limited on Time this year and won’t have any helpers.
Any Thoughts or ideas would
Be appreciated.