Farm and Ranch life
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The only field I have sprayed is the field I planted the forage soybean in. I ended up not spraying the field where I drilled directly into the standing rye. Decided it was mostly winter weeds and would see how the planted cultivars would perform.
Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Another great video Baker! Keep em coming... and when are you going to start some pond videos?
Thanks...and great question. I have a buddy in N.La. that has created a world class bass fishery. I just need to get up there and spend a day with camera. We have been remodeling our home since last Sept. and that has challenged my free time...But I will get it done...some day.
I was just checking, knowing you generally avoid it. Mere mortals like me have to spray much more often than you.
What do you *think* will be the main pros and cons for drilling into the uncrimped rye? I’m interested to see how it does.
Bill
Administrator
oooohhh, that has to hurt.
Tree Spud
5 year old buck +
Jumped 3 different fawns this weekend when out working. They were hiding in about 12" of grass, nearly drove over 2 of them and 1 jumped up about 2' from me when i went to grab a log. That one almost left a stain in the undies
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
I think they'll stand out pretty easily on those legs.
IkemanTx
5 year old buck +
Rusty, I hope it’s okay I put these here. I wanted to show you an update to 2 of my plots that I planted based on your info. The first is my main 2 acre food plot planted in 11 different species.
We had rain in the forecast when we tilled and planted, but the forecast fell through. We didn’t get a drop for 14 days, and only got 1/4-1/2 inch in the month after. It’s a good thing that I went so diverse, because the soybeans and peas failed.
The second plot is a half acre of a 50/50 blend of Alyce clover and Joint Vetch. This germinated well, but cockleburs came in over the top of them. So, I spent a few hours of sweat equity with a sling blade weeding the plot.
We have received some REALLY good rains in the last week, with a few more in the 14 day forecast. Hopefully the plots will take off.
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We had rain in the forecast when we tilled and planted, but the forecast fell through. We didn’t get a drop for 14 days, and only got 1/4-1/2 inch in the month after. It’s a good thing that I went so diverse, because the soybeans and peas failed.
The second plot is a half acre of a 50/50 blend of Alyce clover and Joint Vetch. This germinated well, but cockleburs came in over the top of them. So, I spent a few hours of sweat equity with a sling blade weeding the plot.
We have received some REALLY good rains in the last week, with a few more in the 14 day forecast. Hopefully the plots will take off.
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Catscratch
5 year old buck +
Baker (or anyone else who has a roller crimper), what's your thoughts on using a crimper on pasture weeds such as Ironweed and Coralberry (buckbrush)? I'm thinking one might be good for some pasture management but don't want to invest in something that's ineffective. Can't seem to find anything online for that particular situation.
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
I'm guessing that it will not kill it.
Sorry I must have missed your question
I don't think the crimper is very effective against most weeds unless they are tall with crushable stalk. The crimper shines with things like elbon rye, sunn hemp, or multi specie thick planting where it crushes everything at once in a mat. Even wheat will spring back up if hit too early
S.T.Fanatic
5 year old buck +
I am using my crimper as a way to create a more evenly covered plot for no till purposes. I still end up spraying for insurance. With that being said, the reason I had to spray this year is that I wasn’t planting into a thick field of cereal. I’m hoping that isn’t the case again next year.
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Bill
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me too. I always seem to spray after crimping rye. Even if the rye crimps perfectly. Those little pigweed plants make me want to kill them.
I generally spray after crimping the summer crops. I tolerate a lot of weeds and grasses all summer including pigweed but will burn the field with gly before planting the fall crop. I rarely spray after crimping the winter rye et al as the summer blends compete very effectively with the weeds and I plant to thick everything does just fine.
