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H20fwler said:
My county mower guys would be all over the first two rows closest to the road in fall!
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they would do it once. Then I’d have signs saying mowing hazards and drive T posts in with about 2 foot sticking out. I’m off their easement....and don’t play well with others.
 
Here is another section of MG. Back row is spotty but the first rows is coming up nicely.

road hunters will hate this section. Everyone likes to “just” look at the deer here.

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Bill said:
Here is another section of MG. Back row is spotty but the first rows is coming up nicely.

road hunters will hate this section. Everyone likes to “just” look at the deer here.

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Bill ... you have commented that you struggle with some of your food plot plantings due to lack of rain. How do you explain how your Miscanthus does so well?

My MG planting really struggle with out good moisture especially early season
 
Tree Spud said:
Bill ... you have commented that you struggle with some of your food plot plantings due to lack of rain. How do you explain how your Miscanthus does so well?

My MG planting really struggle with out good moisture especially early season
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here in N MO the springs are typically very wet. I think that gives them the jump they need. July and August get really dry.
Our bad years are those with a dry spring.
 
John-W-WI said:
And I thought @Bill was crazy!

Share some pic's if you have them. That's a LOT of planting.

-John
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Here is a few pics of the misc
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Just used some u-bolts and some square tubing and bolted a piece of 2x4 that was cut to a point on the bottom to make the furrow.
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Here are a few pics of the Miscanthus I planted a year and 4 months ago. Not quite thick enough you cant see thru yet, but its getting there.
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I have some hungry deer. 3/4 acre bean plot that used to be clover. I knew this would happen but that was plan. Let the deer mow it so now I can spray it and my brassicas will get plenty of light. Brassicas will hopefully use up the nitrogen and I can rotate back to clover.

I put the exclusion cage up just to see how bad it really was.

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Wow! I'll say..

I see you fight horse nettle like I do Bill.. :emoji_rolling_eyes:
 
Looks like my bean field this year ... LOL!
 
Tree Spud said:
Looks great. Does Liberty require an applicators license?
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Also in Missouri and used Liberty beans for the first time this year. It does not require an applicators license in MO. Im an immediate believer in Liberty because this is the first year we have had marestail under control. I should also mention that I'm excited to try winter rye as well this year. I played around with it in some areas last year and it also helped with the marestail.
 
Hoytvectrix said:
Also in Missouri and used Liberty beans for the first time this year. It does not require an applicators license in MO. Im an immediate believer in Liberty because this is the first year we have had marestail under control. I should also mention that I'm excited to try winter rye as well this year. I played around with it in some areas last year and it also helped with the marestail.
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You will like the allelopathic effect WR has on weeds & grasses. Also a good soil builder when knocked down in the spring.
 
Tree Spud said:
You will like the allelopathic effect WR has on weeds & grasses. Also a good soil builder when knocked down in the spring.
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Doing the same to no til beans into next year. Seems in the Ag community around 50# / acre is the right amount for this.
 
As stated no license needed for liberty but the beans need to be liberty safe. Check that first pic, the trash on the ground is dead rye. Best thing I ever did for my soil was start using rye as a cover crop.
 
Was that TnM or tilled/broadcasted/packed on bare dirt?

Does look light given your seeding rate, lots of factors of course..
 
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Bassattackr said:
Was that TnM or tilled/broadcasted/packed on bare dirt?

Does look light given your seeding rate, lots of factors of course..
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Broadcasted ... don't waste your time tilling, WR will germinate & grow in the back of your pick-up.
 
Bill, do you use preemergent and if so, what is your recipe?
 
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