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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5229703" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>All the seed rotted or drowned. Subsoilng wouldn't help, as the water table isn't too far under the surface on this field. To turn it into productive land, I would need to drill in drainage tiles leading to a lift station to pump out the excess water.</p><p></p><p>I'm willing to install the tiles, just can't justify running electricity to power a pump.</p><p></p><p>Normal moisture years in the fall it does ok (not great, because pH is 8.0... due to excessive salts from poor drainage). Last year it produced pretty well. But 14 in rain in 1.5 weeks this planting season was a disaster...</p><p></p><p>So... its either focus on a summer crop which will do fairly well if we get normal moisture, or try to cut some ditches around the field to divert drainage water from the surrounding hillsides from ponding on this hydritic ground. </p><p></p><p>The soil is not compact... when pulling samples, I can easily push a hand drill 6in into the soil to collect samples.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5229703, member: 2805"] All the seed rotted or drowned. Subsoilng wouldn't help, as the water table isn't too far under the surface on this field. To turn it into productive land, I would need to drill in drainage tiles leading to a lift station to pump out the excess water. I'm willing to install the tiles, just can't justify running electricity to power a pump. Normal moisture years in the fall it does ok (not great, because pH is 8.0... due to excessive salts from poor drainage). Last year it produced pretty well. But 14 in rain in 1.5 weeks this planting season was a disaster... So... its either focus on a summer crop which will do fairly well if we get normal moisture, or try to cut some ditches around the field to divert drainage water from the surrounding hillsides from ponding on this hydritic ground. The soil is not compact... when pulling samples, I can easily push a hand drill 6in into the soil to collect samples. [/QUOTE]
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