Chaney - I've heard you want bare dirt between the rows of sunflowers for the doves to roam around, eat, etc..... I believe the pics you've posted in the past had bare dirt like this. Question is, do you see any erosion or runoff from keeping the soil exposed? Most of this should be determined upon slope I'm sure. Reason I ask is we have an area we are thinking about clearing specifically for a dove field each year. It's about 3 acres and will be slightly sloped (maybe a 10-20 degree angle at most) on the side of the top of a ridge. How much of an issue do you think that would be in regards to erosion?