Food Plots Sunflowers 2023

[Chaneylake]

It's burn down time
I sprayed 5 fields(32 acres) with gly 4 and dicamba today.
32 ounces gly 4 and 10 ounces dicamba in 10 gallons of water per acre.

Updates to follow.

 

[megalomaniac]

You da man when it comes to sunflowers. Let us know how many lbs per acre you use of NPK.

 

[Chaneylake]

You da man when it comes to sunflowers. Let us know how many lbs per acre you use of NPK.

I will. Sunflowers don't require much.

 

[TN Song Dog]

Cheney, here's to a great 2023 crop for you and yours. Will look forward to the updates along the way.

 

[BSK]

The cold morning temps (and resulting plant dormancy) aren't a problem for your burndown?

 

[Chaneylake]

The cold morning temps (and resulting plant dormancy) aren't a problem for your burndown?

absolutely no issues in 20 plus years.

I always allow a longer time frame (usually 20 days) before the next step in the process.

I live in a very high farming area.

all of the farmers have been burning down here lately.

I sprayed my bermuda grass yard about 3 weeks ago and all of the unwanted weeds at now dead.

Remember that gly-4 needs time to go to the root system.

 

[Tngordo]

It's burn down time
I sprayed 5 fields(32 acres) with gly 4 and dicamba today.
32 ounces gly 4 and 10 ounces dicamba in 10 gallons of water per acre.

Updates to follow.

What seeds do you use?

 

[Chaneylake]

What seeds do you use?

Clearfield 85 day maturity

 

[Tngordo]

Clearfield 85 day maturity

Thanks

 

[Bgoodman30]

Where can I find the post with your formula? I am going to have to review it with my farmer. Looks like we bought too much seed.

Thanks for your help.

 

[Chaneylake]

Where can I find the post with your formula? I am going to have to review it with my farmer. Looks like we bought too much seed.

Thanks for your help.

I will start a new thread.

 

[Bgoodman30]

Checking back on progress!

 

[Chaneylake]

Checking back on progress!

Planted on May 5
16,000 seed per acre. 75 and 85 day maturity seed mixture.
11 ounces of Zidua per acre
24 ounces generic Duel per acre
42 ounces of Gramoxone per acre
2 ounces insecticide per acre.

Should have a stand tomorrow or Saturday.

 

[Chaneylake]

Planted on May 5
16,000 seed per acre. 75 and 85 day maturity seed mixture.
11 ounces of Zidua per acre
24 ounces generic Duel per acre
42 ounces of Gramoxone per acre
2 ounces insecticide per acre.

Should have a stand tomorrow or Saturday.

 

[Chaneylake]

 

[jmf]

Planted on May 5
16,000 seed per acre. 75 and 85 day maturity seed mixture.
11 ounces of Zidua per acre
24 ounces generic Duel per acre
42 ounces of Gramoxone per acre
2 ounces insecticide per acre.

Should have a stand tomorrow or Saturday.

Did you go up on the zidua rate this year?

 

[Chaneylake]

Did you go up on the zidua rate this year?

No.
Sorry for the confusion.
Liquid is 11 ounces since granular is not available anymore.

 

[Mcboom]

Planted on May 5
16,000 seed per acre. 75 and 85 day maturity seed mixture.
11 ounces of Zidua per acre
24 ounces generic Duel per acre
42 ounces of Gramoxone per acre
2 ounces insecticide per acre.

Should have a stand tomorrow or Saturday.

What seeds are you planting with that fast of a maturity date? I planted some clearfield but think they were around 90 days. I'd like to find something shorter

 

[Chaneylake]

What seeds are you planting with that fast of a maturity date? I planted some clearfield but think they were around 90 days. I'd like to find something shorter

 

[Chaneylake]

My 75 days maturity was left over from last year, 16.5 pounds.
I mixed them with this years 85 day seed.
Much of our sunflower seed is shipped in from Ukraine