RS
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Definitely. Haven't shot what we needed to the last few years, and it's really showing.And FYI, you need to shoot some does!
Definitely. Haven't shot what we needed to the last few years, and it's really showing.And FYI, you need to shoot some does!
I too was surprised by how little of the top-sown wheat germinated after the last rain. Lots of it laying on the surface still. It might still germinate with warm temps, but odd...I planted 10/8 in dust. Got about 1/2 inch of rain on 10/12 and another 1/2 inch 10/25. Wheat, rye grain, and clovers. Where possible, I disked in the grains, and in the rougher spots, I covered best I could with a chain harrow. The covered grains are coming up great, but any laying in top are doing nothing. By now usually they send out that little white root, and start to grow. I guess it's just too dry on top for that. The deer are keeping the sprouted stuff mowed to the dirt! Not ideal, but better than nothing considering the conditions this year. My first time trying rye, and it seems to be doing better than the wheat planted spots.
Where you covered with the chain harrow, did that germinate? I overseeded twice in the last six weeks and none of that has germinated. During those six weeks got just under a half inch of rain two times; about 3 weeks apartI planted 10/8 in dust. Got about 1/2 inch of rain on 10/12 and another 1/2 inch 10/25. Wheat, rye grain, and clovers. Where possible, I disked in the grains, and in the rougher spots, I covered best I could with a chain harrow. The covered grains are coming up great, but any laying in top are doing nothing. By now usually they send out that little white root, and start to grow. I guess it's just too dry on top for that. The deer are keeping the sprouted stuff mowed to the dirt! Not ideal, but better than nothing considering the conditions this year. My first time trying rye, and it seems to be doing better than the wheat planted spots.
Hope you get itWell...
We finally planted my plots today in south MS. Most were already disked. Just had to spread seed, then used a section of chain link fence as a drag behind. The dirt was POWDER (we have had less than .1in rain in past month and less than 1.5in past 8 weeks). The good thing about the dirt being powder... they looked like a pro did them with just a simple drag of the chain link. Any clods were completely broken up into fine particles. excellent seed coverage. Bad thing about powder dirt... it was a dustcloud and I better ill be blowing dirt out of my nose for the next week.
Supposed to get an inch of rain tomorrow...
I know exactly what that's like. When I tilled my plots this fall, at times I couldn't see the ground from the tractor. Just I giant cloud of dust.Well...
We finally planted my plots today in south MS. Most were already disked. Just had to spread seed, then used a section of chain link fence as a drag behind. The dirt was POWDER (we have had less than .1in rain in past month and less than 1.5in past 8 weeks). The good thing about the dirt being powder... they looked like a pro did them with just a simple drag of the chain link. Any clods were completely broken up into fine particles. excellent seed coverage. Bad thing about powder dirt... it was a dustcloud and I better ill be blowing dirt out of my nose for the next week.
Supposed to get an inch of rain tomorrow...