Recent content by Bowman

Hey Matlax, sorry that I am late to the party. What did you do last year? I am in the Northern lower peninsula in Michigan. There has been some good info in the this thread. I might have some additional stuff for you to consider.

Has anyone grown this?

Anyone plant or have advice? Happy New Year.

Hope that your surgeries go well. God bless.

Maybe min till. Possibly lightly scuffing the surface or using a chain harrow and cultipacker for seed to soil contact.

Can you tell me when and how you planted the mangels? i would prefer not to plant as a monoculture. What were yur seeding rates?

Thanks for the replies. Has anyone grown mangel beets?

I do not have a drill. I will not be spraying herbicides. I will be spraying compost teas. Will seed with a broadcast spreader. Plan to mow sudangrass as that is supposed to increase root growth. I may light scuff up the plots for better soil to seed contact and may roll crops with a...

Will be going on a forced march next year to increase soil organic matter. Looking for suggestions for forages with the greatest root mass. I am on sandy ground in Northern Michigan. Thanks.

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First, I do not use herbicides. Do not know if your clover is/are perennials, but if they are, I would mow (if you can) to set back the grasses and keep them from going to seed. When it is time to seed, I would mow no lower that 6 inches and seed the cereal grains. The rye grain will over...

A question and a suggestion. What have you seeded into the mowed clover? Is it possible that the same "hottest day of the year" was detrimental to the germination of what you overseeded? I think that the mowing percentages reduce photosynthesis and the root activity. If this is true then...

I think so. From John O’Brion of Grandpa Ray’s Outdoors: My background is in managed intensive grazing. The rule of thumb in the grazing community is "take half, leave half." What that means, is no matter the height of the pasture that you are clipping, you should always leave half of the...

I am on sand ground, this may help clay even more. Gypsum Improves Compacted Soil Gypsum can help break up compacted soil. Soil compaction can be prevented by not plowing or driving machinery on soil when it is too wet. The compaction in many, but not all soils can be decreased with gypsum...

Did you plant anything for the fall or leave this to over winter? How did you follow up?