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Planting 13 acres of beans on the 19th of may. Renting a great plains 706 NT from the local county extension. Time is a small issue so wondering if my 2 ideas are stupid or safe. #1) i am broadcasting 3 bags per acre of 0-20-20. Since there is no nitrogen can i do this a week ahead of time...

I did something similar with my azaleas. Simply placed a single small rock on the low hanging branches and covered with mulch.....the next year each one gave me a new plant. I had 24 to plant at my farm.....trouble now is the deer are eating them!

I'm going all in this summer on their milpa mix.

Same story, different chapter for me. I have hundreds of pounds of chestnuts falling and the hogs eat 90% of them.

Thx Triple C.....trouble I've had is that the winter grains are just ending their life and beginning to melt away at that time....making herbicide application quite difficult. The young summer grasses are #1 not even visable and #2 hard to physically spray.

Thanks for the input. I always appreciate the collective wisdom of this group.

What are some recommendations for the companion/nurse crops ratios? feel free to critic my plan, I will be applying: 5lbs/acre durana 70 lbs/acre Oats 10 lbs/acre crimson clover. I am trying to keep it simple and give the durana the best conditions to get established in its first year.

mine grow wild and form thickets. once established they are tough....fire, bush hog, herbicide.....they keep coming back.

I don't know what type it is....it seems like an anomaly. some fruit turns deep purple, most dont. they all taste the same when ripe. they can be yellow, orange, red or purple when perfectly ripe and they all taste the same. they really are beautiful and delicious. it is the one wild...

summer update: Farm to Table! I've killed several pigs this summer Farm to table again, the girls and i picked several gallons of plums, they had a blast making jelly I used this yesterday on the clover plots, hoping it works. It seemed as though it wasn't applying quite enough...

thanks for the replies

I have 2 perenial clover plots that are I need of a little help. long story short I have about 50% coverage of clover. what does one do in the fall on a perennial clover plot they want to continue? super light disking and replant with more clover and a nurse crop then culitpack? no...

I appreciate all the insight. hopefully the multitude of stories/examples will help keep all of us safer.

thanks again, glad i asked the stupid question.

only time I have almost tipped was when the ROPS clipped a large tree branch. Scary because I didn't know what was causing the front eND to climb off the ground.

thanks for the replies. I actually spent 4 hours on the tractor today and wore the seat belt the whole time (before I read this). I'm wearing it now.

why wear a seat belt on a tractor? I have a narrow front JD 3020 with a roll bar. I never drive fast, probably max speed of 8-10 mph. my farm is however quite "hilly". speed is the leading cause of death in automobile and tractor accidents but driving a car vs. a tractor is a different ball...

thanks fellas.

I'm reading and thinking about this subject. I have tons of questions. one in particular. how can the thatch created by the previous crop being rolled/crimped both supress weeds and benefit the planted crop. I understand the benefits of moisture retention, temperature reduction, pH...

what is your go to grafting method and how large of a tree are you grafting onto?