Bullwinkle
Active Member
Thinking oats/brassicas in August.
What distance do you space the soybean rows. I can do 7", 14", 21" or 28"
What distance do you space the soybean rows. I can do 7", 14", 21" or 28"
Good point.Mid August may be a little late for the north country for brassica, especially with an early winter. I put mine in the end of July in N. MO
I like 15", but have done with 7.5. It's more a timing issue than a spacing issue. If you can get your beans to yellow early enough (variety dependent) to get your brassica down and still have enough growing season. I've even spread brassica before they yellowed. The seed just struggled along, until the leafs fell off. They survived, but don't think there was any advantage.
Did you get much growth on the brassica? I slung some into beans the first week in August last year but barely any of it germinated. Sheduled rain event missed us so the seed sat for awhile.
Some years are better than others. I always strive to get my beans in as early as I can, for this reason. Going 15" rows is a double edged sword, if I don't have a very high bean population planted, I don't get a good bean crop or canopy to keep weeds down. But I think it helps with overseeding. I prefer to stick with 7.5" rows still, because the beans are still a priority. I have other brassica plots that I plant weekend nearest July 25 in NEMO. I do get good brassicas, but they can be patchy due to field conditions when overseeded, compared to a worked up plot.
Thanks for the info. Trying to get the timing of beans yellowing from 5.5 hours away is what keeps me from planting beans in my plot since it's only 2 acres and I want something to hunt over during late season.
Thanks for the info. Trying to get the timing of beans yellowing from 5.5 hours away is what keeps me from planting beans in my plot since it's only 2 acres and I want something to hunt over during late season.
If the deer destroy the beans anyway I'd go with 7.5" rows. Question; Anyone have experience with how the oats do seeded into the beans? especially if they are seeded in green canopy beans in August?
If the deer destroy the beans anyway I'd go with 7.5" rows. Question; Anyone have experience with how the oats do seeded into the beans? especially if they are seeded in green canopy beans in August?