Recent content by Bowman

Full speed ahead. I am a no herbicide guy.

I will be waiting on your results. Good luck.

Just for clarification, I am not talking negatively about milo or sorghums. I am talking about Johnson grass. It can negatively cross pollinate with sorghums, can develop tons of seed and can spread by rhizomes.

I would not plant Milo anywhere near Johnson grass. I had an infestation with “sterile” Sudangrass screening which took over the entire field. MSU recommended immediate mowing and termination. Johnsongrass Sudangrass Pollination Johnsongrass can indeed pollinate sudangrass. Both are members of...

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...