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The sunn hemp is just starting to outgrow the buckwheat:

Even for surface broadcasting, I like the way a crimper lays down winter rye. I don't have a crimper, but instead of literal throw and...

I personally think a crimper works best if you have a regular rotation using cereal. It i a good partner for winter rye becase WR has a...

Sounds like you have a nice setup. I thought about a gas motor and opted against it. There are lots of places that are electric motors...

I completely understand. I tend to over analyze things, Often by the time I'm ready to pull the trigger on something like this...

I think it depends on what you are terminating. A crimper can be a great tool for terminating cereal grains when you get them at the...

We don't have high fertility soils here. It is Virginia red clay. This field was a pasture before I bought the place. The top 6"-10"...

I have a Kioti DK45 with cab. Last year when I mowed the sunn hemp for my fall plant, it was above the cab of the tractor.

I'm preparing for the next step in retirement. Soon our retirement home will be built and I'll have a lot more free time (I hope)...

They mix well. You can also plant turnips early because they need a longer growing season and then surface broadcast WR over them...

I'd shoot for 10lbs/ac of an annual clover like Crimson. Keep the brassica (turnip) component down to about 2 lbs/acre. I'd also add...

Yes, a natural level of O2 is needed in the soil. For example, if you highly compact clay you won't have enough O2. In a case like...

Yes, if you use traditional tillage and high inputs like fertilizer, you can get nice plots for some period of time. It depends on the...

I agree, I'd wait a week or two after haying for new growth to start before applying gly. I'm a no-till/min-till guy, so I either would...

Nice looking gun!