bigdeerdaddy
New Member
Can the brassica, radish and beet mix you planted be purchased online? I am interested in trying the mix in Georgia.
dbltree
Super Moderator
I'm checking on this right now...I was given seed to test so not sure if the mix is commercially available yet?
dbltree
Super Moderator
dbltree
Super Moderator
July 21st, 2011
Well....we received a 1/4" of ran in SE Iowa....not much but after 30 days without a drop, we'll take it! The plots that have been in a good crop rotation where we have been tilling under rye and clover have significant organic matter built up which in turn holds soil moisture...critical in extended dry periods such as are having this year and the tiny brassicas are emerging.
Some people were blessed with 1-2" of rain and there brassicas are exploding to life but it's a little tougher for ours...
Fields with poor soil and lower OM have little or no germination
Thank goodness we have strip plots so there is always, always food sources there 365 days a year! Right now it's soybeans and clover keeping them coming while the brassicas wait for....rain....
Well....we received a 1/4" of ran in SE Iowa....not much but after 30 days without a drop, we'll take it! The plots that have been in a good crop rotation where we have been tilling under rye and clover have significant organic matter built up which in turn holds soil moisture...critical in extended dry periods such as are having this year and the tiny brassicas are emerging.
Some people were blessed with 1-2" of rain and there brassicas are exploding to life but it's a little tougher for ours...
Fields with poor soil and lower OM have little or no germination
Thank goodness we have strip plots so there is always, always food sources there 365 days a year! Right now it's soybeans and clover keeping them coming while the brassicas wait for....rain....
dbltree
Super Moderator
Right now is the right time to plant...mid July thru early August, so any time now will work...:way:
bowhuntr311
IowaWhitetail Addict
Alright I have an idea of what will happen if you add too much nitrogen to your brassica plots but like others have stated what will happen if a person dumps to much P&K.
Suggested rates appear to be 200 of Urea and 400 of 6-24-24. So what would happen if someone dumps 800lbs of 6-24-24? Will it hurt that plant or not get used and just be leeched away into the sub soil?
Suggested rates appear to be 200 of Urea and 400 of 6-24-24. So what would happen if someone dumps 800lbs of 6-24-24? Will it hurt that plant or not get used and just be leeched away into the sub soil?
dbltree
Super Moderator
Unlike nitrogen P&K can be built up and stored so to speak so if you over applied it shouldn't hurt anything (unless it was to extremes) and should remain available.
Nitrogen can leach away within months if there is heavy rainfall so that we want to keep from applying more then the plants can use in one growing season...:way:
dbltree
Super Moderator
August 4th,2011
We planted the last of the brassicas for this season yesterday on low ground that 6 weeks ago was flooded! Its amazing how heavy rains and flooding can compact soils so hopefully we'll get some much needed rain now so that the Groundhog Forage Radish can do it's job and loosen the terribly compacted soils.
Right now however the soil is bone dry and hard as a rock!
2 1/2 more acres in the ground with 200#'s of urea per acre tilled in to boot...all we need is rain!
Pics of irrigated fodder beets at 6 weeks
Interesting to see how big these get by October?
As I post this...storms are firing up west of us...like so many times before, hard to get it excited but hoping for the best. Could be worse...I could live in Texas....
We planted the last of the brassicas for this season yesterday on low ground that 6 weeks ago was flooded! Its amazing how heavy rains and flooding can compact soils so hopefully we'll get some much needed rain now so that the Groundhog Forage Radish can do it's job and loosen the terribly compacted soils.
Right now however the soil is bone dry and hard as a rock!
2 1/2 more acres in the ground with 200#'s of urea per acre tilled in to boot...all we need is rain!
Pics of irrigated fodder beets at 6 weeks
Interesting to see how big these get by October?
As I post this...storms are firing up west of us...like so many times before, hard to get it excited but hoping for the best. Could be worse...I could live in Texas....
dbltree
Super Moderator
Depending on which brassica species you planted it could be late August to late November.
generally they hit the forage radish when it reaches 12" high or so and focus on those until they are wiped out, then the rape plants, later the turnip tops and lastly the turnip roots themselves.
Let us know what you observe on your brassicas this fall...
dbltree
Super Moderator
August 7th, 2011
Cheez Whiz...it's been a long, hot and very dry summer here in SE Iowa! No appreciable rainfall for almost 6 weeks in our area has made it nearly impossible to get any brassicas going. Only the soils where I have been tilling under winter rye and clover for 4 years now in a rotation with brassicas...has any brassica seed germinated. Even more amazing is that it germinated and hasn't died....
In all the other fields where organic matter is still very low, I have not found a single seed that has germinated. You can see the chopped up rye straw here and the lack of weeds among the tiny brassicas...
A friend of mine planted his later then mine and was fortunate to get an inch of rain on them...night and day difference!
We finally received a 1/2" yesterday and chances are at least good for more combined with cooler temps so perhaps there is hope for our brassicas yet.
If yours are up and growing...please share pics of growth this summer and fall.. :way:
Cheez Whiz...it's been a long, hot and very dry summer here in SE Iowa! No appreciable rainfall for almost 6 weeks in our area has made it nearly impossible to get any brassicas going. Only the soils where I have been tilling under winter rye and clover for 4 years now in a rotation with brassicas...has any brassica seed germinated. Even more amazing is that it germinated and hasn't died....
In all the other fields where organic matter is still very low, I have not found a single seed that has germinated. You can see the chopped up rye straw here and the lack of weeds among the tiny brassicas...
A friend of mine planted his later then mine and was fortunate to get an inch of rain on them...night and day difference!
We finally received a 1/2" yesterday and chances are at least good for more combined with cooler temps so perhaps there is hope for our brassicas yet.
If yours are up and growing...please share pics of growth this summer and fall.. :way:
letemgrow
PMA Member
Boy just think of what the plow down and poultry litter could grow in a situation like that. :way:
