Rye...now??

[westwind]

I seeded right after Labor Day and missed the last rain. Ground was almost too wet to plant but never got rain after that. Plots are doing fine but had a couple spots where either the deer ate it to dirt or I messed something up. I hand seeded a couple bags of wheat on top of the ground yesterday- we’ll see.

I have a couple more bags in the shed, I might even hit them again if there is good rain in the forecast.

 

[HWC]

Catch 22.
With our 10 day warmer then normal (by far), I could easily still put in rye.
Problem is, the ground is SO DRY, a 1/2" or perhaps even an inch won't do much unless it's a prolonged wet event.
Sure, it will Germ but...., ain't nothing for the roots to retrieve down deeper.
Rye is easy to get going but it still needs moisture down deeper.

Yep I did mine a few weeks ago and it's a dirt wasteland.