MUDRUNNER Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Finally planted my first real fall plot on Sunday.I planted 5 lbs. of a mix from maxi-rack that has brassica,turnips,and rape, and planted 8lbs. of austrian winter peas on around 1/2 acre. Here is a pic facing north that shows the seedbed before I planted.Talk about a lot of work!You can see the weeds on the edge and that is what the whole field looked like when I started.I'm going to clear that half of the field out in the spring and plant beans and lab lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Here is the equipment I used.I pulled them behing the four wheeler.It sure isn't much,but with some hard work it got the job done. I built the contraption on the left with some scrap steel and a few cultivator spikes.It works great for pulling the weeds out. Does anybody know what the one on the right is?It was tied in with about 5 other ones,and I just took this section off and put some flat stock on it to pull behind the atv.Doesn't work too bad for pulling it out of the woods,but a disc would certainly make the job easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 The contraption on the right looks to me to be some type of aerator. Your seedbed looks good. Good luck with the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matq2gs Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 It is a rotorary hoe. It is used on crops when the ground gets hard after crops are planted so they can come out of the ground. These are used mainly after you plant and a hard rain comes and packs the ground. Run over it and break the crust. If you are planting crop with a spinner spreader and need to work the seed in a crows foot cultipacker works great. There are some old ones out there that are about as wide as your rotorary hoe.Thats what I use when I plant clover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Rotary hoe sounds good to me!Thanks Matg2gs!It works the ground up pretty good as long as I go in tight circles. We finally got some rain here over the weekend,so next weekend I'm going up to check the progress and hang some stands.I'll take a few more pics if I have some growth.Come on Oct. 1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam16 Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hey tim, sorry i didnt get back to you about our maxi-rack results. Last i checked was firstw eek of august and the brassicas were about 6-10 inches high. I think weeds are starting to creep into it though, since im so far away i couldnt take care of it properly. Should still be attracting deer though... Your spot looks great and good luck to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbuck30230 Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 looks like it will be a good spot this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Don't worry about it Sam.The stuff was cheap enough so I figured I would give it a try.I am a little worried about weeds.Since I got a late start I only got to spray once and would have liked to spray again,but didn't want to put off planting any later.We'll see.Hopefully since I planted a little late the weeds won't be a huge problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoybeanMan Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Rotary hoes are also used for weed control early on. You can run it over your small emerged crop and it will flick small clods of emerged weed seedlings up. It is typically run as stated after a hard packing rain to allow germinated seedlings to bust through the crust. It s a method that will take out a small percent of the crop you run it over, but will be overcome by the number of plants you allow to survive. I ran one on about 200 acres of soybeans this year. Grass was much thicker were I did not run it. You run it as fast as you can stand it. It does very little cultivation and will actually dry your soil out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter47 Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 rotary hoe, (indiana farm boy) Plot looks good you have almost the same lookin area i have thought about puttin a plot in as well. maybe this coming spring ill get mine in and thanks for the good ideas!! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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