Got a few small fields we are transforming into hayfields. Original plan was to roundup and no-till or disc and broadcast seed.
Keep in mind - on this farm, I'm the hay guy and my brother is the forestry guy.
So around these fields, where it's not safe for a tractor, the timber was harvested last summer. This spring, my brother had those areas
replanted with loblolly pines - all good.
What's not so good is now my potential hayfield is hemmed in with tree seedlings and I'm fearful of spray drift wiping out some them.
So what to do. We are the Saudi Arabia of rocks, from potato size to basketball size.
Can't say I want to spray now and ain't exactly excited about following my great grandfather's foot steps and amassing large piles of rocks!
But..... Am considering plowing - just to keep the peace.
Here's a question, how well will I fare with obliterating/killing the sod and existing growth via moldboard and disking? Once I smooth everything
down and seed, will the weeds come back with vengeance or will plowing give the seeds a head start - enough to mimic an application of round
up?
Planting a summer annual of teff grass.
Change plow gears a little.....
I've got a 2 bottom Ford moldboard plow that is 3 pt mounted. I have ALWAYS plowed in a straight line. These fields are irregular and some
have a bit of slope to them.
Can I make a turn of some reasonable sort with a 3pt mounted plow - or do I need to find a drawbar pulled moldboard plow or just find a way to
plow straight?
Hills - I'll be throwing the soil uphill. This is Ford plow is not a hillside plow. Any sage advice for hillside set-up or set up in general?
Thanks!
Bill
Keep in mind - on this farm, I'm the hay guy and my brother is the forestry guy.
So around these fields, where it's not safe for a tractor, the timber was harvested last summer. This spring, my brother had those areas
replanted with loblolly pines - all good.
What's not so good is now my potential hayfield is hemmed in with tree seedlings and I'm fearful of spray drift wiping out some them.
So what to do. We are the Saudi Arabia of rocks, from potato size to basketball size.
Can't say I want to spray now and ain't exactly excited about following my great grandfather's foot steps and amassing large piles of rocks!
But..... Am considering plowing - just to keep the peace.
Here's a question, how well will I fare with obliterating/killing the sod and existing growth via moldboard and disking? Once I smooth everything
down and seed, will the weeds come back with vengeance or will plowing give the seeds a head start - enough to mimic an application of round
up?
Planting a summer annual of teff grass.
Change plow gears a little.....
I've got a 2 bottom Ford moldboard plow that is 3 pt mounted. I have ALWAYS plowed in a straight line. These fields are irregular and some
have a bit of slope to them.
Can I make a turn of some reasonable sort with a 3pt mounted plow - or do I need to find a drawbar pulled moldboard plow or just find a way to
plow straight?
Hills - I'll be throwing the soil uphill. This is Ford plow is not a hillside plow. Any sage advice for hillside set-up or set up in general?
Thanks!
Bill