Winter wheat on sod

Brian806 · Jun 8, 2015

Can I go in and do a burn down of old hay fields and plow up and plant winter wheat and have a successful crop? Or doesn't it do well on sod! I never grew wheat but want to!

rrlund · Jun 8, 2015

No. I tried it once. My cousin told me when I did it that I was going to find out why I shouldn't have. I did.

coonie minnie · Jun 8, 2015

I have seen it done following alfalfa... and it turned out pretty good.

JMS/.MN · Jun 8, 2015

Usually better to follow sod with a row crop....corn/soybeans.

formenwhogrow · Jun 9, 2015

You will likely have problems with weeds, even if spray and moldboard. Old hay ground is usually very low on nutrients and likely a bit on the sour side. Wheat likes nitrogen but to make nitrogen work the way it should you need a pretty neutral ph. I think you would be better served to burn it spread lime spread potash and plant beans in the spring.

paul · Jun 9, 2015

Yea, that wouldn't be my first choice.

Paul

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