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Harrowing corn right after planting

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okla/kans Bill

04-27-2003 11:19:06




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Ive harrowed corn right after planting in order to cover any exposed seed. Ive done it twice. Last year I noticed the seed came up erraticly, and the same this year, but the weeds and grass are already up and the corn, or some of t isnt. Im sure it wil come up, after a good rain, but meanwhile, the weeds and grass are already merrily growing, and will sap the emerging corn plant. Next year I will take my cub and go down the rows with a hoe and cover any exposed seed and not plant. One thing I noticed, is if I planted early when the soil was moist, the seed was uncovered here there and yonder. but if I waited until the ground was dry all the seed was covered. The dry ground must cave in off the ridges after the discs have passed by whereas the moist ground holds upon the ridges and does not fall down as easily or quickly

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PA steve

05-05-2003 21:04:48




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 Re: Harrowing corn right after planting in reply to okla/kans Bill, 04-27-2003 11:19:06  
Running the harrow through small grain at an inch or two is fine, but it's not good practice for corn. Like Greg mentioned, it will shift the seeds in the row and may uncover more seeds than it covers. It's best to solve the problem by adjusting the depth of the planter while planting. Plant for a little and then get off the tractor and check to see if you need to make an adjustment. Good Luck,
Steve

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Greg Miller

04-28-2003 10:45:16




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 Re: Harrowing corn right after planting in reply to okla/kans Bill, 04-27-2003 11:19:06  
hhhhh mmmmm . sounds to me like your harrowing may be causing the seed to shift around in the soil. this might be causing the seed to be at the wrong depth therefore it wont germinate properly.

my grandfather did this for many a year with his wheat fields and never had any major problems.

are you using a disk harrow or a tine type? i suggest using a tine type like you would on a baseball field and see what you get.

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okla/Kans Bill

05-06-2003 19:17:06




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 Re: Re: Harrowing corn right after planting in reply to Greg Miller, 04-28-2003 10:45:16  

I used a 2 secton IHC spike tooth harrow. If we had got some rain it would have come up eventually, although unevenly. As it is, I havbnt had an inch of rain put together for over a month. I cultivated it today. It is supposed to rain Thursday. If it does I think more wioll sprout, but as some of my corn is 10in high, it will have ears on it and be reaqdy to pick before that that is still in the ground hqas tasseled. I have an acre and a half of indian corn planted 3 weeks ago that I havnt harrowed and it hasnt come up yet. no rain, I didnt exp[ose any corn when I harrowed it, just covered it too deeply. I never saw any birds on the field like you do if any corn is exposed

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