And its nothing really special at all, just as best of tillage as I could do, small controllable areas, a lot of feed oats at $15/bag, couple of bags of that TSC plot spike, and some timely rain. I did get 50 lbs of No Plow as well. A walk behind broadcast spreader with pneumatic tires is fine for oats, pelletized lime, and fertilizer, with the NP, I used a hand held Scotts broadcast spreader for better control and not waste any of that expensive seed. Even if you have some water erosion concerns or just want to test the waters, start with some small strips, its enjoyable to learn as you go, and if something goes wrong, its not a big deal, I've corrected poor plow jobs, drainage, controlled weeds etc,.without much trouble. The mold board plow results, and how the disc prepared the seed bed after, per whats in my photos is as best I could do with what I have. Its evident that doing a good job with the plow is important, so I made the extra passes with the single bottom vs a lesser job with my 2 bottom, it was a good decision as I did get most if not all of the weeds, grasses etc, to die off as it was hot and dry when I did it, and it was right after I cut the field with the rotary mower. Now next spring, I'll likely get rag weed, some thistle coming back, and possibly some grasses, but it will be a lot easier to deal with, some years I could not plant, I just plowed and left as such, weeds were way behind areas that were left alone, no erosion by water, probably a bit from wind if it got dry which is not for long around here in the colder months.
Everything looks good in photos, thats just a thick stand of oat grass, way over populated, but graze tolerant,the Plot Spike oats even more so.
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