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R Spence

11-23-2001 15:45:03




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I have plowed this fall as usual for my deer food plots but have a problem in the spring sometimes with weeds overtaking the food plots.
I have a Howard Rotovator so I don't need to disk but don't know if I should wait for a while after rotovating the plowed field in the spring and rotovate again to lessen weed competion.
Please advise the best methoh when plowing and rotovating.




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J.Simmons

11-25-2001 18:02:21




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 Re: seedbed in reply to R Spence, 11-23-2001 15:45:03  
We had the same problem with our plots.We planted Round-Up ready soy beans.After they come up you can go back and spray to kill any thing.We use it for weed control all over our farm plus the deer love them summer and winter.I hope this helps good luck & happy hunt'n



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Tim(nj)

11-23-2001 16:50:01




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 Re: seedbed in reply to R Spence, 11-23-2001 15:45:03  
What kind of weeds? For some perennial weeds, like quackgrass, that regrow from root cuttings, rotovation actually makes things worse.



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Robert J Spence

11-24-2001 05:35:40




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 Re: Re: seedbed in reply to Tim(nj), 11-23-2001 16:50:01  
Yes , quack grass is one of them.
This is why I was wondering if there is a preferred method of rotovation and rotovation again after a number of days or something like that.



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bbott

11-24-2001 08:46:31




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 Re: Re: Re: seedbed in reply to Robert J Spence, 11-24-2001 05:35:40  
Weeds that propagate from roots, corms or rhizomes are a real problem. Tilling, plowing or cultivation in general just make more bits and pieces to sprout from.

Control of weeds like these often require a combination of tillage with other strategies including herbicides and/or thick cover crops combined with rotation of fallow years.

That said, in general for 'ordinary weeds', you want to till, then wait until the weed seeds have germinated, then surface till. Cut just deep enough to kill the sprouters and not bring up any more seeds that are buried too deep to germinate.

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jim

11-24-2001 12:42:55




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: seedbed in reply to bbott, 11-24-2001 08:46:31  
Like my grandpappy used to say , you can pull quackgrass out by the roots , burn it ,and the smoke will grow!



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