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Using 2 row a cultivator?

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Paul

05-26-2004 09:16:31




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I'm growing a couple acres of sunflowers for a dove field. I applied Treflan preplant to control weeds, and it has done a pretty good job. (last year there were about 25 pigweeds per square foot, no herbicide used) But there are some broadleaf weeds and grasses still coming up in the 30" rows.

There are several old two row cultivators (with shields for the rows) for sale here in town. They have 10 or 12 tines on them and are for 3 point.

What would be a ballpark price for a 2 row cultivator like that?

How well do they control the weeds between the rows?

If I bought it, how should I set up the tines/sweeps? I measured them, and they are set up for 38" and 40" right now, they're fairly rusty too. How deep should they go in the ground?

Any other tips or advice would be appreciated.

The sunflowers are in the 6-8 leaf stage, and most are 6-8" tall.

Thanks.

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JMS/MN

05-26-2004 12:47:03




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 Re: Using 2 row a cultivator? in reply to Paul, 05-26-2004 09:16:31  
If they are at 38" rows now, check before buying that they can be set at 30". It may be impossible to bring it that narrow on some older machines.



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riverbend

05-26-2004 11:31:48




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 Re: Using 2 row a cultivator? in reply to Paul, 05-26-2004 09:16:31  
The sunflowers should be tall enough that you shouldn't need the shields. Set the shovels that are the closest to the row so that they are side by side. That way the dirt will hit both sides of the plant at the same time. You might have to experiment with the spacing, 6-8" is a good starting point.

To control the weeds in the row, you will need to be fairly aggressive i.e. move enough dirt to bury them. Between the rows you should be able to get them all. Only go as deep as you need to, otherwise you will bring up more weed seeds and disturb the plant roots.

Small rear mount cultivators (Ford ?) are between $100 and $200 depending on how complete they are and who has them

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