Looked at my barley, a very rare crop here any more.
For about zero effort on the 8 acres, it looks pretty good to me. Last year everything drowned out, I didn’t get 40 bu off of 4 acres, and that was chaff. The year before I got some but it wasn’t the best either. I’m sure this is pathetic compared to the actual barley growing areas, but in my wet climate with clay soils, it’s a nice hobby patch for me. Better fertilizer management and probably some fungicides would spruce it up.
This year I spread some urea, only a few lbs, after I side dressed corn. And hit it with some broadleaf killer, the mild stuff that doesn’t kill clover/alfalfa to knock down some giant ragweed.
It’s short this year, but I think it’s always short. The pigeon grass is coming up terrible now, but doesn’t matter much as I swath small grains anyhow.
Paul
For about zero effort on the 8 acres, it looks pretty good to me. Last year everything drowned out, I didn’t get 40 bu off of 4 acres, and that was chaff. The year before I got some but it wasn’t the best either. I’m sure this is pathetic compared to the actual barley growing areas, but in my wet climate with clay soils, it’s a nice hobby patch for me. Better fertilizer management and probably some fungicides would spruce it up.
This year I spread some urea, only a few lbs, after I side dressed corn. And hit it with some broadleaf killer, the mild stuff that doesn’t kill clover/alfalfa to knock down some giant ragweed.
It’s short this year, but I think it’s always short. The pigeon grass is coming up terrible now, but doesn’t matter much as I swath small grains anyhow.
Paul