Posted by tjdub on March 22, 2012 at 21:16:47 from (208.74.246.137):
In Reply to: Oats are in! posted by RayP(MI) on March 22, 2012 at 18:32:28:
South East Minnesota here.
I got my oats/alfalfa in the ground Sunday (March 18). Then we got an inch of rain soon after I was done. Couldn't have gone more perfectly. The earliest I've ever seeded was March 31 (2010) and that was VERY early by all accounts. Normal target is to have them in by May 15 here. Last year I didn't get them in until almost June and still ended up mudding them in.
However I drove across the county the other day and noticed that I'm probably the only person around who put them in already. I might end up feeling pretty dumb if the temperature heads down below freezing for a while after their up :)
When I seeded on March 31, it was the best looking stand I've ever grown though, so it's worth the risk.
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