dryfork2
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Gonna try to plow some grass sod and put to alfalfa & orchardgrass. Would you lime then plow under or put on and disc it in. Heavy clay when you get down past 6 - 8 inches.
This is how I would do it as well. With the first method, I picture a lot of it ending up way too deep. And the rest wouldn't get incorporated very well before disolving.M-5":s57eq1qs said:I would plow and let it rest. disk then apply lime and lightly disk again. but Im not familiar with clay so it may be done different else ware
highgrit":1ac2dujm said:By the way y'all are talking, lime leaches out instead of breaking down and being absorbed by the plants.
Am I reading these post right?
littletom, are you doing any no-till tobacco?littletom":2n9zlolw said:I agree with burning it down disking and liming. I mold board close to a 100 acres each spring, for tobacco. It is very time consuming and expensive. I don't think it does the ground many favors either. For sure don't wait a year on the lime takes it 6 months to really work anyway.
dryfork2":2duwmphn said:Gonna try to plow some grass sod and put to alfalfa & orchardgrass. Would you lime then plow under or put on and disc it in. Heavy clay when you get down past 6 - 8 inches.
In the desert with sandy soil I once saw a root over 6 foot long. Neighbor used to call it the man root because it grew "the size of a man". A dam skinny man but as tall as one.Limepro":2i6ddv9y said:Oh by the way in a good soil I've seen alfalfa roots we'll over 24 inches deep.
highgrit":1l0xqm2c said:By the way y'all are talking, lime leaches out instead of breaking down and being absorbed by the plants.
Am I reading these post right?
Yes I did 15 acres this year. Mixed opinions on it 1 five acre field is the best I have one five acre field is the worst I have. I think it has it's place and is better for the ground. I did it on fields I knew would wash. The good field is behind beans so it has a advantage any way. I will do about the same next year. Everything has to be just right as the only post transplant herbicide we have only controls grass. A big problem is the only control at all for marestail is a hoe. The only labeled pre transplant herbicide we have are roundup, gramoxne , spartain, and command. There are couple more but they don't work. It's hard to give it a fair grade, as this is one of the worst crops here in many years. IT just could not take all the rain. Now that it has stopped we are dealing with fungus hell! I have plants at UK being tested for resistance to our best fungicide now. I can't wait to put this crop behind me. I have a high yield average for my area. And had a first for me the insurance released one field for me to bushhog!kenny thomas":xx8ueog4 said:littletom, are you doing any no-till tobacco?littletom":xx8ueog4 said:I agree with burning it down disking and liming. I mold board close to a 100 acres each spring, for tobacco. It is very time consuming and expensive. I don't think it does the ground many favors either. For sure don't wait a year on the lime takes it 6 months to really work anyway.