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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 937003" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>What others have said.</p><p>I'm not a big believer in tilling either, unless it's seeding of a permanant forage, and even then just lightly discing in. If yours is like mine here in San Jacinto county, the topsoil isn't very deep, and as soon as you turn it to bare ground you'll be fighting goatweed, dogfennel, and every other invasive that has ever dropped a seed--the goatweed seeds can lie dormant by the millions for a long long time.</p><p></p><p>I just broadcast my winter rye--depending on the weather that particular year--usually late Sept right before a forecast for rain. It does fine just like that. The first year, I let some of it go to seed, and even tho it was annual rye, lots of it came back the following fall. This last spring, lots and lots of people around here baled their rye--it's not great, but better than no hay at all. </p><p>I dunno about millet, but I would think the deer, feral hogs and doves would love ya for it. If the porkers find it, you won't have to worry about tilling--they'll do it for you in just a couple of nights and it ain't pretty.</p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 937003, member: 18945"] What others have said. I'm not a big believer in tilling either, unless it's seeding of a permanant forage, and even then just lightly discing in. If yours is like mine here in San Jacinto county, the topsoil isn't very deep, and as soon as you turn it to bare ground you'll be fighting goatweed, dogfennel, and every other invasive that has ever dropped a seed--the goatweed seeds can lie dormant by the millions for a long long time. I just broadcast my winter rye--depending on the weather that particular year--usually late Sept right before a forecast for rain. It does fine just like that. The first year, I let some of it go to seed, and even tho it was annual rye, lots of it came back the following fall. This last spring, lots and lots of people around here baled their rye--it's not great, but better than no hay at all. I dunno about millet, but I would think the deer, feral hogs and doves would love ya for it. If the porkers find it, you won't have to worry about tilling--they'll do it for you in just a couple of nights and it ain't pretty. :D [/QUOTE]
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