Posted by K Effective on March 10, 2018 at 19:12:04 from (162.235.236.141):
In Reply to: todays photo posted by IanC on March 10, 2018 at 05:52:14:
Lots of guys grow rye down here, fields are tilled in the fall and seeded early, then plowed in sections leaving strips of the rye standing as wind breaks between plowed sections. They then plant vegetables on the sandy soils- staked tomatoes or pickles, etc. The rye is usually allowed to get quite tall in the windrows, much like your picture. Now the veggies are all on plastic with trickle irrigation, I imagine the old irrigation pipes were run in the rye.
We plant rye or wheat between the rows of grapes in our vineyard, after manure from the feedlot is spread every spring. We till the manure in and drop seed the rye, or I have a 6 foot no-till drill that can knife it in quite well. Gives us a thick root bed to hold the soil and provide footing for the spray tractors and harvesters. I have been trying to harvest the rye for green chop cattle feed of late- it is shaded enough between the rows to grow even in drouth conditions when pastures dry up.
My farming buddy is growing about 50 acres of rye as he converts a field to organic for the local reservation owners' group over the next few years. Does a good job smothering weeds.
My first truck was a one-year-old 1986 K20 Chevy, 350 four barrel, TH 400 and 4.10 gears. Factory stainless dual exhaust to the rear bumper and twin air pumps to burn excess fuel in the huge mufflers. Eight-foot Western plow with wings, pushed an amazing amount of snow. Burned a half gallon of fuel sitting in the driveway with the engine off. Got 10mpg empty, loaded, uphill, idling, all the time.
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