Posted by paul on February 02, 2023 at 11:52:20 from (66.60.196.195):
In Reply to: Doing research posted by Chef Green on February 02, 2023 at 10:43:30:
Yes, dealing with fertility and weeds is going to be the problem on 5-10 acres with most crops being 1 acre in size. Big for a hoe, small for a tractor and cultivator.
Knowledge for growing the diverse crops might lead to some poor crops and disasters, learning ph and soil tests and getting your soil in good condition for the crops, balancing NPK and micro nutrients to get a good yield worth bothering with. Organic or conventional makes no difference, need to get your dirt right either way. Seeding rate, depth, timing.... a lot to learn on 5 different crops.
Keeping your corn true will be another problem, growing those open pollinated so close to each other they will cross pollinate. You will need to buy seed every year, which eliminates one of the good points of growing open pollinated.
A combine as you mention with a corn head option will do it. Good ones are getting rare.
You might want to consider a simpler combine without a corn head plus an ear corn picker. You wont need to switch heads on the combine which is often a full day of effort on the old stuff, plus ear corn you can store wetter and allow to air dry. shell later with a simple sheller. Storing wet shelled corn is a disaster, drying small quantities is a challenge economically. Some feel quality is much better drying on the ear. Storing ear corn you need a crib structure those, something that allows air to flow through.
Some random thoughts. If I sound negative I actually think its a great idea, just have your eyes wide open. :)
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