We have had a pile of crap sitting on this one ridge top for no more than 2 years. Finally got somebody with a spreader and he got rid of most of it. Now Im left with a solid layer of manure to plant on. What can I plant that would grow in this spot? Any ideas would be great! This is what the area looks like:
That's what I was thinking. Manure is great fertilizer, but has a bad habit of bringing weeds with it. Roundup ready beans would be perfect for that spot
Few rows of round up ready corn on the outer row to make a barrier(left side of picture infront of that tree). Then RR beans in the rest. Broadcast some brassicas into the beans early August before a good rain. How big of a spot is that? I dont think the beans will last long.
I was thinking of planting the outer edge in Frigid Forage Plot Screen to conceal the plot from the neighbors, plus this area is kinda open, however it is surrounded by CRP and not far from a pine thicket. The total area is no more than an acre, maybe less. However I dont have a super high deer density. I do like the idea of RR beans, as I planted them last year and know how to work with it.
Yep that screen would work great too. Way better then corn. But at least try broadcasting some brassicas into the standing beans right before the leaves turn yellow. What kind of beans you going with? Regular AG. beans or a forage bean like Eagle Forage beans?
Last year I planted Real World Beans. They came up great, even with the drought we had however I was unable to broadcast anything between them since they stayed green for so long. Do you think I should go with RR ag beans or Real World?
I was thinking about the beans staying greener longer. My friend planted eagle beans and they stayed green 2-3 weeks longer then the AG beans. Where there any pods left over after winter with the Real World Beans? Did you happen to put up a seclusion cage to see how much they got eaten down? Problem with broadcasting brassicas into beans is alot depends on rain and what type of bean you planted. Like you said yours stayed green longer so broadcasting wouldnt work as well vs AG beans. What kinds of beans to plant? Great question. That is up to you. All them beans are great beans to plant. Problem is on a small area the beans stand the chance of getting wiped out. What my friend and I did on a 3/4 acre plot was Eagle beans on the outside rows(homemade 4 row planter) and regular AG beans in the middle with brasicas broadcasted into the middle AG beans come August. The brassicas got a few inches tall with the drought we had. Like I said, success of broadcasting brassicas depends on rain. That plot was wiped clean by February. I even done super small plots in RR AG beans just to have something in there and till them under for a rye/pea/brassica planting. This small plot pictured 20'x30'. I was having a weed issue(brought in cow manure). So the RR beans/corn took care of them weeds. (look how crappy that corn looks, you get the idea of the drought) Alot to think about, but my best advise is to mix it up.
I had the same situation a few years ago. Your going to need round up this spring /summer. RR Beans / brassica is what I would do. If you get enough rain, you will get monster turnips/radishes if you go that route.
Well the plot that I had last year was in the wide open adjacent to a hay field so It didnt get hit too hard by the deer, mostly at night. I cant find any pods on it now. From what it looks like, I will be spraying the edges of it to kill off any weeds. Then once soil gets to about 60 degrees I'll go ahead and plant a plot screen along with the beans (still have to decide ag vs forage). I'll see how that goes, then possible spread some brassicas in August. Thanks for the help everyone.
