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Angus Ingram replied to the discussion Sunn Hemp in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Thanks for the reply Keith. I have watched many of your green Cover youtubes, they are really helpful. Hopefully we can get some of the
team up to visit you in the near future.
Cheers
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Justin Selte posted an update 3 years ago
3 years ago (edited)
I have recently come to the realization that we are doing agriculture in broadacre completely wrong. Agriculture should look similar to orchards or native pasture. By this I mean the following:
1. Because plants are grown through energy and not chemicals it is most important to have the energy frequencies of the plant most in tune.…
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There is a lot of good stuff here, but I think the “energy” idea needs a tweak. The energy of a plant system is the carbohydrates (aka sugars) that power the system. Getting the plant to produce those carbohydrates in abundance is the highest and best goal, and it powers all the functions; plant growth and crop quality, soil biology, etc. When… Read more
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Keith Berns replied to the discussion Oat Cover Crop – Which Variety for Reducing Properties? in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Reply to Oat Cover Crop - Which Variety for Reducing Properties?
We have not tested for reducing properties but the Cosaque Black oats that we are using has not had extensive breeding done on it and I can tell you that it is pretty susceptible to rust… It is most definitely more cold hardy and we have seen it survive the winters as far north as southern KS on a fairly regular basis (we have done some…
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Keith Berns replied to the discussion Sunn Hemp in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Angus, we also have had really good luck with sunn hemp and have seen it grow 6ft tall and produce 150# on N in 60 days – the N was measured with an above ground clipping sent to a lab for analysis. They key however is that those 60 days need to be the longest and the hottest that you have as this is a tropical plant. It is sensitive to both…
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Dominik Merkert replied to the discussion Preferred soil prep protocols for starting new fruit tree row? in the forum Fruit and Nuts 3 years ago
Reply to Preferred soil prep protocols for starting new fruit tree row?
I have no experience with Sorghum Sudan, I hope someone else here can help.
In general I would not try to focus on one particular species, focus on the mix.
this is how it looked before, forgot to add that picture before.
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