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cbellfarms
Posted 5/6/2016 17:55 (#5286225)
Subject: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye



NW IL, Mercer County		I am finding significant air pockets from the seed up an inch before it closes above. Planting corn at 2" into semi dead 2' rye. Where the rye is thin and basically planting into bare bean stubble it seems to be a little better but I just cant get that bottom 1" around the seed sealed up. The seed is firmed in the trench just a void above is the problem. Put 1 yetter spiked wheel on 2 different rows and wow what a difference. Only thing is I need a second one cause its still not fulling closing the bottom inch but better than 2 std wheels. Conditions arent perfect but these small 1-2 weather windows have to be taken advantage of. Anyone care to share their setup for corn into rye??



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panotiller
Posted 5/6/2016 18:53 (#5286294 - in reply to #5286225)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye


Lewisburg, PA		Isnt an air pocket bad when it dry out? Id say if you have an air pocket when its wet isn't the worst thing! To rubber closers here!
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cbellfarms
Posted 5/6/2016 21:31 (#5286539 - in reply to #5286294)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye



NW IL, Mercer County		Air pocket is bad because of poor seed/soil contact resulting in late emergers. Those 3-4k have cost me several bushels per acre. But that is no more. Half the rows are new yetter spike wheels that look similar to copperhead furrow cruisers and the other half are the regular yetter cast spike wheels.

Only ran a round in before dark but they fixed my problem.



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mhagny
Posted 5/7/2016 07:26 (#5286952 - in reply to #5286539)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye


cbellfarms - 5/6/2016 20:31 Air pocket is bad because of poor seed/soil contact resulting in late emergers. Those 3-4k have cost me several bushels per acre. But that is no more. Half the rows are new yetter spike wheels that look similar to copperhead furrow cruisers and the other half are the regular yetter cast spike wheels. Only ran a round in before dark but they fixed my problem.

Also I'd be concerned about leafing out underground due to the air pocket. 

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djmranch
Posted 5/6/2016 21:38 (#5286558 - in reply to #5286225)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye


NW Minnesota		I run Schlagel's closing wheels in living rye strip tilled. they seem to close well but had it increase down pressure this year where the soil was worked a little too wet.
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robmgrig
Posted 5/7/2016 06:41 (#5286892 - in reply to #5286225)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye


West TN		One Martin spike, one rubber
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farmer82
Posted 5/7/2016 06:47 (#5286898 - in reply to #5286892)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye


S.E. Iowa		One getter and one cast, gonna do two ft tall rye today.
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wade garrett
Posted 5/7/2016 10:11 (#5287146 - in reply to #5286225)
Subject: RE: Closing wheel setup for planting corn into 2' cereal rye


Central IL		Two spikes and chains and plant in front of a rain would be my thoughts
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