Central Iowa | broketenant - 5/7/2026 14:30
Interesting, I have heard planting right on top of the stalk before. The argument was the seed roots can follow the previous corn roots straight down and there is way less compaction directly on top of the stalk then in the middle of the row.
Every bit of that is true, it's called ridge till, I did it that way for more than 40 years until I retired. The seed, corn or soybeans was always placed nicely into moisture in the cleaned off ridges. It was extremely rare to find a seed laying on the surface or placed in dry soil. Another plus was improved weed control through mechanical removal of weed seed from the row area and better drainage because the seed was never planted in a furrow. |
Realistic seeds buried no tilling into cornstalks?
