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Southern Ohio | I have a question pertaining to moisture used that may be stupid or may not but I think it goes along with the OP's question. This question also pertains more to his area where there is probably less rainfall than my area. I here the talk of covers using up moisture like it is gone to never be seen again. Is the moisture really gone or is it just moved to the above ground cover crop (I guess that is more rhetorical)? When the cover is terminated, where does the moisture in the cover go? Does it, or can it return to the soil? Or does it evaporate to never be seen again?
Also, I have observed (with very little experience) in my soybeans, where I have weeds (mostly grasses) that are growing in my soybeans, that haven't been hit with gly yet, that those soybeans look much bigger and better than the beans in cleaner areas. Now I understand that it is early and we have had good moisture right now and that later, when there will be less rain, those grasses and weeds would compete and not be good for the beans. But like I said, that is just an observation, but it does make me wonder about the benefits of the multiple species of covers and also the benefits of shading the ground to protect the moisture. | |
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cover crop question...educate me,.. dont bash..educate
