central - east central Minnesota - | Jdtank122 - 4/4/2018 18:49 Hey everyone . I'm needing some advice on planting soybeans with a grain drill . I usually use a row planter on 36 inch but I have A field i am planning to plant soon that usually has heavy deer pressure so I wanted to plug every 3rd tube on my John Deere 8300 drill to make it 22.5 row spacing so I can bump the population up . I would try 15 inch but my tractor will not make it thru that narrow rows . Any tips would be greatly appreciated . Thank you Drills have "Clump and Dump" metering system. Takes time and patience to get it set and then it'll still be off population wise. Generally, you'll end up planting heavy. I would also plant in 7.5 row width. I don't like 15 in as if you do run over that row or parts of that row 2 or 3 times (herbicide and insecticide applications), it'll likely die and then you have a 30 inch row spacing (more possible weed pressure then). Seems when in 7.5 in rows, you can run the same track and a few days later it's all filled in. Yes, those bean you run over maybe dead, but the closer beans around it seem to grow into the open space (looking for more sun light?) and cover you tracks.
On a side note, not sure you'll see any additional yield with your thinking . . . the deer are still going to eat the same amount of beans. Your final yield may not be any different in 36 in rows or narrow rows. Soil type makes a difference, but overall you may not experience any different yield results. |
Need advice for planting soybeans with grain drill
