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Aberdeen MS | No burn down needed "here". Weed pressure didn't start showing itself until about 2 weeks after planting. And that pressure was mainly lambsquarters and some giant rag. Grass pressure was almost non existant for close to 3 weeks. And that grass pressure wasn't from between the bean rows, it was in the "strip" left by the Pluribus along side of the row.
Fertilizer is "mixed" as you say, at least with Dawn Pluribus. It is mixed into an \_/ shape pattern 10" wide and 4-5" deep, just like would be done in conventional till. Every 2 years that "trench" if you will, is moved over 15". One has to remember, that with dry fertilizers and some liquids, only about 20% of an application is available in the application year. So with that in mind, one should not see any draw back at all. 99% of everyone "here" do no fertilization ahead of beans. Fertilize for corn only and rely on the soil profile to provide for the beans the following year.
Have you sat down with your landlord's and actually discussed it with them? Or are you "assuming" they aren't interested? One thing I've brought up to my dad and uncle is the condition of the ground in groves. When mom wanted "dirt" for flower planting, she got it from the grove, it was just the best soil hands down for growing. But to balance soil warming and drying "here", tillage is needed for timely planting to maximise the economic potential of the crops and land. Too many $$ are left on the table waiting for conditions to be "right" naturally in this area. Strip till offers, at this time, the best of both worlds so to speak. Some tillage is needed to dry and warm, but now it is done only in the area the seed is in. Not all that different from no till clearing a black strip to plant into. | |
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Giving up on Strip till to the top for sek farmer
