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Leesburg, Ohio | I believe small variations in plant spacing are probably insignificant to yield. Elimination of doubles (which act like a weed) and skips (lost opportunity if it get to be large numbers of skips) are more important to me.
Probably the most important factor in getting a good stand is uniformity of emergence. That determines whether all the plants get off to an equal start, or some become weeds in a stand with uneven emergence. Anything i can do to improve uniformity of emergence is probably worth doing. That may include depth control, making sure the seed is seated well in the bottom of the slot and in good contact with the soil, and is uniformly covered. I have recently come to think that it also includes spacing to some degree, and proper release of the seed from the seed disc, and as little bouncing down the seed tube as possible.
So, I guess to me, those "picket fence" stands are significant to the degree that they lead to uniformity of stand. | |
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"Picket fence" corn stands....do they pay back?
