Posted 5/6/2021 22:18 (#8991312 - in reply to #8989354) Subject: RE: Kill off rye before or after planting?
Southern MN
After works best “here”. I usually plant beans whenever I can and let the rye get knee to waist high before I terminate it. I’ve had some years when it rained and got even bigger. I’ve had 3” tall beans In 5’ tall rye. Seems like no matter when I terminated it yielded as good or better than my conventional tilled fields.
This year we are so dry I sprayed it right after planting to try to conserve moisture. I’m not sure it would hurt them but I didn’t want to take the chance if the rains don’t come.
Kill off rye before or after planting?
