Have any of you had a similar problem?
(There is before and after pics below)
Any input is greatly appreciated :)
Edited by Jordan9682, April 21, 2013 - 11:14 PM.
Posted April 21, 2013 - 09:42 PM
Edited by Jordan9682, April 21, 2013 - 11:14 PM.
Posted April 22, 2013 - 01:06 AM
Running the lawn mower over it before you cultivated would have helped-- we usually do that with any large, tough stalks- but that's advice a day late for this year.Something to remember for next year though.
Posted April 22, 2013 - 01:18 AM
Posted April 22, 2013 - 03:18 AM
Cut down the stalks after harvest and feed to the cows ! get them off the field . Then you can disc up the root balls just before laying down a crop of rye or something to help replenish the soil.
Posted April 22, 2013 - 07:34 AM
i dont have that issue with a 10ft disk on the farm. but i would of mowed them over first b4 u plow.
Posted April 22, 2013 - 08:42 AM
My old boss used to always mow his first
larryd
Posted April 22, 2013 - 04:43 PM
If it's not a large garden area, just rake them off this year and mow them next year. Do you have a mulch pit, box or area?
Posted April 22, 2013 - 05:02 PM
Posted April 23, 2013 - 09:08 AM
Been there and done that!! Two yrs ago whe nI moved onto this place 6 acres had been in corn. I mowed it all with the Gt to shred the stalks and then tilled. That was only margianlly sucessful. I still had bunching problems and wound up using the Harrow( I think you have one) to rake it off. Your best bet would be to rake it off and compost them as Pat said.
Two years later they are still a problem. Though not so much so since I put the 48" tiller on the 1500 Ford( it buries most of them).
One thing you may not have though about is Corn Borers winter in the stalks. Getting them out of the garden and the heat from composting will save you a lot of heart ache.
Posted April 23, 2013 - 09:17 AM
Posted May 01, 2013 - 05:17 AM
Yeah, I never heard of corn borers before I moved to Manitoba because nobody grows corn in Saskatchewan. That might change...saw good corn crops as far north and west as Dauphin last year, and if they've developed strains that'll grow there, you can grow it anywhere.
I generally harrow and rake corn stalks into a pile and shovel them into the fire pit. They burn well.
Posted May 02, 2013 - 03:23 AM