Sunflowers Cover Crop | Test Plot Summer 2016

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@sandgroper-ig9nk 11 ай бұрын

Even though im not a farmer i have missed these videos they are just great info.

@TheColonelJJ 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for accidentally educating me on crop rotation. This city boy enjoyed your video. I was just researching Sunflowers for my side yard. But it was nice to be reminded that many people still till the land for love and respect for the land.

@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent blend! Thanks for sharing! Yes, Sunflowers are excellent for cover crop integration as well as soil building!

@dannypool7411 5 жыл бұрын

you are both heros of are great planet thank you

@watermelonlalala 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have a long row of sunflowers and I was wondering what I could plant around them.

@christophersnook 4 жыл бұрын

Were the sunflowers and the other covers drilled all in one mix after the first crop was harvested?

@chokkan7 7 жыл бұрын

About the pigweeds, I have a suggestion: if you're in the field and see one, walk over and pull it up by the roots. I've manually hoed large fields in my youth, and it never ceases to amaze me how detached some people have become from their livelihood...

@BrownCreature 2 жыл бұрын

What? Why?

@06rtm 2 жыл бұрын

Theres too many acres

@josephgodwin4246 11 ай бұрын

@@BrownCreature thing makes over a million seeds probably worth it depending on your production scale

@anitabyrne4814 2 жыл бұрын

What squash variety did you plant? What about that native Ozark Wild Squash? Although inedible, it is thought to be the predecessor of the 3 Sisters cultivars.

@MrJuicemon 2 жыл бұрын

did they apply fertiliser with this cover crop? thankyou

@davmatheophilus159 2 жыл бұрын

Would you map a parcel for a newbie "farmer" for a fee?

@FriendlyCleaningKC 2 жыл бұрын

How do you harvest the sunflower to create an income?

@utopiasafari251 5 жыл бұрын

Hello there! I'm in Tanzania and I want to become a farmer . I have farm of a size 80 archer. I want to do sunflower only will this be a good idea? Please advise on this

@TS-vr9of 3 жыл бұрын

No, its a bad idea to grow just one thing. If you plant only 1 thing your soil will become poor after a few years and your input costs will keep going up. Especially the insecticide, fungicide, and fertilizer costs.

@hennievermooten9289 Жыл бұрын

Let me think!!!

@bobbyburns9829 6 жыл бұрын

Aloha hi great presentation thank you. Where is the best place to get the sunflower seeds.? I live in Hawaii is there a distributor here do I go to Johnny seats? Can you assist me with a distributor of the sunflower as well as the sun him I like the fact that it’s nitrogen fixing and it grows quick can use this compost the plant my fruit trees thank you

@GreenCoverSeed 4 жыл бұрын

Of course! We can ship it to you. Head on over to our website greencoverseed.com/product/1073/

@dannypool7411 5 жыл бұрын

what is your main crop you grow or are you just trying fix bad soil?

@sammaclachlan8711 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@jasonmcmillan6598 7 жыл бұрын

can we graze after the sunflowers are harvested?

@bradchoq 6 жыл бұрын

you can, but it destroys your winter cover

@msseedlady2587 6 жыл бұрын

Guys do in the Dakotas all the time. They love the seed. Just be careful with younger cattle-the stalks are high in lignin. I recommend checking out KSU, NDSU and SDSU for articles on the subject.

@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, tritcale vs rye for covering ground?

@GreenCoverSeed 5 жыл бұрын

Are you wanting a simple cover crop or something for grazing?

@hardcoreplayafromthehimala4888 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, a simple cover crop for weed control and water retention. I did not see anyone using triticale for that, is there any advantages or disadvantages using triticale vs rye?

@Zeldabug24 7 жыл бұрын

What time of the year do you plant the sunflowers?

@anthonycopacetic5016 Жыл бұрын

Are sunflower a good companion to tomatoes?

@GreenCoverSeed Жыл бұрын

A few would be good to attract beneficial insects but too many would create shading issues

@PennsylvaniaFarming 6 жыл бұрын

What makes sunflower good at breaking up compaction

@craigsmith441 6 жыл бұрын

They have a very aggressive tap root that goes deep chasing water down through the soil profile.

@lukejones1244 4 жыл бұрын

surely its too dark in there for squash?

@w8stral 3 жыл бұрын

They aren't trying to actually get squash to harvest and sell, but rather to hold down other weeds and create diversity in the soil as different root systems are beneificial to different bacteria etc. Everyone forgets Below ground is just as important as above ground