Allopathic Effects of Rye and Brassicas Really Works

[Terrific_tom]

This is one of my soybean plots from this year. After planting my mix of rye, wheat, oats and winter peas in this plot for 4 years and then planting a brassica mix in it last summer it is almost completely weed free. I did not spray this plot this year or last year and I think I may not have to. The rye and brassica has a allopathic effect so weeds do not grow. This area was the hardest to get plots to grow well before I started the rye, oats, wheat and pea planting but has turned into the best soil that I have. Every spring when the rye got about 15 to 20 inches high I would disc it under for green manure to help build the soil.

 

[Crimson Arrows]

Very nice! I agree in that the rye seems to help immensely in keeping weeds at bay in each successive year.

 

[LoessHillsArcher]

Good stuff! We are 'rying' all our bean plots this fall and establishing some clover with it as well... it is powerful stuff!

 

[dbltree]

Good stuff Tom! Thanks for sharing! :way:

 

[waylonb19]

It looks like you broadcasted your beans correct? If so do you harrow drag them in, disk them in, or cultipack them in. I harrowed mine in this yr. and I am thinking they would of did a little better if I would of either lightly disked them in or harrowed cultipacked them in. Just curious what you did.

 

[letemgrow]

Those are looking great!!

 

[Terrific_tom]

It looks like you broadcasted your beans correct? If so do you harrow drag them in, disk them in, or cultipack them in. I harrowed mine in this yr. and I am thinking they would of did a little better if I would of either lightly disked them in or harrowed cultipacked them in. Just curious what you did.

I disced the beans in and then followed up with the cultipacker.

 

[KSQ2]

How deep did you set your disk?

 

[Terrific_tom]

How deep did you set your disk?

I set my disc to cut 3 iched deep.