Recommendations for road cover

[offroadr]

I am looking to plant something to hide a plot from the road. I looked into egyptian wheat but its to be row planted and I dont have the equipment to plant in rows or drill

 

[dbltree]

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I am looking to plant something to hide a plot from the road. I looked into egyptian wheat but its to be row planted and I dont have the equipment to plant in rows or drill

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You can broadcast egyptian wheat as well as sorghum or even corn for a poacher screen.

Those three are the most commom screens although establishing a shrub/conifer screen is more effective.

 

[offroadr]

Thanks for the reply. This is what I read on cooperseeds.com..

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Planting Methods. Egyptian wheat seed should be planted in rows spaced 3 feet apart. Broadcast planting is usually unsatisfactory. Plant 4 to 6 pounds of seed per acre. The best production generally occurs at lower rates (4 pounds per acre). The ideal spacing for the plants leaves about 3 to 4 inches between adjacent plants in the row.


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Isn't sorghum a fairly short crop?

 

[turkeyriver]

Forage sorghum gets very tall. Grain sorghum stays pretty short

 

[offroadr]

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Forage sorghum gets very tall. Grain sorghum stays pretty short

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Thanks for the clarification!

 

[bjkpharmd]

I have broadcast EW with great results at 6 lbs acre.

 

[dbltree]

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I have broadcast EW with great results at 6 lbs acre.

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Who you gonna believe...us or Coopers?

I think the row thing maybe to produce better seed heads but for a screen...take pharmers advice!