Little FR
12 pointer
I had more volunteers this year than I’ve ever had. I transplanted some into rows in my garden.
Dove Fields
- Thread starter Rob7
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Ezelkyhunter
10 pointer
- Nov 28, 2013
- 1,515
Q. How long do you have to wait from spraying 24-d til you can no till sunflowers?
CAn you plant then spray same day thinking it will take 7 -10 days for them to sprout
CAn you plant then spray same day thinking it will take 7 -10 days for them to sprout
keeruss8
8 pointer
I believe your supposed to wait 20-21 days before you put anything in the ground behind it. Somebody here will give you a for sure answer
Rob7
6 pointer
- Oct 18, 2004
- 408
About 1/3 of an acre of our field is eat up with weeds. Field is 5.8 acres. I ran out of preemergent (Spartan and Prowl) and it was in the part of the field where the Peredovik sunflowers were planted, not the Clearfield, so I could not spray with the lightning, only sprayed with the Clethodim. Amazing to see how weed infested it is. Rest of the field looks good, just need some more rain to keep them growing. Reinforces in my mind how important the chemical strategy is.
keeruss8
8 pointer
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That's a heck of a difference
Feedman
Cyber-Hunter
They are planted in rows. You should be able to plow them
hunt-4-life21
12 pointer
My goodness. It looks like pigweed, maybe? If so, it'll get taller than the sunflowers. I know someone here (and maybe it was you Rob) talking about using a wick bar. If those get taller than the sunflowers, see if you can get a wick bar and 2-4d the heck out of them. Pig weed is something you don't want to mess with.
Rob7
6 pointer
- Oct 18, 2004
- 408
Thanks for the info, I never did purchase a wick bar but did ask about them either last year or year before, I did use a painters pole and roller cover and took care of a few problem areas last year with some round up, might have to get creative and figure out a way to get some round up on those unwanted plants without getting it on the sunflowers. Might take my 30" self propelled commercial yard mower and mow down what has grown so far, minus the sunflowers. If I had any cultivating equipment I could cultivate them like feedman suggested. I guess worst case scenario is that I just simply mow down that section of field and leave as bare ground. Sounds like I'll have fun experimenting. Thanks,
WildmanWilson
12 pointer
Why don’t more people plant wheat? Some of the best hunts I’ve had was over wheat.
bigpuddin43
12 pointer
my best guess is you get a lot of thatch with wheat similar to millet which I used to do when we had hay equipment and could bail the thatch off to get more bare ground. also one rain on wheat and the majority is gonna sprout. best dove shoots we ever did were with browntop millet that was let go to seed then cut and bailed.
Rob7
6 pointer
- Oct 18, 2004
- 408
I like to try and get 6 weekend hunts out of the field and believe the sunflowers give the longevity to do that. I never tried the wheat for the reason bp stated, my thoughts is that the seeds that hit the ground would sprout too soon, but I could be wrong. I did do half the field in millet one year however the black birds made quick work of it, coming down in flocks, laying it flat and munching it all gone.
Rob7
6 pointer
- Oct 18, 2004
- 408
What a difference a week makes along with some rain finally, went from no yellow in the field over the 4th weekend to lots of yellow this past weekend. Second pictures shows the Clearfield on the left and the Peredovik on the right.
bigpuddin43
12 pointer
Sunflowers are looking good 2 acres in the bend of the driveway. Power lines all down the driveway pond on other side of driveway. Should be able to slaughter them.
hunt-4-life21
12 pointer
New field location is looking great. This was on July 10th.
bigpuddin43
12 pointer
Sunflowers did amazing but might be a little early. Hopefully the gold finches don’t clean me out.
