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4/10/2012 7:45:34 PM
Anybody ever planted any of these?
4/10/2012 9:54:53 PM
Originally Posted By lastchance:
Anybody ever planted any of these?
Anybody ever planted any of these?
Could you be meaning fodder radish?
4/11/2012 8:24:53 PM
a.k.a. Oilseed Radish
I use them in my cover crop rotation. Last year I mixed them with Crimson Clover. I broadcast and disked in the clover then planted the Oilseed Radish in rows 12" apart over the clover. It worked great! The clover smothered the weeds and added nitrogen. The radish bored nice holes in the soil as advertised breaking up and allowing water penetration. They grew down about 8-10". They scavenge nutrients down deep and bring them up for subsequent plantings. I left them in place over the winter and just got done disking the debris into the soil. I had some seeds that survived the previous year of field work. They grew about 18" in length and 4-5" in diameter. They were huge! I pulled them up and fed them to the chickens.
I will continue to use them this year. I'm working on finding the best combination of cover/smother/green manure crops. Beside the Oilseed Radish and Crimson Clover, I use white clover, sweet clover, red clover, oats, buckwheat and field peas. Gonna add some alfalfa this year.
Here's some info on the radish http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/radish.html
I use them in my cover crop rotation. Last year I mixed them with Crimson Clover. I broadcast and disked in the clover then planted the Oilseed Radish in rows 12" apart over the clover. It worked great! The clover smothered the weeds and added nitrogen. The radish bored nice holes in the soil as advertised breaking up and allowing water penetration. They grew down about 8-10". They scavenge nutrients down deep and bring them up for subsequent plantings. I left them in place over the winter and just got done disking the debris into the soil. I had some seeds that survived the previous year of field work. They grew about 18" in length and 4-5" in diameter. They were huge! I pulled them up and fed them to the chickens.
I will continue to use them this year. I'm working on finding the best combination of cover/smother/green manure crops. Beside the Oilseed Radish and Crimson Clover, I use white clover, sweet clover, red clover, oats, buckwheat and field peas. Gonna add some alfalfa this year.
Here's some info on the radish http://www.covercrops.msu.edu/species/radish.html
4/12/2012 11:10:23 PM
"The disadvantages of using oilseed radish are that the seed may be difficult to locate, and it is relatively expensive. Some Michigan farmers are experimenting with seed production/harvest methods."
where are you finding the seeds and do you have a link to order them online?
TRG
where are you finding the seeds and do you have a link to order them online?
TRG
4/13/2012 6:09:52 AM
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
"The disadvantages of using oilseed radish are that the seed may be difficult to locate, and it is relatively expensive. Some Michigan farmers are experimenting with seed production/harvest methods."
where are you finding the seeds and do you have a link to order them online?
TRG
"The disadvantages of using oilseed radish are that the seed may be difficult to locate, and it is relatively expensive. Some Michigan farmers are experimenting with seed production/harvest methods."
where are you finding the seeds and do you have a link to order them online?
TRG
Here you go TRG http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-5813-oilseed-radish.aspx
Lots of seeds per pound so they go pretty far and keep them in a cool area just like other seeds and they will keep for a number of years.
I've been meaning to suggest to you TRG to think about some cover cropping. With those washouts you get, you're probably losing nutrients thru leeching and keeping more of that land in some kind of crop should help with physical erosion too. Over time getting more biomass into your sandy soil would be a good thing!
4/13/2012 9:25:09 AM
Originally Posted By sgtgrits:
Here you go TRG http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-5813-oilseed-radish.aspx
Lots of seeds per pound so they go pretty far and keep them in a cool area just like other seeds and they will keep for a number of years.
I've been meaning to suggest to you TRG to think about some cover cropping. With those washouts you get, you're probably losing nutrients thru leeching and keeping more of that land in some kind of crop should help with physical erosion too. Over time getting more biomass into your sandy soil would be a good thing!
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
"The disadvantages of using oilseed radish are that the seed may be difficult to locate, and it is relatively expensive. Some Michigan farmers are experimenting with seed production/harvest methods."
where are you finding the seeds and do you have a link to order them online?
TRG
"The disadvantages of using oilseed radish are that the seed may be difficult to locate, and it is relatively expensive. Some Michigan farmers are experimenting with seed production/harvest methods."
where are you finding the seeds and do you have a link to order them online?
TRG
Here you go TRG http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-5813-oilseed-radish.aspx
Lots of seeds per pound so they go pretty far and keep them in a cool area just like other seeds and they will keep for a number of years.
I've been meaning to suggest to you TRG to think about some cover cropping. With those washouts you get, you're probably losing nutrients thru leeching and keeping more of that land in some kind of crop should help with physical erosion too. Over time getting more biomass into your sandy soil would be a good thing!
Good plan.
TRG
4/21/2012 1:53:54 AM
Yes I've planted them as part of a green manure crop for a garden site, they did great and really helped break up the soil. I used http://www.tillageradish.com/ for my seed. Hard freeze will kill them, but that's fine.
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4/21/2012 11:48:07 PM
One guy close to where I live is using www.welterseed.com,he said they were groundhog radish,he is almost 100 percent no till farming.
4/22/2012 12:57:16 AM
Lots of folks around here do the same with turnips.
4/22/2012 5:24:29 PM
Here are some picks of the garden patches I planted with them. I used a mix of hairy vetch, crimson clover, tillage radish, and s bit of wheat for the vetch to climb on.
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4/22/2012 7:08:34 PM
Now that is a radish
4/22/2012 7:15:21 PM
So are you guys turning these under as a green manure? How long does it take the roots to break down?
4/22/2012 9:37:19 PM
Originally Posted By Corporal_Chaos:
So are you guys turning these under as a green manure? How long does it take the roots to break down?
So are you guys turning these under as a green manure? How long does it take the roots to break down?
I just let them rot in place after they freeze, those I have pictured were grown winter before last. It was colder than this winter and killed most of the radishes in jan or feb. You can mow them down or just till them in. I'd say it took them a good month to rot, they do rot faster than turnips.
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4/23/2012 8:30:39 AM
Originally Posted By mcooper:
I just let them rot in place after they freeze, those I have pictured were grown winter before last. It was colder than this winter and killed most of the radishes in jan or feb. You can mow them down or just till them in. I'd say it took them a good month to rot, they do rot faster than turnips.
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Originally Posted By Corporal_Chaos:
So are you guys turning these under as a green manure? How long does it take the roots to break down?
So are you guys turning these under as a green manure? How long does it take the roots to break down?
I just let them rot in place after they freeze, those I have pictured were grown winter before last. It was colder than this winter and killed most of the radishes in jan or feb. You can mow them down or just till them in. I'd say it took them a good month to rot, they do rot faster than turnips.
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I do the same. Just leave in place and they have pretty well broken down by spring. They are then disked in. Being in AZ your cultural practice may be a bit different depending on your location. Might want to check with your Arizona Cooperative Extension.
