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CraiginMO

06-16-2007 08:11:53




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This is my first year planting any kind of row crop and doing it with a JD494 planter set at 30" rows. Here are some pictures of the soybean I planted last Saturday. I planted them at 30" and then split the rows again to get 15" rows. At the end of the field the planter turns a bit inside the tractor so my 2nd pass acually replanted over the first pass. My question is sould I plant some rows across these to get the plant pop up and help this end of the field canopy over quicker or will I have to many plants to close and choke out the ones that are already in. Also I have almost a full extra bag of seed so unless I use it, it's wasted. Thanks

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Bluepaint

06-16-2007 21:00:32




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 Re: OT need a soybean expert in reply to CraiginMO, 06-16-2007 08:11:53  
Population in the row is fine double drilling would be better but sureley the maturity would be too uneven unless you dessicate .
Although i grow up to 800 acres of sunflowers on 38 inch rows (cultivated) when all my neighbours use 30 and we get the same yeilds , Beans here are all done with drills or air seeders mine is 7.2 inch spacing ,



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730virgil

06-16-2007 19:15:42




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 Re: OT need a soybean expert in reply to CraiginMO, 06-16-2007 08:11:53  
have beans sprouted in the blanks? is your ground hard and dry? maybe it would help to rotary hoe them.



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e

06-16-2007 18:02:54




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 Re: OT need a soybean expert in reply to CraiginMO, 06-16-2007 08:11:53  
I wouldn't worry about it. What matters is that your population is right. The plants will spread out and cover up that area. It will just take a little longer to canopy in those spots.



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bigdiesel

06-16-2007 17:50:05




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 Re: OT need a soybean expert in reply to CraiginMO, 06-16-2007 08:11:53  
I looked at your pics and your soybeans look like crap. I plant 2500 acres with 15 in rows, and they are almost touching each rows. I would plant in between the rows again, you dont have a good stand of beans!



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mjbrown

06-16-2007 11:31:01




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 Re: OT need a soybean expert in reply to CraiginMO, 06-16-2007 08:11:53  
Don't worry about the skips. Soybeans are good compensators. They will bush out to take advantage of unused space nearby and make lots of beans. Roundup should deal with the weeds, just be sure the weeds get a good chance to emerge before you have it sprayed.



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IaGary

06-16-2007 09:17:45




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 Re: OT need a soybean expert in reply to CraiginMO, 06-16-2007 08:11:53  
Leave it alone.

You may do more harm than good driving over what you have there.

There are still many who plant in 30 inch rows only.

And they still get good yields.

Gary



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