Published Apr 7, 2021
If you are using a cover crop roller prior to planting, should you burn down before or after rolling the cover crops?
This is a great question Pat. If the cover crop roller (crimper) has done its job effectively you shouldn't need to burn the cover crop down chemically also. If I misunderstood the question, let me know.
Cover crop biomass can vary between species and even varieties within species. Some have rigid stems and others have softer, more pliable stems. Some species produce copious amounts of biomass and some not so much - weather can play a roll too.
If you're going to crimp, I'd wait to see if the plants respond before adding the expense and going the next step. It's always a good idea to run trials before jumping into a new practice on a wide scale.
...Then there's the concept of Planting Green - doing it all in one pass (crimping and planting directly into the green cover crop biomass. Here's the story from a farmer in IL: https://goseed.com/cover-crop-corner-advice-from-a-cash-crop-farmer-on-planting-green/
So many options!!!
Hope this helps,
Risa
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This is a great question Pat. If the cover crop roller (crimper) has done its job effectively you shouldn't need to burn the cover crop down chemically also. If I misunderstood the question, let me know.
Cover crop biomass can vary between species and even varieties within species. Some have rigid stems and others have softer, more pliable stems. Some species produce copious amounts of biomass and some not so much - weather can play a roll too.
If you're going to crimp, I'd wait to see if the plants respond before adding the expense and going the next step. It's always a good idea to run trials before jumping into a new practice on a wide scale.
...Then there's the concept of Planting Green - doing it all in one pass (crimping and planting directly into the green cover crop biomass. Here's the story from a farmer in IL: https://goseed.com/cover-crop-corner-advice-from-a-cash-crop-farmer-on-planting-green/
So many options!!!
Hope this helps,
Risa
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We spray a one chemical burndown infront of the roller crimper. The planter plants immediately behind the crimper. We plant such a high biomass that simply rolling the covers down, tends to encourage regrowth.
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Apr 7, 2021
If you use a cover crop roller, when should you burn down?
If you are using a cover crop roller prior to planting, should you burn down before or after rolling the cover crops?
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