Post by Dutch on May 26, 2013 17:43:10 GMT -5
One of the members of our sportsman's club works for Cover Crop Solutions. He was telling me of the benefits of tillage radishes. They will be bringing out a mix for deer that includes a tillage radish.
I've seen more and more farmers here putting them in as a winter cover crop. They have a taproot that drills deep into the soil, breaking up hard soils and bringing minerals to the surface.
When these radishes get a hard freeze, they die. The leaves literally cover and smother the soil. In the spring, the smothering effect keeps weeds from coming up.
For food plotters, many of us without a means to till deeply, these radishes could be an answer to a problem with soil compaction.
I have used Groundhog Radishes, but not extensively enough to say how well they work. I know others have used them with good success.
Seems to me that if farmers are beginning to use them more extensively, they may have a usage for us. Just something to keep an eye on.
www.covercropsolutions.com/products/tillage-radish.php
www.ampacseed.com/groundhog.htm
I've seen more and more farmers here putting them in as a winter cover crop. They have a taproot that drills deep into the soil, breaking up hard soils and bringing minerals to the surface.
When these radishes get a hard freeze, they die. The leaves literally cover and smother the soil. In the spring, the smothering effect keeps weeds from coming up.
For food plotters, many of us without a means to till deeply, these radishes could be an answer to a problem with soil compaction.
I have used Groundhog Radishes, but not extensively enough to say how well they work. I know others have used them with good success.
Seems to me that if farmers are beginning to use them more extensively, they may have a usage for us. Just something to keep an eye on.
www.covercropsolutions.com/products/tillage-radish.php
www.ampacseed.com/groundhog.htm