Recovered, that’s the part I’m missing. Crimping would have helped this year, I’m sure. This April I drilled into standing cereal rye and lots of clover from the fall planting. The cereal rye bent down after I drilled through it - but it wasn’t crimped and it stood back up. So much for weed control.

Thanks for sharing your experience.

Weather is another wild card, but I’m in for the long haul. Our sandy soil has begun to have some structure and has changed color in just two cycles of fall/spring planting.

It’s fun, but waiting for the next cycle to try to improve is the hard part.

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Posted by Da Hammer

Folsom

Member since May 2008

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Posted on 6/8/23 at 6:48 am to 76Forest

Question for you all...

At my place we got a 10' NT drill and we love it we plant everything with it but I am still very much hesitant on a crimper. Seems like a fad to me? I am somewhat uneducated on crimpers I know they are gaining popularity but I'm hesitant to run out and get one knowing those that use them on youtube and the like are paid to use them.

Our current process is spray the plots to kill them in mid April/early may then two weeks later drill them during the process of drilling it nocks the dead stuff over much like a crimper would. Am I missing something that big not crimping?

I still get some weeds and come back and spray about 4-6 weeks post planting and I'm certainly not a farmer or ag major just trying to think my way through it and enjoying the journey as I LOVE doing plots and seeing things get better and better with time.

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