re: Dove Field Update

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1. Field before sunflowers was what? what did you use to kill it, and what month.

It used to be a pasture. Bermuda and bahia. I've planted it the last 10-12 years in sunflowers. Burn it down with Roundup every spring.

2. What month did you plant sunflowers. How much fertilizer etc etc?


I planted in early May. You can go to the end of May with conventional sunflowers and be fine for having them ready for opening day. I fertilized with 200 lbs/acre of 13-13-13. Some years I get my farmer buddies to drop in a fertilize it. This year I just spread it when I planted.


3. How long after planting did you wait to come back and use fertilizer or spray for weeds.


As mentioned I fertilzed when I planted so I wouldn't have to drive back thru them after they came up. I didn't have to do much spraying for weeds as the pre-emerge I used really held the grass/weeds back well this year. I did spot spray some areas with Select, which will kill grass but not the sunflowers. The pre-emerge is used was called Broadaxe.

Thank you I have my eye on a field and want to plant but have so many conflicting experts telling me what to do.

What brand of Sunflowers you use and were they round up ready.

I planted Peredovik black oil seeds. They are not "clearfield" sunflowers, which are the ones that are similar to Roundup ready. THey ones I planted are about $50/bag. The clearfields are closter to $300

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