Anyone Got Cornfield Grow Pics?
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lambofgod
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horrible idea! I lived out in the midwest for years....out in the middle of BFE. Growing in a corn field is a VERY bad idea. Let me explain why.
First the majority of farms spray their fields sometimes twice a year with roundup, unless you have a roundup ready cannabis strain (which is impossible unless Monsanto has come up with it...HIGHLY doubtful) Your plant will no longer exist 4 days after spraying. Not to mention most farms do an application once before they even plant. Even with an application of Glycure (which majority of farmers DO NOT use) Your plants would still be a gonner.
Thats not to mention the chemicals that are foliar fed by airplane...if your local farmer chooses to do so.
Now lets talk security.....I dont know about the farmers in your area, but the ones I worked for where constantly in the fields.
Remember also about whats strain you'd choose. Weather dependent, most corn crops in the midwest come out between late Sept.-early November, that's not to say I haven't seen farmers in the fields as late as December during bad years...cause I have. So it easily able to be ripped out by a combine while your snoozing over night one night.
Not to mention your putting them at risk with the law.
There are WAY to many more reasons NOT to grow in your local farmers corn field....If you had to..find a farmer with notill (google it if you dont know what it is)....at least then you will have more organic matter in your soil.
Best way to do this is to find a water way around you local farmers fields with a nice finger of trees and plant by them....even still all the runoff from the fields go right to that creek...feeding your plants the same chemicals they are spraying.
First the majority of farms spray their fields sometimes twice a year with roundup, unless you have a roundup ready cannabis strain (which is impossible unless Monsanto has come up with it...HIGHLY doubtful) Your plant will no longer exist 4 days after spraying. Not to mention most farms do an application once before they even plant. Even with an application of Glycure (which majority of farmers DO NOT use) Your plants would still be a gonner.
Thats not to mention the chemicals that are foliar fed by airplane...if your local farmer chooses to do so.
Now lets talk security.....I dont know about the farmers in your area, but the ones I worked for where constantly in the fields.
Remember also about whats strain you'd choose. Weather dependent, most corn crops in the midwest come out between late Sept.-early November, that's not to say I haven't seen farmers in the fields as late as December during bad years...cause I have. So it easily able to be ripped out by a combine while your snoozing over night one night.
Not to mention your putting them at risk with the law.
There are WAY to many more reasons NOT to grow in your local farmers corn field....If you had to..find a farmer with notill (google it if you dont know what it is)....at least then you will have more organic matter in your soil.
Best way to do this is to find a water way around you local farmers fields with a nice finger of trees and plant by them....even still all the runoff from the fields go right to that creek...feeding your plants the same chemicals they are spraying.
catmando
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^somewhat true, yes some farmers spray twice a year but if they only spray once in the spring you will be fine because the chemical that they spray (glyphosate) is only effective if it is sprayed directly upon the leaves of a plant so there is no risk of residual chemical in the soil. i also dont know of any farmers who still do "crop dusting" for corn. I live in MN idk how farming is done in other areas tho.
Also no farmers will walk more than 10-20 rows into the corn field so plant them a ways in and you'll be fine.
Also harvesting is a very weather dependent activity, you cannot begin harvesting until the soil is dry enough or frozen, by the time it is frozen your plants will be done. It is all very weather dependent tho, if the weather is shitty, wet, and warm in october,november you could be okay but if it is dry or the ground freezes you there is a chance of your plants getting combined.
this however is just the situation in MN, im not an expert on agriculture in other areas, I guess im not an expert on MN ag either but i do know enough since i have lived on a crop farm my entire life
Also no farmers will walk more than 10-20 rows into the corn field so plant them a ways in and you'll be fine.
Also harvesting is a very weather dependent activity, you cannot begin harvesting until the soil is dry enough or frozen, by the time it is frozen your plants will be done. It is all very weather dependent tho, if the weather is shitty, wet, and warm in october,november you could be okay but if it is dry or the ground freezes you there is a chance of your plants getting combined.
this however is just the situation in MN, im not an expert on agriculture in other areas, I guess im not an expert on MN ag either but i do know enough since i have lived on a crop farm my entire life
lambofgod
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up until last year when I moved, most the farmers in my area still do crop dusting....in fact I got a kick as picture of a plane cruising down my road...I'd post it but shows a picture of my old house....thats a no no.
As for round up, I know farmers in southern Illinois that apply 3 times a year....it's a joke to be honest. I honestly would never grow on a farm plot with "recreational tillage", too many studies show the benefits of no till and the amounts of organic matter in no till vs tillage.
I've seen 15 plants combined over night....that's why Im against it. Why I pointed out planting in a finger of trees is because its non tilled land. I've seen 190 bushel an acre on tilled vs 240+ on no till. Not to say tilled land couldn't produce the same yield. I just see whats better for the environment with less shed run off.
I am not a AG expert myself, just worked for farmers most my life.
As for round up, I know farmers in southern Illinois that apply 3 times a year....it's a joke to be honest. I honestly would never grow on a farm plot with "recreational tillage", too many studies show the benefits of no till and the amounts of organic matter in no till vs tillage.
I've seen 15 plants combined over night....that's why Im against it. Why I pointed out planting in a finger of trees is because its non tilled land. I've seen 190 bushel an acre on tilled vs 240+ on no till. Not to say tilled land couldn't produce the same yield. I just see whats better for the environment with less shed run off.
I am not a AG expert myself, just worked for farmers most my life.
alexonfire
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Here are some from 2 years ago that my friend grew. I think the strain was green crack.
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