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TILLAGE RADISH® PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Drill Seeder (6 lbs/acre): Using small grass box, use alfalfa setting as a guide to set seeding rate. A large seed box can be used but the setting is very low and somewhat difficult to establish. Use alfalfa as comparable seed on drill charts, reducing by 10%. It's important to calibrate your drill to determine correct seeding rate.
Broadcast/Aerial Seeding (8-10 lbs/acre): Strive for good soil and moisture contact (If fields are moist, fly seeds on. If fields are dry, push seeds in)
- Standing corn seeding indicator is when 1" patches of sunlight on soil surface are seen or approximately 4 weeks prior to anticipated harvest time
- Standing soybean seeding indicator is at leaf yellowing
- Cotton seeding indicator is right before defoliation
- Improve success rate by using drop tubes when seeding with a high clearance cover crop seeder.
Precision Planter (4 lbs/acre): 15" rows using 60-cell small sugar beet plate with 4" in-row spacing. Seed is selected for Precision Planting performance.
Nitrogen: To reach peak potential, needs 40-60 lbs of N, residual or applied.
Planting: Plant 3-10 weeks prior to the first average killing frost. Green growth starts in less than a week in normal conditions; radish size depends on growth time, length of sunlight, plant competition and available nutrients to scavenge. Tillage Radish® is a broad leaf plant. Consider this when planning your herbicide program.
Planting Depth: 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Can be planted 1" in light soils if necessary to reach moisture.
Seeding Rate:- Drilling: 6 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 8-10 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 4" in-row): 4 lbs/acre
Control: Tillage Radish® winterkills with 3 consecutive nights in the mid-teens. If no winterkill, control with mowing, grazing or burndown of one quart of glyphosate with one pint of 2,4-D equivalent at flowering.
TILLAGEMAX Indy™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + Tillage RootMax™ + CCS Crimson Clover
Planting: Plant in the fall as soon after harvest as possible. Typically, this is 3-10 weeks prior to first average killing frost.
Seeding Depth: 1/4 - 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is tall fescue (reduce by 25%), crested wheat grass (reduce by 15%), or annual ryegrass.
- Drill (7.5" rows): 15 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 17 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 2" in-row): 12 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Milo Plate)
- Forage: 20-25 lbs/acre
Application: Achieve ideal soil-to-moisture contact. If fields are moist, fly seeds on. If fields are dry, push seeds in.
- Broadcast / Aerially applied into standing corn: seeding indicator is when 1" patches of sunlight on soil surface are seen or approx. 4 weeks prior to anticipated harvest time.
- Into standing soybean: seeding indicator is at leaf yellowing.
- Into standing cotton: seeding indicator is right before defoliation. Using a high clearance cover crop seeder: improve success rate by using drop tubes when seeding.
Control: Tillage Radish® winterkills with 3 nights in the mid-teens. If Tillage Radish® does not winterkill, add one pint of 2,4-D type herbicide at flowering. Tillage RootMax™ and CCS Crimson Clover require a burndown of one quart of glyphosate with one pint of 2,4-D. Best control is achieved spraying on a warm day (sunny, above 60ºF) between 9 AM and 2 PM with water adjusted to 5 - 5.5 ph. Suggested burndown is when Tillage RootMax™ is approx. 8-12" in height, before the first node has developed or prior to jointing stage.
Forage: TillageMax Indy makes an excellent winter forage for livestock.Its extensive deep rooting increases nutritional value by drawing nutrients from deep in the soil profile. RootMax features high vegetative tillering and is a good choice for cool season grazing.
TILLAGEMAX Bristol™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + Tillage RootMax™
Planting: Plant in the fall as soon after harvest as possible. Typically, this is 3-10 weeks prior to first average killing frost.
Seeding Depth: 1/4 - 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is tall fescue (reduce by 20%), crested wheat grass (reduce by 10%), or annual ryegrass.
- Drill (7.5" rows): 12 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 15 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 1.75" in-row): 10 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Milo Plate)
- Forage: 15-17 lbs/acre
Application: Achieve ideal soil-to-moisture contact. If fields are moist, fly seeds on. If fields are dry, push seeds in.
- Broadcast / Aerially applied into standing corn: seeding indicator is when 1" patches of sunlight on soil surface are seen or approx. 4 weeks prior to anticipated harvest time.
- Into standing soybean: seeding indicator is at leaf yellowing.
- Into standing cotton: seeding indicator is right before defoliation.
- Using a high clearance cover crop seeder: improve success rate by using drop tubes when seeding.
Control: Tillage Radish® winterkills with 3 nights in the mid-teens. If Tillage Radish® does not winterkill, add one pint of 2,4-D type herbicide at flowering / bolting. Tillage RootMax™ requires a burndown of one quart of glyphosate. Best control is achieved spraying on a warm day (sunny, above 60ºF) between 9 AM and 2 PM with water adjusted to 5 - 5.5 ph. Suggested burndown is at approximately 8-12" in height, before the first node has developed or prior to jointing stage.
Forage: TillageMax Bristol makes an excellent winter forage for livestock. Its extensive deep rooting increases nutritional value by drawing nutrients from deep in the soil profile. RootMax™ features high vegetative tillering and is a good choice for cool season grazing.
TILLAGEMAX Daytona™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + CCS Crimson Clover
Planting: Plant in the fall as soon after harvest as possible. Typically, this is 3-10 weeks prior to first average killing frost.
Seeding Depth: 1/4 - 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is alfalfa. A small seed box can be used.
Seeding Rate:- Drill (7.5" rows): 10 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 13 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 1.5" in-row): 8 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Milo Plate)
Application: Achieve ideal soil-to-moisture contact. If fields are moist, fly seeds on. If fields are dry, push seeds in.
- Broadcast / Aerially applied into standing corn: seeding indicator is when 1" patches of sunlight on soil surface are seen or approx. 4 weeks prior to anticipated harvest time.
- Into standing soybean: seeding indicator is at leaf yellowing.
- Into standing cotton: seeding indicator is right before defoliation.
- Using a high clearance cover crop seeder: improve success rate by using drop tubes when seeding.
Control: Tillage Radish® winterkills with 3 nights in the mid-teens. If Tillage Radish® does not winterkill, add one pint of 2,4-D type herbicide at flowering / bolting. CCS Crimson Clover can be controlled by a spring burndown of one pint of 2,4-D type herbicide along with one quart of glyphosate.
TILLAGEMAX Dover™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + CCS Oats
Planting: Plant in the fall as soon after harvest as possible. Typically, this is 3-10 weeks prior to first average killing frost.
Seeding Depth: 1/2 - 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is oats.
Seeding Rate:- Drill (7.5" rows): 25 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 30 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 5" in-row): 20 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Soybean Plate)
- Forage: 30-45 lbs/acre
Application: Achieve ideal soil-to-moisture contact. If fields are moist, fly seeds on. If fields are dry, push seeds in.
- Broadcast / Aerially applied into standing corn: seeding indicator is when 1" patches of sunlight on soil surface are seen or approx. 4 weeks prior to anticipated harvest time.
- Into standing soybean: seeding indicator is at leaf yellowing.
- Into standing cotton: seeding indicator is right before defoliation.
- Using a high clearance cover crop seeder: improve success rate by using drop tubes when seeding.
Control: Tillage Radish® and CCS Oats winterkill with 3 nights in the mid-teens. If they do not winterkill, apply a combination of one pint of 2,4-D type herbicide along with one quart of glyphosate at flowering or heading.
Forage: TillageMax Dover makes an excellent winter forage for livestock. Its extensive deep rooting increases nutritional value by drawing nutrients from deep in the soil profile. Tillage Radish® and CCS Oats provide a good choice for cool season grazing.
TILLAGEMAX Charlotte™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + CCS Fridge Triticale + CCS Crimson Clover
Planting: Plant 3-10 weeks prior to first killing frost
Seeding Depth: 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is wheat.
- Drill (7.5" rows): 40 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 50 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 5" in-row): 30 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Soybean Plate)
Control: It is recommended to control when CCS Fridge Triticale reaches 18" in height. Use one quart of glyphosate and one pint of a 2,4-D product which will control CCS Fridge Triticale, CCS Crimson Clover and any Tillage Radish® that may not have been winterkilled.
TILLAGEMAX Homestead™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + Tillage Sunn™ + CCS Sorghum-Sudan Grass
Planting: Plant in late spring after last frost and up to 8 weeks prior to the first frost in fall.
Seeding Depth: 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is wheat.
- Drill (7.5" rows): 15 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: Not recommended
- Precision Planting (15" with 4" in-row): 12 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Soybean Plate)
Control: Tillage Sunn™ and CCS Sorghum-Sudangrass kill with the first frost. Tillage Radish® is winterkilled with a few nights in the mid-teens. A quart of glyphosate and one pint of a 2,4-D product will control any Tillage Radish® that may not have been winterkilled.
TILLAGEMAX Talladega™ PLANTING TIPS & SEEDING RATE
Cover Crop Species: Tillage Radish® + CCS Fridge Triticale
Planting: Plant 3-10 weeks prior to first killing frost.
Seeding Depth: 1" as required for good seed-to-soil contact with adequate moisture present. Comparable seed on drill chart is wheat.
- Drill (7.5" rows): 40 lbs/acre
- Broadcast / Aerial: 50 lbs/acre
- Precision Planting (15" with 5" in-row): 30 lbs/acre (Kinze Brush Meter with Backing Plate - 60 Cell Soybean Plate)
Control: It is recommended to control when CCS Fridge Triticale reaches 18" in height. Use one quart of glyphosate and one pint of a 2,4-D product which will control any Tillage Radish® that may not have been winterkilled.
