I am planting a mix of oats, winter wheat, cereal rye, and winter peas. This will be broadcast and disced. My question is to estimate the seeding rates for each seed, would it be safe to use about 2/3rds of the recommended seeding rate for each since they will all be mixed together?
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If you broadcast them and disk them under i would increase the seeding rates by 25%. We broadcasted a mix of winter wheat and oats at a combined rate of 140lbs/acre (70lbs/acre each). We did this because our plots have been spotty over the past years and because we know that birds will eat some of the seeds.
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I believe that cereal rye will over take the rest of the plants if you seed it heavy. I might make a suggestion and plant the wheat and peas together. Plant the oats and rye separate. Not a big deal to do this if you are using a broadcaster. I have a field now that has oats in one part and clover/winter peas in another. Then I have 5 acres of turnips/radish/elbon rye mix in it.
I have noticed that oats do better by themselves and cereal rye will or can out grow other plants.
Then again if da hogs find them oats its over
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Thanks for all the input. Turns out, my seed supplier is backordered on the cereal rye, so now it will only be oats, winter wheat, and peas. The ratios between seeds will be somewhat similar to what Low Fence suggested. I also hadn't considered splitting them up, and it could be possible, because I have 3 large shooting lanes to plant.
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Originally posted by sweldo73 View PostThanks for all the input. Turns out, my seed supplier is backordered on the cereal rye, so now it will only be oats, winter wheat, and peas. The ratios between seeds will be somewhat similar to what Low Fence suggested. I also hadn't considered splitting them up, and it could be possible, because I have 3 large shooting lanes to plant.
If you have the capability to split up the seed plots then do so. I have learned quite a bit by that, I cant help but think that some of the seed mixes are a total waste of money.
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Originally posted by sweldo73 View PostI am planting a mix of oats, winter wheat, cereal rye, and winter peas. This will be broadcast and disced. My question is to estimate the seeding rates for each seed, would it be safe to use about 2/3rds of the recommended seeding rate for each since they will all be mixed together?
100 lbs Forage Oats
100 lbs Forage Winter Wheat
50 lbs Cereal Rye
50 lbs Austrian Winter Peas
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Originally posted by Low Fence View Post300 pounds per acre?
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