The Official Farming Thread...

[Hedgerow]

 

[JimBear]

Well, at least it was a paved road & more importantly that he noticed.

 

[Steve]

I will dig the bottle out and let you know what I used last year. Just sprayed it on the silks.
If you can keep the moths off the silks, there’s no ear worms...

Thanks!

 

[Hedgerow]

Thanks!

2 applications.

1st sign of silk then about a week later..

Spray directly on the silk..

 

[Hedgerow]

Well, at least it was a paved road & more importantly that he noticed.

First field had gone close to 70 bu per acre.
Doubt the next 3 will do that..
Half of it is down bad... sometimes I just don’t think it’s worth going for big yields till they can breed a little more stalk strength into those varieties.

 

[Hinerman]

Because google don’t offer anything real,..

I hate frauds... you know this...
I can take anything.. as long as it’s the real and honest deal.. if a person don’t know *s-word, I’m ok with it. Just say so, and we can talk.

I don't know *s-word. What do you want to talk about next?

 

[Mastermind]

I don't know *s-word. What do you want to talk about next?

Let's talk about the price of eggs in China and the wear and tear on a hen's ass.

 

[Steve]

Let's talk about the price of eggs in China and the wear and tear on a hen's ass.

What's an egg?

I've seen some wear and tear on a chicks ass...

 

[dall]

Let's talk about the price of eggs in China and the wear and tear on a hen's ass.

you went to rental chickens instead of pigs ?

 

[Mastermind]

you went to rental chickens instead of pigs ?

Sure.

 

[dall]

Sure.

saves on the vet bills lol

 

[Egg Shooter]

No, you are at no fault. In no way, shape, or form was your question derogatory or have mal intent. We have been having issues lately with some members politicizing every question or post it seems.


Now on to your answer, I am no expert in honey bees but I know my neighbor has 5 healthy hives and I actually have a natural hive in a hollowed out oak tree on my property. I'm sure we as humans have done things not favorable to the honey bee. There is also a mite that has been around my area that is not helping either.

Urbanization also has played a part in honey bee demise. All the fields full of native flowering plants have been mowed over for houses and fescue lawns. One bee keeper I was talking with last year was telling me he has had to feed his bees the last few years around February a honey substitute because of the colder winters here they just ran out of fuel!

Habitat loss seems to be the consensus from the bee people I have talked to over the years. And the reason for that loss seems to be from quite a few sources.

Im not a farmer but have some land. We have 75-80 Norway spruce trees. The 10-15 ft talls ones, probably 30 of them in a row, have 1000's of honey bees all around and in them. The whole area just hums if it relatively quiet. Not sure what they are after but its cool to see.

 

[Egg Shooter]

I think it's time to let SpaceCadet go.

Thoughts?

Over due.

 

[Egg Shooter]

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2 applications.

1st sign of silk then about a week later..

Spray directly on the silk..

I needs dat fir ma maters. Them fat squishy horned a$$holes eat like pigs. Marigolds planted all around the maters helped tremendously last year it seems. Nothing yet so far this year.

 

[Bilge Rat]

What do you use to keep worms from eating your corn cobs? I don't think I have ever got to eat a full ear out of my garden.

I grew silver queen for 20 yrs. with no pesticides.
The worm starts to eat right at the same time the corn is ripe. If you break it just as the worm appears it is tender and the worm has not eaten anything that you would eat. If you waited even 2 days the worm is eating the first good kernals so harvest time is the key.

If you don't want to see the worms after harvest mist water on the trailer full of corn which cools the corn aiding in keeping it fresh. Putting buckets of ice on top will run the worms right out of the corn. We would break a 4' X 8' trailer load of silver queen at a time, misting it then a few hours later putting about 15 5 gallon buckets of ice on it then a tarp. The next day it would be sold to the city folks who loved it. 3 days later we broke the second ears which were now ripe.

Worms are just free protein.

 

[Sagebrush33]

I grew silver queen for 20 yrs. with no pesticides.
The worm starts to eat right at the same time the corn is ripe. If you break it just as the worm appears it is tender and the worm has not eaten anything that you would eat. If you waited even 2 days the worm is eating the first good kernals so harvest time is the key.

If you don't want to see the worms after harvest mist water on the trailer full of corn which cools the corn aiding in keeping it fresh. Putting buckets of ice on top will run the worms right out of the corn. We would break a 4' X 8' trailer load of silver queen at a time, misting it then a few hours later putting about 15 5 gallon buckets of ice on it then a tarp. The next day it would be sold to the city folks who loved it. 3 days later we broke the second ears which were now ripe.

Worms are just free protein.

Me no want worms in me.

I don't like going to the vet.

 

[Bilge Rat]

Me no want worms in me.

I don't like going to the vet.

Chew your food and worms will not be an issue.

 

[Bilge Rat]

I will dig the bottle out and let you know what I used last year. Just sprayed it on the silks.
If you can keep the moths off the silks, there’s no ear worms...

If you get a few days of rain or irrigation on the corn right at harvest time it reduces the amount of worms.
In dry years we would irrigate daily during the last days including while i'm breaking it cause it is hot.
The water may have reduced the moths getting on the corn.

I do miss growing crops every year. Getting old and business issues have gotten in the way.

 

[Coltont]

So hell wind and rain in a thunderstorm last evening. Layed my sweet corn down pretty bad. What's the likelyhood it'll stand back up? Looks like dog chit now.

 

[Steve]

So hell wind and rain in a thunderstorm last evening. Layed my sweet corn down pretty bad. What's the likelyhood it'll stand back up? Looks like dog chit now.

Happen to mine last year. It stood back up after a few weeks. Some only made it half way up but still produced.