Maize has been drilled. I’m putting the peas next to the maize inter row. Will be harvested in March of next year. Shut the gate now so will see how it goes
Has anyone planted Beans and Maize together?
- Thread starter JackoTS90
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Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
I guess you are very much south off the equator, can be confusing to us without your location.
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- Essex
I would suggest forage peas. Assume the bean seed would be very expensive?
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- Essex
Because you will get monoculturitis, twice.
Yeah should have said am in New Zealand. Different climate.I guess you are very much south off the equator, can be confusing to us without your location.
Couldn’t even obtain bulk bean seed. I have planted a variety of feed/forage peas never was told what variety they were.
Exfarmer
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I suspect all the peas will have long dropped out before you harvest the maize
Yes I suspect the same. Maturity of the peas is well shorter than the maize. If the peas haven’t dropped out the ME would have well gone to zilch because they would be so dry. Worth a crack thought, cost me about $50 and 3 hours
Exfarmer
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Dryness would not be an issue if you can catch them as they would rehydrate in the silage, or even in the rumen
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- Essex
I think another legume would be more suitable, one which doesn't mature too quick. Something that climbs like vetch or runners but stays green like white clover. 8 don't know of any such plant.
The next idea would be to sow your legume later to get a more synchronised maturity. That will have its own problems but you would have a wider choice of species.
The next idea would be to sow your legume later to get a more synchronised maturity. That will have its own problems but you would have a wider choice of species.
Jonny B88
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Was going to say that looks awful dry for winter tineInto it. Done a couple of rows, doesn’t take too long. Will try and use the seed up, or until I get tired
There are inter row drills made for this purpose I’m pretty sure. You can do it when the plant is up before it gets too tall. This would allow the maturity to be similar. I doubt you would ever get it perfect
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- Lorette Manitoba
Was a forage pea variety here 4010 I believe. Planted with tall oats it’s supposed to be up to 5 feet tall. Might be a option fir growing with maize as they would be short season and mature.
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- Owaka, New Zealand
They won't get that
Devon James
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Sow half rate of spring beans in March, strip till in the Maize in May? Both get to harvest at the same time?
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- Montgomeryshire
Oh I got it. I figured it was a holisticologist’s term for making a half-arsed mess of two crops at once..
Bogweevil
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CEDAR tested this at Reading years ago but I have not seen any published results.
American literature suggests lab-lab beans are best in not that hot Wisconsin - good luck finding seed: http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Pubs/JL_JournalArticles/371.pdf
Those clever Danes seem to have made it work (in experimental plots): https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063626.pdf
Sounds like a good idea in theory, not so much on the farm. You will need a good residual herbicide regime, but no materials are approved for runner beans in maize crops, only for veg crops, and vice versa. Not sure about the legality of using them - a call to CRD would be wise. Organic growers might find the beans bogger inter row cultivation at an early stage.
American literature suggests lab-lab beans are best in not that hot Wisconsin - good luck finding seed: http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Pubs/JL_JournalArticles/371.pdf
Those clever Danes seem to have made it work (in experimental plots): https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn063626.pdf
Sounds like a good idea in theory, not so much on the farm. You will need a good residual herbicide regime, but no materials are approved for runner beans in maize crops, only for veg crops, and vice versa. Not sure about the legality of using them - a call to CRD would be wise. Organic growers might find the beans bogger inter row cultivation at an early stage.
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- Owaka, New Zealand
I meant you won't get it, if you don't try itOh I got it. I figured it was a holisticologist’s term for making a half-arsed mess of two crops at once..
ollie989898
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If you grow maize closer to the equator, you can grow 2 crops in a season anyway, by growing one, harvesting it and growing the next.
Maize isn't going to like any kind of competition, especially before the 8-12 true leaf stage. And if you have ever seen bindweed hit a crop of maize, you wouldn't be keen on any kind of climbing companion.
Maize isn't going to like any kind of competition, especially before the 8-12 true leaf stage. And if you have ever seen bindweed hit a crop of maize, you wouldn't be keen on any kind of climbing companion.
ollie989898
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Peas are just bad news from a herbicide point of view. I wonder if maize would tolerate cyanazine?