Cover crop seeding with no-till seeder
The soil at Los Lunas vineyard still had some moisture in it today when we re-seeded a fall cover crop.
The mix is a popular one used in eastern New Mexico. See the label with the mix components in photo below:
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| Cover crop seed mix with percentages of each component |
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| Close-up of seed mix containing wheat, rye, Balanza clover, Daikon radish, and turnip |
Here are a few photos of the buckwheat as it presented itself this morning...the seed germinated but never did thrive. It then began to flower without ever establishing the leaf architecture to support the blooms.
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| Buckwheat, about 40 days post seeding. Notice the white blooms |
In the photos below Daniel Goodrich, NMSU Viticulture Program Coordinator, drives tractor with Great Plains no-till seeder. The Fall Cover Crop Mix shown above was seeded at about 100 lbs/acre.
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