Corn Fields

[Sunbiz1]

Hi all,

I took a drive over the weekend to check out possible new Spring sites, and noticed that there were many unharvested fields. I took a walk through one, and found hundreds of corn ears laying on the ground. These were the same fields I avoided planting in figuring they would be harvesting before I did.

Does anyone know why farmers would plant acre after acre of corn and just leave it?. And has anyone else noticed this as well?.

 

[Grumpy']

It's animal feed corn. When fields go brown it's usually a feed plot.

 

[catmando]

it could very possibly be a food plot for deer or pheasants. However just because a corn field has turned brown doesnt mean that it is a food plot. All corn fields (except for sweet corn, and wet silage) are harvested once the plant has died and turned brown. The corn is not ready to be harvested until the plant is dead because the moisture in the corn needs to be low enough so it can be stored in grain bins for long periods of time without getting moldy.

I live on a farm, after i post this i will be harvesting corn the rest of the day

 

[Sunbiz1]

it could very possibly be a food plot for deer or pheasants. However just because a corn field has turned brown doesnt mean that it is a food plot. All corn fields (except for sweet corn, and wet silage) are harvested once the plant has died and turned brown. The corn is not ready to be harvested until the plant is dead because the moisture in the corn needs to be low enough so it can be stored in grain bins for long periods of time without getting moldy.

I live on a farm, after i post this i will be harvesting corn the rest of the day

Thank you!, that means I can use the feed corn fields next year.

 

[SCARHOLE]

I lost 10 great clones last year to farmers with time release round up in the soil, they also spray it tell mid summer.
They even spray the dry land corn here.

I'd experiment, but not put all your eggs in that basket...

 

[Sunbiz1]

I lost 10 great clones last year to farmers with time release round up in the soil, they also spray it tell mid summer.
They even spray the dry land corn here.

I'd experiment, but not put all your eggs in that basket...

The field I had in mind is adjacent to land I already have been using for 3 years, this farmer only visits to plant and harvest. It's a small plot miles away from the main farm. That sucks you lost those clones though, another reason I was always hesitant about doing this. I have 3 other locations in 2 different counties, and I always plant in 4's...even on the same site. As tempted as I am to plant near water sources, I now avoid them as well. Water attracted too many people, fisherman in particular. I'm sure there is a thread here somewhere on scoping guerrilla grow sites. Hell, I spend more time looking for them than I do actually planting. I've even used dummy plants for thief prone areas...put a few shitty whatever plants 50 or so yards before the good ones. Then the idiots steal the shwag plants in September and leave mine alone. I have another site so full of thorns you need gloves to get in and out....lol

 

[naturalhigh]

u have 2 types of feilds that farmers plant.. chopper fields or kernel fields . farms that have dary cows... they chop..there called chopper feilds.. they cut everything down to the ground and u can spot them cus there the ones with the dump trucks rright next to them harvesting the green corn plants.... the other is the dryed corn.... these are non dary cow farms or older farms that dont have the silage dumps or bunkers... when they chop the corn...they leave the bottom of the corn stalk in tack...and all they want is the corn it self..so they will leave everything else... easy to spot if you know what your looking for...nows the time to look and see what flields are left..cus those are the feilds u want to plant...but remember that they do rotate crops..soo not every year will be corn...but fields around them maybe..

 

[Sunbiz1]

u have 2 types of feilds that farmers plant.. chopper fields or kernel fields . farms that have dary cows... they chop..there called chopper feilds.. they cut everything down to the ground and u can spot them cus there the ones with the dump trucks rright next to them harvesting the green corn plants.... the other is the dryed corn.... these are non dary cow farms or older farms that dont have the silage dumps or bunkers... when they chop the corn...they leave the bottom of the corn stalk in tack...and all they want is the corn it self..so they will leave everything else... easy to spot if you know what your looking for...nows the time to look and see what flields are left..cus those are the feilds u want to plant...but remember that they do rotate crops..soo not every year will be corn...but fields around them maybe..

Thanks for the info, I noticed a LOT of other fields that have not been chopped yet as well. They don't grow much sweet corn etc in my area...almost all dried or feed. I've noticed a huge difference over the past week as well, the standing corn has gone from half to completely dead in a hurry. They're probably out there now chopping before the rain hits.

 

[Carl Spackler]

I lost 10 great clones last year to farmers with time release round up in the soil, they also spray it tell mid summer.
They even spray the dry land corn here.

I'd experiment, but not put all your eggs in that basket...

"Time release roundup" does not exist. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in many non-selective herbicides and specifically in Roundup is absorbed by the leaves and stems of actively growing plants only. At the moment it is applied to the soil it immediately begins to breakdown/ degrade and will not prevent the germination or growth of any plant grown in soil. I use it routinely around my outdoor grows to keep competition from native plants to a minimum. In all likelihood the farmer applied another herbicide such as Atrazine, Simazine or another specific pre-emergent herbicide(s) as they have persistent, residual effects. At any rate a row-crop field such as corn is a poor choice for a outdoor grow, guerrilla or otherwise.

 

[Sunbiz1]

"Time release roundup" does not exist. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in many non-selective herbicides and specifically in Roundup is absorbed by the leaves and stems of actively growing plants only. At the moment it is applied to the soil it immediately begins to breakdown/ degrade and will not prevent the germination or growth of any plant grown in soil. I use it routinely around my outdoor grows to keep competition from native plants to a minimum. In all likelihood the farmer applied another herbicide such as Atrazine, Simazine or another specific pre-emergent herbicide(s) as they have persistent, residual effects. At any rate a row-crop field such as corn is a poor choice for a outdoor grow, guerrilla or otherwise.

Duly noted, I'll stick to adjacent lands.