Late Summer Program SoilBuilder Mix – Annuals

Corn Rotation: (prior to last irrigation)
Planting Dates: August 1 to Sept 5th
Prior to leaf drop in Soybeans, or on Corn Silage ground.
Mix includes: Summer Annual Forage, Oats, Turnips, Oil Seed Radish, Austrian Winter Pea, Lentils, Forage Pea or VNS Soybean.
Planting Rate: 20-35 lbs./ Acre
Plant at 1.5 to 2 times the seeding rate for forage use

This late summer mix greens up quick to get well established ahead of a hard freeze, which keeps beneficial organisms active into late fall.  Additional biomass and root structure helps hold soil in place and capture moisture through the fall and into spring.  Brassicas combat compaction while the mix as a whole encourages stover to break down more quickly.  Legumes provide a helpful shot of nitrogen.  This mix is typically drilled on silage ground or air seeded over mature corn prior to the final irrigation or on soybean ground prior to leaf drop or immediately after soybean harvest.