Bio-Maxx test
 

Yesterday we decided to experiement with some Bio-Maxx just to see what would happen? We broacast planteda couple acres of the RR soybean and corn mix, lightly disced the seed in and then rolled the plot to firm the seedbed. I was very curious to see how this planting could be handled without the heavy equipment and the use of an expensive seed drill. I'm still skepticalabout the corngrowth and productionor for that matter even if the stalks can surivive the critters such as coon and squirrels. I guess it's now a waiting game to see how the planting will develop. I'll hit the plot with a Round-Up application in 3 to 4 weeks as suggested. As a fan of RR soybeans though, I'm very interested in seeing how well these 3 varieties selected by Bio-Logic do?



A close up of the RR seeds



The plots were disced then harrowed



After the disc and the drag, I broadcast the seed with the EarthWay seeder and then I rolled the plot to firm the seedbed



Now,.... let it rain! :)

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Oooohh,... IF only advertising claims were accurate the plot would look like this! ;):D

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Good luck with your plot IL-Cornfed. Sure is a nice looking seedbed. Post some pics as the plot progresses.

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I planted 6 bags of it today, we worked the field with a 36 ft JD disc and roller baskets about 3 times then I seeded it with a spinner spreader, then we tried rolling it with a roller harrow which didnt do a very good job , so I had the disc operator raise his disc and roll it with the baskets, tomorrow it get a roundup treatment. We sell Monsanto seed and lthis stuff is exactly what we sell, packaged much differently, If we had a spill at the seed barn and had to clean it up this is what we would come up with " floor sweepings" I would be curious to know how much this costs in those 45 lb bags with that nice picture......

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Does anyone have any pix of what their Bio-Maxx plots look like? I'd love to see how close they come to the advertising photos?

We got a ground soaking rain Tues and then a bit more Wed, so now with nothing but sunshine predicted over the next several days I should end up with a pretty decent start.

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Il-Cornfed,
I hope you have better luck than we did last year.Weplanted an acre of Bio-Maxx and were very disappointed in the corn, the soy beans were ok.
This year I planted just plain Soy Beans and plan on over seeding it with turnips in August.

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The strictly RR soybean plots have traditionally been THE best plots I've ever had and that's even putting them up against comercial blends of anything. I will probably also have a RR soybean plot where I'll broadcast brassicas over in the Fall. I just really wanted to see how this commercial Bio-Logic blend would do and honestly I don't believe it will live up to the hype either? I just don't see the corn getting that impressive or even that thick for the most part. I wouldn't need the corn to develop truly impressive ears if it would judt come up dense enough to add screening cover for the deer that will step out into the plot? I'm just curious... I'll guess we'll soon see just how well it does? I'll keep ya'all posted throughout it's progress

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IL-cornfed,

I planted my own blend of RR soybeans and corn on the 5/14. I broadcast the beansand lightly disced, then planted the corn with a two row planter. We also got a good soaking rain here on tuesday and the sunshine is working its magic.
Ill post some photos as the plot progresses and we can compare the commercial mix to the do-it-yourself.
This is my second year doing this and it turned out great last year. The corn didnt offer as much screening cover as a strictly corn plot but offered just enough and the ears were unbelievable.

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How much did it cost per bag?

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The Bio-Maxx is obviously over priced, like ALL commercial blends. It ran something like $70 for a 45 lbs bag and that's a 1 acre application.