Basic tillage after corn: system features

Tillage for corn is an important part of agricultural activities. Without a properly prepared field, you cannot get a good harvest. It is this operation that begins and ends activities for working with the land.

It's hard to imagine a dacha farm without a bed of corn. Children willingly regale themselves with sweet cobs. Chickens, ducks and rabbits are grateful to their owners for a delicious protein menu. Some gardeners grow ornamental corn. Her cobs are filled with grains of different colors.

After the harvest, the stems go to work. They cover young plantings of strawberries. Dried and ground stalk is added to poultry mixers in winter. Dry plant parts serve as kindling.

The benefits of the plant in the dacha economy are enormous. The main task of the gardener is to prepare the garden for sowing. Getting the desired harvest depends on the success of this event by 12%.

Why pay so much attention to soil?

Corn requires loose, breathable and moisture permeable soil. The roots of the plant should penetrate deep and effortlessly extract nutrients and water.

Weeds deplete the soil. Their roots impede the flow of air, prevent the growth of the underground part of cultivated plants. The main task of tillage is to get rid of competing plants.

In the garden, it is not always realistic to provide a suitable crop rotation for corn. There is not enough space, but I want to plant a lot of things. Often areas after potatoes, beans, zucchini, eggplant are given to other crops.

Proper tillage allows you to plant corn on corn. This method involves the use of fertilizers and herbicides. Cultivation of the land according to the rules of agricultural technology should ensure the simultaneous preservation of moisture in the soil.

The diligent gardener knows: the land after planting this crop remains clean, without weeds. With timely mowing of free territory, the land is not clogged with seeds of harmful grasses. This saves time on spring tillage.

Tillage for planting

Treat soil for planting begin in late summer or early autumn. The order of activities depends on:

1. Forerunners of corn. After harvesting carrots, potatoes, the ridges remain loose.
2. Soil type. On light soils, a set of measures is carried out in October. Heavy loams are processed in August.
3. Clogging the soil with weeds. Some green manure crops (oats, rye) act as aggressors in case of untimely digging. Requires herbicides and double peeling.

The peeling operation can be carried out using a Fokin flat cutter. Penetration depth - up to 10 cm. It is recommended to repeat after the growth of weed tops.

It is recommended to dig the ridges to a depth of 30 cm (on a shovel bayonet). Especial attention should be paid to the incorporation of crop residues: heavily rotting parts of plants, weed seeds must be removed.

The complex of double peeling and deep digging eliminates perennial weeds by 80%. Seeds are reduced by 50%.

In the steppe zone, the soil is easily exposed to wind erosion. In this case, autumn digging is not performed. The preparation is completed by deep loosening with a flat cutter. The top layer is not turned over. Optimally work with disc tool.

It is important to change the depth of digging beds when planting corn. When processing to the same depth, a sole layer is created. It interferes with the development of the root system of plants.

Spring ridge treatment

When carrying out the main tillage after corn, the gardener alternates peeling and digging. The creation of a full-fledged soil for planting requires the continuation of activities in the spring. To get a good harvest, the gardener needs to fulfill certain conditions:

• qualitatively place seeds in the arable layer;
• ensure uniform shoots;
• create conditions for the rapid development of the root system of plants.

These activities will help to carry out pre-sowing tillage in the spring.

During the winter, the arable layer settles and compacts. The remaining weed seeds germinate. All this leads to a decrease in the quality of the soil. Potential yield is decreasing.

With a weak weediness of the soil in the spring, you should limit yourself to one digging per shovel bayonet. Preliminary it is required to estimate the thickness of the fertile layer. When depleted, it is recommended to apply nitrogen fertilizer. Suitable mature compost, rotted manure. Recommended rate: 1 square meter bucket.

On heavily weedy lands, double peeling and single digging are carried out. For complete weed control, use 36% Roundup herbicide (according to manufacturer's instructions).

Before the spring planting of corn, it is reasonable to carry out 2 tillage. You can limit yourself to one if there are few weeds, and enough moisture has been accumulated during autumn and winter.

Feature of spring cultivation of "clean" soil

Light, fertile, weed-free soils require gentle tillage. Its purpose is the destruction of capillaries to retain moisture. The evaporation of water accumulated during the dormant period depends on the integrity of the soil passages.

Shallow loosening is recommended. The maximum possible penetration of the tool is the planting depth of corn seeds. Gardeners use Fokin's flat cutter or ordinary rakes. Nitrogen fertilizer close up while loosening.

Heavy loam is recommended to dig deep. During this operation, a partial loss of moisture occurs. The structure of the soil is broken. But such a method is necessary: on problem lands, after such treatment, the seeds germinate better. They are better supplied with air.

It is not recommended to leave the "ridges" after the autumn digging or spring loosening. Any unevenness should be smoothed out. The direction of movement is perpendicular to the intended side.

In a dry and windy spring, it is imperative to roll the beds. To do this, compact the topsoil with a homemade roller (fill a 5-liter plastic bottle with water and process the area of \u200b\u200bthe intended planting).

A set of measures should be started only after the soil is ready. Plowing too early or too late will reduce the amount of moisture in the ground. Seeds will germinate worse. The gardener will get a smaller harvest.

Handling at landing

The implementation of a complete tillage system for corn involves the introduction of mineral complexes when planting seeds. The plant consumes phosphorus almost until full maturation. Nitrogen and calcium are no longer absorbed a little earlier.

Fertilization at planting increases yield by 30%. Growing on chernozems involves additional fertilizing with nitrogen and phosphorus, on forest and sod-podzolic soils - nitrogen. After predecessors, lovers of potassium, the gardener is recommended to apply potash fertilizers.

Embedding the complex into the ground is required when planting seeds. It is convenient to use the trench method. At a distance of 5-6 cm from a row of seeds, another one is dug in parallel. Application depth - from 10 to 12 cm.

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