Instead of dragging out the final weeks of the fall mix.....these last couple weeks of hot dry weather have brought the whole test field to abrupt halt within just a few days. Everything is pretty much toast now with the exception of a few hairy vetch plants still hanging on. The clover is going semi-dormant and the turnips are either doing the same or just terminating. In any case, I'm looking very good for planting next week. I went ahead and spot sprayed a few stray spurge nettle plants and a little around the edge of the field to minimize encroachment.

I'm going with a mix of milo, cowpeas, and buckwheat. I threw out some milo seed a couple weeks ago but with this dry spell we went through I think I may go ahead and put out a few more lbs/ac next week with the peas and buckwheat. I may regret that later. Too much milo and all you will have is milo.