Corn and bean row width

**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 05:53 AM

My planter is currently set up for 30" widths for corn. I'm thinking about moving it to 20" for corn and beans. What say ye?

**Southernduck** · 07-17-2014, 06:08 AM

20" rows works well for closing the canopy earlier but just remember if everything needs to go to 20". Is this just for food plots?

**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 06:14 AM

Just for food plots. No cultivation, I use Roundup.

**PBiz** · 07-17-2014, 06:24 AM

I wouldn't mess with the corn.. But I'd definetly drill the beans..

**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 06:36 AM

I've already planted the corn, just want to keep my rows the same so I don't have to change the setup each time.

**cusportsman** · 07-17-2014, 06:40 AM

Corn will just grow taller on the 20" rows, provided you have the right nutrients in the soil.

**PBiz** · 07-17-2014, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by LabLuvR

I've already planted the corn, just want to keep my rows the same so I don't have to change the setup each time.

Obviously..

I was referring to future endeavors..

Just buy a grain drill for the beans..

**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 06:43 AM

CU, I recently read that narrow rows are better, another reason I am thinking of 20" rows.

**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by PBiz

Obviously..

I was referring to future endeavors..

Just buy a grain drill for the beans..

Can't, saving my money for beer and out of state hunting trips.

**cusportsman** · 07-17-2014, 06:45 AM

Since you aren't harvesting knock yourself out with the 20" rows. You'll just have taller plants due to the closer spacing.

**Catdaddy** · 07-17-2014, 06:49 AM

What do you use to spray your roundup?

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**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 06:50 AM

Yep, that is what I'm going to do. It will allow me to put more seed in the ground which I need, since the damn coons seem to want to eat a lot of it.

**cusportsman** · 07-17-2014, 06:52 AM

There is a guy up around Delaware that does Wildlife Management and he has a 5 row planter that is 3-30" rows up front and 2-30" rows in back and he plants corn up front and beans in back for deer. So he winds up with corn/bean/corn/bean/corn on 15" rows.

CD brought up a good point about what you are spraying with...

**LabLuvR** · 07-17-2014, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by Catdaddy

What do you use to spray your roundup?

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Four wheeler with boom.

**ESSO82** · 07-17-2014, 06:58 AM

How many rows is your planter?

**2thDoc** · 07-17-2014, 06:59 AM

you're gonna run over your corn

**camotoon60** · 07-17-2014, 07:04 AM

I have my planter on 25 in rows. I have no problems.

**Smilee** · 07-17-2014, 07:09 AM

What is the distance between your tractor tire center line? Row width should be a multiple of that, typically half on smaller tractors. Mine are 60". I plant 30" rows at 6" spacing. It is not prime to row plant into a tire track.

If you plant 20" rows you will have to stretch your spacing out a few inches to get the right population. So spacing would be about 7.8 inches for a 34,000 population.