Comments on: What’s That Mystery Molino Crop With The Yellow Flowers?

By: roller

roller — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:25:12 +0000

for anybody wondering about more pics. its all been rolled down now the frost kills it

By: no longer in Bratt

no longer in Bratt — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:42:45 +0000

Who owns this property? and any idea how to contact him.
I will be driving home over the weekend…and would love to get family pics for our Christmas card while we are “home.”— and would like permission before I am run off with a gun

By: regina gohagan

regina gohagan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:16:30 +0000

Crop on Robinsville Rd. is millet. It is across the road from our home and has been an interesting topic of conversation. We have enjoyed watching the preparation of the grounds, the measuring and planting, growth and harvest. Best comment was hearing “that’s the tallest corn I’ve ever seen.” Heard that numerous times!

By: observer

observer — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:13:33 +0000

We stopped and ask a fellow about this weed and he told us it was a soil builder. He said it put something in the soil that made the soil better.

By: William

William — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:29:49 +0000

>>>Isn’t Crotalaria a common weed that is toxic to cattle? Flowers look similar

From the info that Libbie Johnson (Extension Service) sent me:

“Unlike other plants in the crotalaria family, newer varieties of sunn hemp are non-toxic to animals. It does look a good bit like showy crotalaria though.”

By: Thinker

Thinker — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:14:25 +0000

Isn’t Crotalaria a common weed that is toxic to cattle? Flowers look similar. Can it reseed itself and go wild? Probably a cousin, yes? Glad to see someone’s using cover crops and green manure crops. Let’s all go organic. I bought a forty pound bag of Abruzzi Rye for my vegetable garden last year. Too much seed, but great, weed-killing and nematode reducing green manure crop for winter growth. The leftover seed had great germination this year so one forty pound bag was worth it.

By: friction_against_the_machine

friction_against_the_machine — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:31:27 +0000

I had thought it was some sort of bio-fuel source glad to know the 411 on it…which brings up another question…anyone know what kind of crop is growing on Robinsonville Road (County Road 27) near Atmore? It looks experimental, and looks like corn without the ears. What’s the purpose?

By: dick tracy

dick tracy — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:48:15 +0000

So…….can we dry it out …….& smoke it? HEMP?????? You laughed, didn’t ya???????

By: Regina Gohagan

Regina Gohagan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:16:23 +0000

Thanks William for this information. I have asked friends and farmers and none knew what it was. Very beautiful crop and interesting article.

By: Walnut Hill Roy

Walnut Hill Roy — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:03:52 +0000

I too had wondered what it was, but being from Maryland i just figured that it was something that I wasn’t aware of. It’s good to know that I wasn’t the only one who was stumped by the identification of the crop.