[AT] Canola

[Ralph Goff]

Grant you may be right that light frost will not kill canola plants. I know 
we have survived some late spring frosts after the canola crop is up and it 
seems to recover. . Not always though. I have seen some springs where the 
crop has had to be re-planted as the frost froze it black to the ground.
Fall frost is guaranteed to kill weeds here with the few exceptions of what 
we call 'winter annuals' such as flix weed and stinkweed. They will start 
growing in  fall and will survive winter frost and snow to get a head start 
on any spring seeded crops. Thats why many growers have to do a spring 
"burnoff" with roundup to eliminate the weeds.

Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Brians" <gbrians at hollinet.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Canola


> Ralph, most of the mustard family crops grow year round here in Coastal 
> California despite frost. Is it possible light frosts don't affect the 
> Canola?
>        Grant Brians
>        Hollister, California
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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>> Cecil, how is it that you can seed canola in September and grow a crop?