Ater a killing frost occurs, oats should be cut soon after the plants begin to dry out. Since spring oats will not survive the winter they are a great choice when needing fall pasture, but you are looking to plant something different the next spring.
Oats winterkill with the onset of hard frosts, and the thick residue they leave provides an excellent soil-protecting mulch and insulator if planted with an overwintering crop like alfalfa. If early spring crops are to be planted, the cover crop is already dead and can be no-till planted into or turned under.
What are the benefits of oats in the winter?
Oats can also quickly scavenge soil nitrates and recycle nutrients before the later-planted winter annuals can get in the ground . Oats mature in about 60 days, and they can protect soil and prevent erosion in the short inter-crop windows they fill. They may prove especially valuable as an winterlong cover.
Why do we plant oats?
Their quick growth enables us to plant them after wheat, vegetables, corn silage, etc. They are a truly adaptable and affordable crop that will provide many benefits that farms can see for the following growing season. Oats are a cool season annual grass that grows well during the fall.
For maximum cover crop benefit oats should be planted six to ten weeks prior to a frost. Oats can be drilled, broadcasted or aerial applied. Drilling the oats will provide the best results. If you are going to drill them drill them to a depth of one half to one inch. Seeding rate should be 30-100 pounds per acre, 0.9-3.1 bushels per acre.
Can oats give you gas?
When oats are combined with sugary toppings or prepackaged contents, this may contribute to the production of intestinal gas. The production of gas is often caused by the bacteria in your intestines working hard to digest the protein and starch.
However, sometimes whole grains and steel cut oats cause gas. Foods made with whole grains and oats can make you bloated and gassy . Fiber is an important nutrient, but it can make you feel bloated; it’s as if your stomach is heavy and full of air. Unfortunately, there aren’t any special high-fiber foods that don’t cause gas.
Oats can cause intestinal gas and bloating. Question is, can oatmeal irritate your stomach? Some people who find themselves experiencing symptoms after eating oats may not be allergic to oats at all, but rather, may have gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. Gluten is a protein found in wheat.
What happens if you are allergic to oatmeal?
If you have an oat intolerance or allergy, you may experience digestive problems, including cramping, bloating, gas, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, after consuming oatmeal. With an allergy, your body mistakes the protein in oats for something harmful and creates antibodies against it.
If your morning oatmeal gives you stomach cramps, you might assume it’s due to an allergy and be tempted to give up this healthy food. But an allergic reaction to oats is rare, affecting only 2 percent of Americans.