Marking Wheel Rows

     The author's computer is down, so the posts will be a bit on the shabby side while I'm using loaners. Any patience you could muster would be greatly appreciated.
     The time has come to deal with the lygus and aphids and such. Pesticides are the tool for this job. In order to avoid harming the bees that live out in the fields, Farmers will do this at night. It's difficult enough to count out wheel rows in dense alfalfa during the day time. (They count out wheel rows so that passes don't overlap and don't leaves gaps in between.) So a farmer will take his sprayer or a tractor out in the field and leave tracks so that the passes are easy to make at night.

     As you can see, it makes some very visable tracks. A spray rig is absolutely covered in lights, so spotting these at night is a piece of cake.
     As with any job, preparation can be key. A bit of driving during the day, makes for a much easier job at night.