Recent content by T Hectares

I use Terpal at GS32 as that’s the best compromise for height reduction and Brackling, and there’s still a chance if weather goes against you that it can go on up to booting, leaving it till booting is brinkmanship with how quick it grows !! Rate depends on the year, occasionally don’t use any...

From the few remaining Ash Trees we have left I’d say the Oak is further out 🤞

I think that was the issue, Countryside Stewardship is a known whereas targetting private investment would be a concern for a Landlord I think ??

I grew 10ha for seed in ‘22 I didn’t have a milling test as it went for seed so no help to you there but the other wheats on the farm that year were all Gp3’s and it out yielded Firefly in the same situation which was after long term grass Was cleaner than the other Varieties I had that year...

Looks like some better temps next week so hopefully they will grow away 🤞

Yes, did a few patches a couple of weeks ago Thought that was it and then 54mm in the last week means some more to do tomorrow

Yes, Gp1’s have superseded the Gp3’s as the group of death 💀

Not needed unless you are growing a poor Septoria variety or one prone to YR I’ve moved to better Septoria varieties but traded it for the YR in Extase which next year will get some Teb at T0 and a cheap T1 I’d still go with 3c and Mn and whatever blw control may be needed at T0 timing ( same...

At the fear of opening a can of worms…. Yes, dear Most of those are around 20% too much and ones nearly 40% too much

If it’s looking a little too good I’d up the 3c to 1.5 ltr then go with Terpal at GS37

I would imagine the ones who have to foot the cost of disposing of the panels will not be too chuffed

That concept disappears when £££’s are on the table ! I heard a statistic that there’s less land used for Solar than there is in Golf courses, so that’s an easy win, put up Solar and plough up Golf courses 😉

The Government controls the public purse The government wants all the following so will happily fund projects like this whether you think it’s right or not! Biodiversity net gain Nutrient neutrality Net zero 30 by 30 Landscape recovery

It’s a lovely spot there, putting any thoughts of jealousy of my own of wanting to own it firmly to one side then I can’t see much wrong with what they are doing It would be some pretty thin soil that’s naturally calcereous grassland & that’s rare habitat so a worthy project If it’s restored...

It is, but it’s the conveyor belt workload of putting everything through one machine, trying to leave gaps between spray and fert applications, that leads to the need to put on liquid in all conditions that alllow Granted I had to be patient this spring and target low wind days where I...