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Beans drilled on Feb 11 with Mzuri
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JDJ

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Drilling spring barley in a corner of a osr field, slugs eat in the autumn.

The sprinter seems to do a lot better job because of the higher tine pressure. The gen 400 does get the seed in the ground very well and the 2 harrows before the wheels crumbles to soil really well and covers the seed perfectly before the wheels firming it all up. @SorenIlsoe


The field is heavy and wet clay.
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green giant

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Not the best video as it was dark, some spring beans going in the ground tonight with the DTS in Northumberland.

Called past this afternoon and took a few snaps (y)
 

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Douglasmn

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Claydon drilled spring barley. Have to say can't understand the need for contour following on a tine drill (disc drill yes though). Drill at an angle to the wheelings and seed depth is never an issue. That said, claydon should reflect the simplicity of their drills (which I think is one the big advantages they have over their copycat manufacturers) and significantly reduce their prices!
 

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rob1

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Looks great. Which drill?
claydon hybrid, only the third year I have drilled spring cereals as always believed our ground was too heavy to do it without it drying out too much after cultivation, having listened to those who know more than me I now just wait till its dry on top and the soil is warming. So far the crops I have done in the last three springs have given better margins than the winter sown ones, just too scared to leave all till spring as sure one day I will get caught out, but the cost savings and better weed control make it very tempting
 

6910

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claydon hybrid, only the third year I have drilled spring cereals as always believed our ground was too heavy to do it without it drying out too much after cultivation, having listened to those who know more than me I now just wait till its dry on top and the soil is warming. So far the crops I have done in the last three springs have given better margins than the winter sown ones, just too scared to leave all till spring as sure one day I will get caught out, but the cost savings and better weed control make it very tempting
Why such a high seeding rate
 
Not grown that variety before but @warksfarmer does a fair bit and he says it doesnt tiller well and higher seed rates give him better yields so would try it, time will tell I guess

Yes it's a bad for getting soil cover. This was taken today. Planted at 350kg/ha about 16 days ago. No seed dressing and it was having 100kg/ha N and 35kg/ha So3 as I took the pic.

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As an update to what I did with my DDing 2nd wheat, here are pictures over the last 6 weeks. Hadn`t thought that it could become like that when I drilled it !
Still too warm here, the wheat my neighbour drilled 5th september is as high as my wellies are !

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Next update to show how incredibly well this crop of wheat does !! Looks very promising, even better than many under perfect conditions ploughed crops. Have to keep in mind every day that I was pretty sure it would end up in a patchy, poor crop when I drilled it into masses of poorly spread wheat straw....

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