Is that the end of drilling for you? Finished barley last Saturday, beans on Wednesday and oats yesterday here.
Spring drilling
- Thread starter willy
- Start date
What drill did you use?
Where is the Weaving GD?
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
Yes, in so far that I don’t have any more seed. Could bang another 50 odd acres of patching in if I did.
But it is what it is and that’ll have to do.
Fish
Member
- Location
- North yorkshire
Running Mike’s 50mm openers this spring, they’re making a good job in the marginal conditions.
warksfarmer
Member
ran the triton through twice. First time to open it up and get some air in, then drilled the second time a couple of days later. It was easier than running a combination as it would have been extremely slow and there was another 12mm of rain coming.
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4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
Halleluhjah - give thanks
Eureka weve done it
Geronimo exuberance
Thank F---..my heartfelt thought
All combinables sown /resown as of 20 minutes ago . Into fairly reasonable seedbeds , those fields sown earlier are either chitted sprouted or emerging only the odd corner or patch not in production . lads bringing the gear home can hear the drill tractor going past the house as I write ,crate to share in the fridge , weekend off , in fact think I might whisk mrs 4 course away for a couple of days whilst in this state of euphoria.ho ho
Eureka weve done it
Geronimo exuberance
Thank F---..my heartfelt thought
All combinables sown /resown as of 20 minutes ago . Into fairly reasonable seedbeds , those fields sown earlier are either chitted sprouted or emerging only the odd corner or patch not in production . lads bringing the gear home can hear the drill tractor going past the house as I write ,crate to share in the fridge , weekend off , in fact think I might whisk mrs 4 course away for a couple of days whilst in this state of euphoria.ho ho
Well done for mentioning “the lads”, it’s all a team effort needing “a willing crew motivated by a good captain”.
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
I’ve been really shocked as to how well the Horsch with the Metcalfe tines has worked this Spring.
rob h
Member
- Location
- east yorkshire
You’re lucky I’m near howden rain started just after3 and by half 4 had to pack in drilling
Fish
Member
- Location
- North yorkshire
It’s a good combination in the present conditions, our disc drill hasn’t done much this spring, 60 acres of Linseed on lighter ground, but that’s it, just to wet for a disc.
Why not the weaving for spring barley
Spencer
Member
- Location
- North West
- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
The land needed something to loosen it more than the GD could do, especially for Spring Barley.