Spring drilling

[Pilatus]

Did u sell me one?

No.

 

[glasshouse]

No.

I bought one from the cotswolds

 

[Hesstondriver]

Laurett drilled 7th April

 

[rob h]

Oats sown 10 days ago. Growing fast

 

[britt]

We've certainly avoided the usual problem of no rain after late sowing spring crops ! 30mm here today so far, 70 this month, over 100 since my beans and barley went in late April.

 

[Devil's advocate]

We've certainly avoided the usual problem of no rain after late sowing spring crops ! 30mm here today so far, 70 this month, over 100 since my beans and barley went in late April.

Unchartered territory really.

Agronomist visiting tomorrow, he advised me to SFI the lot. A small area new to me with blocked drains still fallow, but really happy with the spring barley. Swedes drilled last night into a rather cloddy seedbed, but hopeful for those too.

 

[Wombat]

We've certainly avoided the usual problem of no rain after late sowing spring crops ! 30mm here today so far, 70 this month, over 100 since my beans and barley went in late April.

Ours was quite grumpy as we had only had 5mm in May until yesterday morning.

 

[Pilatus]

Laurett drilled 7th April View attachment 1183022View attachment 1183023View attachment 1183024

Superb, how was it that established ?

 

[Hesstondriver]

Superb, how was it that established ?

cutting edge technology
Over winter plough
Quick flick with kkk
Even quicker flick over with power Harrow
Drill
115 units of N a day or so later
Rolled at 2-3 TL

 

[Pilatus]

View attachment 1183230
cutting edge technology
Over winter plough
Quick flick with kkk
Even quicker flick over with power Harrow
Drill
115 units of N a day or so later
Rolled at 2-3 TL

As the old saying says “The answer lies in the soil( or perhaps lack of it)”.

 

[glasshouse]

As the old saying says “The answer lies in the soil( or perhaps lack of it)”.View attachment 1183245View attachment 1183247

If uou desstoned that, what would be left?

 

[B'o'B]

If uou desstoned that, what would be left?

Ground level about a foot lower than currently and if it’s anything like some of our ground if you ploughed it after you could do the same for the next year for a good while.

 

[Average Farmerboy]

As the old saying says “The answer lies in the soil( or perhaps lack of it)”.View attachment 1183245View attachment 1183247

Cotswold brash, needs a plough every so often to bury the stones.

 

[teslacoils]

Put 70ac mustard, 60ac legume fallow, and 15ac of a mixed green manure in and rolled ahead of today's rain.

 

[teslacoils]

In-between childcare, interview prep, other job, etc. ready for a nap Friday night.

 

[Pilatus]

Cotswold brash, needs a plough every so often to bury the stones.

I couldn’t agree more.

 

[Pilatus]

If uou desstoned that, what would be left?

Nowt!
That said not far away from where that field is, there is a farmer that grows seed potatoes on land not quite so stony, on which they use a destoner.
Trouble is it’s a hell of a job spreading the stone the following year before the next cereal crop is sown.

 

[goodevans]

If uou desstoned that, what would be left?

£20 ton aggregate

 

[Hesstondriver]

As the old saying says “The answer lies in the soil( or perhaps lack of it)”.View attachment 1183245View attachment 1183247

worked some land near Burford like that , the power harrow was crying

 

[Wombat]

Snotty land Barley need a drink, looks happier today