DD Soya (2018)

Flat 10

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Arable Farmer

Location

Fen Edge

• Jun 22, 2018

• #41

Presumably it requires inoculation at sowing? Do they need to do that abroad? Maybe totally barking up the wrong tree.

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jun 22, 2018

• #42

Seed here came from soya uk pre inoculated .

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jun 24, 2018

• #43

24/6/2018 soya update photos

 

New Puritan

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Location

East Sussex

• Jun 24, 2018

• #44

@tw15, blimey that's looking good. Roughly how big do the plants get?

I've got some of the same ones growing on a trial plot this year, but they haven't done much, and what they have done has been undermined by rabbits.

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jun 24, 2018

• #45

Hopefully about 2 -2 and a half ft tall come harvest . As it is the first year growing them it is a big learning curve. The taller the better so pods should be higher up the stem they are still dragging moisture but a good rain would really help them as it would everything else .

 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer

Location

Midlands

• Jun 29, 2018

• #46

Do you still need those scarecrows? Looks like it's well beyond any pigeon damage. I thought once the cotyledons were done with the hairy true leaves weren't so tasty.

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jun 29, 2018

• #47

The scarecrows were brought in this week didn.t want them to suffer in the heat

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 1, 2018

• #48

Soya 1/7/18

 

Badshot

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Location

Kent

• Jul 1, 2018

• #49

tw15 said:

Soya 1/7/18 View attachment 688394 View attachment 688396

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Looking good now.

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 1, 2018

• #50

Thanks have made the decision not to go near it with the pinnacle to tidy up blw as don't want to stress it so may have a few as not to many in it really .

 

Rihards

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Location

Latvia

• Jul 1, 2018

• #51

how does it go over this hot moisture deficit conditions?

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 1, 2018

• #52

Seems to be coping very well considering it has only had 19 mm of rain approx. since it was drilled.
Yes a good rain will see it motor on I would think . I am trying to post pictures every weekend to show progress through the season .

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 7, 2018

• #53

Soya 7/7/2018 up date

 

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Baling Hay

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• Jul 7, 2018

• #54

Looks amazing!

 

Brisel

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Arable Farmer

Location

Midlands

• Jul 8, 2018

• #55

Perfect weather for them. Looking good

 

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franklin

New Member

• Jul 8, 2018

• #56

They've shifted since late June!

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 15, 2018

• #57

Soya update 12/7/2018 . Still looking ok and after the dry weather of very little rain looks like it is still just finding moisture a good rain will do the world of good.
Pods are forming nicely and the flowers don't seem to mind the intense heat . Well it is from hot dry climates so it should like this weather (time will tell mind ) .

 

Badshot

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Location

Kent

• Jul 15, 2018

• #58

tw15 said:

Soya update 12/7/2018 . Still looking ok and after the dry weather of very little rain looks like it is still just finding moisture a good rain will do the world of good.
Pods are forming nicely and the flowers don't seem to mind the intense heat . Well it is from hot dry climates so it should like this weather (time will tell mind ) .View attachment 693878 View attachment 693880 View attachment 693882 View attachment 693888 View attachment 693888

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Looking excellent

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 17, 2018

• #59

Cant say its down to us really, just drilled it and put a pre em on that's it so far . A long way to go till its in the shed . It is just getting to r6 growth stage now .

 

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tw15

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Location

DORSET

• Jul 22, 2018

• #60

Soya update 21/7/18
The hot dry weather continues now well at growth stage r6 and still finding moisture