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That soil ?On a slightly different scale....
And certainly not to rub people's noses in it
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That soil ?On a slightly different scale....
And certainly not to rub people's noses in it
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Literally the other side of the hedge , the neighbours have mauled in after beet with a lightweight drill outfit to rival ours.......That soil ?
No its very possible to have excellent crops from December drilling if conditions are good and ground is dry . I drilled wheat till Christmas eve back in 91 after spuds and old lea ground . But you must remember seed dressings were effective against wireworm and leather jackets and Crows had to be very hungry to eat the seed as it had repellant properties .Stupid question. I recall being involved with drilling WW into an old ripped up and ploughed long term ley in December many moons ago. Weather was dry and it did emerge quite well considering temperatures. Anyone contemplating this as an extreme option? Or is this just nonsense?
I followed the cultivator in the field this morning and it was tacky behind but by the time id got the loader and seed moved it had hazed a treat and went in well. Shame its back to square one tomorrow,Literally the other side of the hedge , the neighbours have mauled in after beet with a lightweight drill outfit to rival ours.......
4mtr weaving drill on a 4mtr power harrow on a tracked jd 360hp tractor.
The soil doesn't look like ours.
Weight.
At the wrong time.
Kills the land.
(To be fair that is the kindest bit of our field)
Stubble has sat untouched since harvest. I ploughed and pressed this morning and once over with a markstig harrow on a little tractor.
We just keep plodding on.
Friend 3miles up the road was struggling in a similar situation with front press on the drill tractor bunging up if let right down. Had to "carry" it to keep moving. Plough and power harrow combi. Obviously bigger outfits but not huge stuff.
Yes thats why we got on. Rain again in the early hrs.I followed the cultivator in the field this morning and it was tacky behind but by the time id got the loader and seed moved it had hazed a treat and went in well. Shame its back to square one tomorrow,
I seeded 40 acres of arable with bad blackgrass down to grass 8 weeks ago and sprayed off 40 acres of long term ley to go into wheat, still hoping to get the wheat in but its too wet here to even think about ploughing it. I regularly plough out grass and drill wheat in late Nov/early Dec with no problems, apart from crows, and it usually yields fine.Stupid question. I recall being involved with drilling WW into an old ripped up and ploughed long term ley in December many moons ago. Weather was dry and it did emerge quite well considering temperatures. Anyone contemplating this as an extreme option? Or is this just nonsense?
The slots are closing well but I will admit if it was the 1st October I probably wouldn’t be doing it.Is that today? We had 14mm rain last night here & it's raining now too. 20 miles south of you, as the crow flies. Are you happy with the slot closure?
What model of Horsch is that drill? Looks to be doing a reasonable job considering?
8m Avatar. It’s coping well considering we had rain last night.What model of Horsch is that drill? Looks to be doing a reasonable job considering?
8m Avatar. It’s coping well considering we had rain last night.