- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
Last oats grown here were in a dry year three years ago. Swathed them and after a few days picked up the rows. Then had a wetish week and within a month there was a good cut of green feed but couldn’t give it away. discs make green manure out of it.I'm embarrassed to say that we cut 5ac of April sown oats very green as we left some away ground, to save a combine return movement.
After warming up, to even up the bulk, they went through the drier and came out smelling like the most beautiful tobacco ever.
Not advocating this as the way forward, but I was surprised how green they can actually be cut, and how few losses.
I didn't go back, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't another crop there on secondary tillers, by Christmas.