Winter linseed
- Thread starter jjm
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Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
It does look fantastic today:
ollie989898
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How was that drilled? Can you use a claydon or is the row spacing all wrong?
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Claydon, it tillers out in the spring.
ollie989898
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I suspected as much. I have always believed it lends itself to direct drilling very nicely, even in spring.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
out cycling with a bunch of non farming friend today everyone was remaking howe beautiful the crop looked and a good advert for the industry rather than boring old rape!
few weeks ago they were saying the same of rape V cereals
few weeks ago they were saying the same of rape V cereals
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Might have to try a field or two I think .
- Location
- Hambledon
Winter linseed is insensitive to row widths – as Daniel says, its tillers profusely. Linseed (Winter and Spring) likes being D/D as it prefers a consolidated seedbed
It keeps the thread alive too
It keeps the thread alive too
- Location
- Hambledon
Tompkins
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- Location
- NE Somerset
How was that established?
They see me rolling
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It was established using the conventional method; plough, combination drill and a roll after.
Cross farmer
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Hello. Has anyone grown Winter Linseed and not used a pre harvest desicant? Is so is it a good idea?
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Yes more than once. Probably won't use one this year. Make sure you have a very sharp combine knife.
In wetter years you probably do need to dessicate but I find a hot June does it for us.
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Think mine will get round upped this week to help with rubbish if nothing else
Will you be growing them again do you think?
The rubbish? Probably I’m not the world’s best farmer......
Oh you meant winter linseed- I see.
Yes I think I probably will. I think yield here will be acceptable but it has suffered fromherbicide damage from previous crop , went on to recover well but then suffered from heat in flowering. Several flowers aborted and bolls look small to me. Proof will be in the combining.
Cross farmer
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If you meant me the answer is we are going to wait and see how harvest goes before deciding to grow again. a. if there is any worthwhile yield and b. If the crop harvests all right. We hope that it goes better than the last time we grew spring Linseed.
Cross farmer
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Thanks for that helpful advice. It's definitely a hot June!
ollie989898
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We used to change the knife for linseed regardless of whether it was sprayed or not. Reglone only used to do the bolls anyway, the straw was often stood there green afterwards.
- Location
- East meath/dublin
A plain knife rather than a serrated one cuts better in linseed . Havent grown it since the ninties but found then that without the sun on your back it is a bugger to wrap and drag . A few weeds seemed to help with feeding though .