kale

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Mar 19, 2020

• #1

thinking of a field of kale....BUT big arable area....stories of resistant csfb.....next door fields are wheat but osr last year....i am able to spray

what are my chances of a decent crop?

 

Flat 10

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Fen Edge

• Mar 19, 2020

• #2

spin cycle said:

thinking of a field of kale....BUT big arable area....stories of resistant csfb.....next door fields are wheat but osr last year....i am able to spray

what are my chances of a decent crop?

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When is it drilled? I had good take in game cover strips which was surprising.

 

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Mar 19, 2020

• #3

Flat 10 said:

When is it drilled? I had good take in game cover strips which was surprising.

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dunno ....when do you drill yours?

 

Great In Grass

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Cornwall.

• Mar 19, 2020

• #4

spin cycle said:

dunno ....when do you drill yours?

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Depends on when you want to utilise it, sow from now to early July.

 

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Mar 19, 2020

• #5

Great In Grass said:

Depends on when you want to utilise it, sow from now to early July.

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May probably ....but flea beetle is worry

 

Great In Grass

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• Mar 19, 2020

• #6

spin cycle said:

May probably ....but flea beetle is worry

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Some of our seed is treated I need to check with what this year, last year it was Cruiser SB which protected against soil pests & aphids.

 

spin cycle

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north norfolk

• Mar 19, 2020

• #7

Great In Grass said:

Some of our seed is treated I need to check with what this year, last year it was Cruiser SB which protected against soil pests & aphids.

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cruiser is a neo nic isn't it ...so gone...if you do have cruiser treated i'm going to need about 25kg ..pm a price ....don't worry i'll be sitting down

 

Great In Grass

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Cornwall.

• Mar 19, 2020

• #8

spin cycle said:

cruiser is a neo nic isn't it ...so gone...if you do have cruiser treated i'm going to need about 25kg ..pm a price ....don't worry i'll be sitting down

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I will send you some details in the morning. ?The seed is not that expensive ?

 

ollie989898

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Hanging from a twig, in a deep sleep.

• Mar 20, 2020

• #9

The difference is that the kale is going into (a very good in theory) seedbed that is warm and it has the power of the sun behind it. It germinates fast and grows like a plague, even if the flea beetle did get into it, it grows so fast they won't be able to take much out of it.

There are some options for weed control. Fertilise/feed/muck it because kale wants feeding. Make maximum use of the break to clean the land up.

 

ZXR17

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South Dorset

• Mar 22, 2020

• #10

When would you drill kale for game cover ? How early is too early as obviously , being The most important crop on the farm , it must perform . I was thinking that if I drilled early and it failed I could have a few more attempts .

 

ollie989898

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• Mar 22, 2020

• #11

ZXR17 said:

When would you drill kale for game cover ? How early is too early as obviously , being The most important crop on the farm , it must perform . I was thinking that if I drilled early and it failed I could have a few more attempts .

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May or June if you know it will rain. I have seen some stonking game cover kale grew far taller than I expected to the point the client would go mental.

Weed control can be done. Make a good seed bed.