Hi,
Having a couple of seasons under my belt as the main decision maker with two polar opposite years, I’m looking at what min-till cultivations would be best. We took on this arable farm which was direct drilled with a 750A year after year, heavy clay ground which was tight as hell. We are trying to maintain structure without disturbing too much soil as the farm has a history of black grass. We have got on with heva stealth and it’s made a huge difference to drainage and we drill direct with our Claydon hybrid twin tine. However, I’m finding if left unworked the soil bakes and the Claydon doesn’t create enough tilth to cover the seed nicely. We did short disc a few hectares and once wet it turned into bottomless pudding.
is there an in between silver bullet that can give tilth and maintain structure?
what we are doing is ok and grows a half decent crop but I’m just not happy with it as a whole and the versatility of it when one field is like concrete and next field over is like meringue. Following beans is beautiful but the baked stubble is the issue. Having tried the twin-discs on the Claydon any moisture and they block up.
we are looking to move to a 6m drill, but with a sabretine or Megant this unworked soil is still going to create a lack of tilth.
In summary, how does a sabretine cope in baked out clay?
should we be scratching all the stubbles to alleviate trash and give tilth?
Having a couple of seasons under my belt as the main decision maker with two polar opposite years, I’m looking at what min-till cultivations would be best. We took on this arable farm which was direct drilled with a 750A year after year, heavy clay ground which was tight as hell. We are trying to maintain structure without disturbing too much soil as the farm has a history of black grass. We have got on with heva stealth and it’s made a huge difference to drainage and we drill direct with our Claydon hybrid twin tine. However, I’m finding if left unworked the soil bakes and the Claydon doesn’t create enough tilth to cover the seed nicely. We did short disc a few hectares and once wet it turned into bottomless pudding.
is there an in between silver bullet that can give tilth and maintain structure?
what we are doing is ok and grows a half decent crop but I’m just not happy with it as a whole and the versatility of it when one field is like concrete and next field over is like meringue. Following beans is beautiful but the baked stubble is the issue. Having tried the twin-discs on the Claydon any moisture and they block up.
we are looking to move to a 6m drill, but with a sabretine or Megant this unworked soil is still going to create a lack of tilth.
In summary, how does a sabretine cope in baked out clay?
should we be scratching all the stubbles to alleviate trash and give tilth?
the wheat has come up well but was a long few days
