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So good old Mancozeb has been served notice and will not be reapproved for use. Such a shame as a good reliable multi-site backbone for late blight and alternaria control. Mancozeb will be surely missed as European growers have already broken Zorvec and CAA chemistry for late blight control...

Only using the Defy to de-wax the weeds a little bit

Sencorex is highly effective at killing parsnips. Use a mix of emerger 0.3 L/ha + defy 0.3 L/ha on your parsnips, but just beware that you may find this causes some blackening around the edges of your parsnips.

I wouldn't go anymore than 300 ml/ha on carrots as max dose

Shame as lovely flavoured fruit on this variety

I would go with rows at 32" apart Stuart, as I can see disease being an absolute nightmare to control at 16" rows, the foliage would be very dense and diseases/aphids would go ballistic. I used to plant at 16" inter plant spacings on 28" rows and that worked ok. 4 blades in the stripper head -...

Springbok 2 L/ha Stuart, but make sure the roots of your leeks are covered with soil.

Long time to harvest, could be washed out or burned up with drought.

Nothing wrong with Ransomes TS 90, I learn to plough with one behind a Ford 4000. Easier plough to pull than I moved onto later. UCN bodies produce good furrows. You want some good sharp soil to clean the boards up and get them shining. Do you have any disc Coulter's for this plough - if...

Looks more like a TS 90 or TS 91. 14" furrow width ?

That for Extase and Dawsum Phil ? A lot of other varieties appear to have a shed load of septoria in the arse of the crop.

Univoq looks very good value compared to the offering from the German manufacturers camp. Shame that it has been known to fuk sprayers.

If you think that the Chlormequat is dear, wait until you find out the prices for fungicide - typically 25% to 33% increase on last year.

Yes - Petrus is top class sprout but I would plant mid-May to get some extra height on it. If your running short it can be picked for Christmas, but holds really well into new year. Lovely dark green buttons, and good flavour. The foliage slopes like a Christmas tree during winter which...

Do you grow Petrus from Syngenta ?

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Might be worth your while to ask your local Massey dealer for prices.

What would Red Tractor and the various supermarket protocols for fresh produce think to this ? Traceability - this Savoy cabbage was grown using the remains of Grandad John. The mind boggles

The benches in both houses are littered with vermin.

Another 8 years until I hang my boots up. There will be a different govt in 2 years time, although what will that possibly change ? And there are still 60'odd million people to feed everyday in this country. No farmers = no food.