500kg/ha Wheat seed to use it up

[Hereward]

Got 3.5t of Wheat seed left and only a 7ha field I have any chance of travelling on this week.

Its over wintered seed so germination and vigour perhaps a bit down, no harm in 500kg/ha given the likely poor germination/establishment etc?

 

[Lincsman]

Got 3.5t of Wheat seed left and only a 7ha field I have any chance of travelling on this week.

Its over wintered seed so germination and vigour perhaps a bit down, no harm in 500kg/ha given the likely poor germination/establishment etc?

All my over yeared has been 95+% germination... 500kg will be way to much.

 

[An Gof]

All my over yeared has been 95+% germination... 500kg will be way to much.

Some of my over yeared wheat seed tested less than 30%. It’s still here in the bag and all my wheat acreage is drilled.

 

[Hindsight]

Got 3.5t of Wheat seed left and only a 7ha field I have any chance of travelling on this week.

Its over wintered seed so germination and vigour perhaps a bit down, no harm in 500kg/ha given the likely poor germination/establishment etc?

Just stick it in - will be OK.

 

[farenheit]

Cross drill at 250kg/ha?

 

[Hindsight]

Got 3.5t of Wheat seed left and only a 7ha field I have any chance of travelling on this week.

Its over wintered seed so germination and vigour perhaps a bit down, no harm in 500kg/ha given the likely poor germination/establishment etc?

Stick it in and when it is too thick transplant it please into two fields following beans aside the A52 near Donington. I can send you exact location once plants are at two leaf stage and ready for transplant. I would give for something too thick rather than slug ravaged as I saw this evening. Some of you folk are far to fussy

 

[Bobthebuilder]

what drill will sow 500kg/ha at any decent forward speed

 

[Hereward]

what drill will sow 500kg/ha at any decent forward speed

Kverneland TS 6m would do it twice.

 

[Walton2]

Keep the rest another year

 

[Hindsight]

what drill will sow 500kg/ha at any decent forward speed

Christ hes only got 7 hectare to drill, not 7000 - can drive steady for that, surely.

 

[Lincsman]

Christ hes only got 7 hectare to drill, not 7000 - can drive steady for that, surely.

Some drills wouldnt have the capacity at flat out, my Roger types wouldnt.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Even going very slow there’ll be too much seed to go through pipes without blocking up

 

[snarling bee]

Depends on the age/metering mechanism of your TS drill. I sold the early 6m accord metered evo as it would not put on enough at a good speed. New one is much better.

 

[Jerry]

Some of my over yeared wheat seed tested less than 30%. It’s still here in the bag and all my wheat acreage is drilled.

Home grown? Dressed? How was it stored??

 

[An Gof]

Home grown? Dressed? How was it stored??

Yes home grown, cleaned and dressed by local seed cleaning contractors. Stored in the 500kg bags in a closed shed on pallets so bags not on concrete floor.
Seed cleaners always test for moisture content before cleaning and dressing and it was under 15% at treatment.

 

[Jam Tomorrow]

Do a germination test two months ago