AB9 drilling

[dragonfly]

Right, we've had some rain.
So who is drilling AB9 now?
Is it warm enough, or should we wait another week or so?

 

[Great In Grass]

Right, we've had some rain.
So who is drilling AB9 now?
Is it warm enough, or should we wait another week or so?

If the soil temp is at least 10C what are you doing here reading this!

 

[warksfarmer]

Right, we've had some rain.
So who is drilling AB9 now?
Is it warm enough, or should we wait another week or so?

Put ours in 3 weeks ago. It’s all up in rows now.

 

[Brisel]

It depends on your seed species. Smaller seeds like kale really need warmth to get up and away quickly. I don't plan to do mine until later in May. My plots are still in stubble thanks to a breakdown and the dry weather though I'll rip them up as soon as conditions allow.

 

[warksfarmer]

It depends on your seed species. Smaller seeds like kale really need warmth to get up and away quickly. I don't plan to do mine until later in May. My plots are still in stubble thanks to a breakdown and the dry weather though I'll rip them up as soon as conditions allow.

Gone with kale, linseed, fodder radish, Gold of Pleasure, white mustard, Quinoa this year. Can go back with spring wheat if required as another crop type.

 

[Overby]

Going in next week

 

[Will 1594]

Wait till end month crate stale seed bed , and or get mix off g I g so you can spray gramminicide

 

[GeorgeK]

I don't trust the weather any more, would sooner delay for weed control but put it in to catch this rain we've just had

 

[Andy26]

Start of next week, we have the moisture now, need some warmth too.

 

[E_B]

AB9 gone in today. Triticale, barley, mustard, linseed, buckwheat, quinoa, sunflowers, etc.

 

[tr250]

AB9 gone in today. Triticale, barley, mustard, linseed, buckwheat, quinoa, sunflowers, etc.

What sort of drill is that how deep did you go? Nice tractor btw

 

[E_B]

Thanks! Got some decals to go on it to smarten it up a bit, just added LED lights etc.

The drill is an Erth Agriseeder. Irish drill, mainly for overseeding but works well in a situation like this when the ground is soft. Very simple, Accord metering so can handle cereal seed rates.

Was drilling somewhere a touch under 2 inches. Deep for small seeds I suppose but I see it coming hot and dry. That was as deep as the drill will go. 125mm rows, 35kg/ha plus sunflowers chucked in randomly.

 

[tr250]

Thanks! Got some decals to go on it to smarten it up a bit, just added LED lights etc.

The drill is an Erth Agriseeder. Irish drill, mainly for overseeding but works well in a situation like this when the ground is soft. Very simple, Accord metering so can handle cereal seed rates.

Was drilling somewhere a touch under 2 inches. Deep for small seeds I suppose but I see it coming hot and dry. That was as deep as the drill will go. 125mm rows, 35kg/ha plus sunflowers chucked in randomly.

Only just noticed it’s got no decals presuming it’s a 1255. I’ve got some do so into similar ground with a weaving gd think I’ve got to make sure I don’t go too deep for small seed

 

[E_B]

Only just noticed it’s got no decals presuming it’s a 1255. I’ve got some do so into similar ground with a weaving gd think I’ve got to make sure I don’t go too deep for small seed

Second last 1455 made

 

[tr250]

Second last 1455 made

Oh crikey didn’t think it looked that big. I suppose I should of known being P reg. they made them a hell of a long time after the maxum/magnum introduced.

 

[Andy26]

Drilled a 5ha plot of AB9 today, well I drilled 4.5ha and ran out of seed

 

[E_B]

AB9 gone in today. Triticale, barley, mustard, linseed, buckwheat, quinoa, sunflowers, etc.

An update on this. Cold horrible start after drilling, I feared I had drilled too deep but think it looks alright now.

 

[Andy26]

Lots of seeds waiting to be shed for birds to feed on.
Where I ran out of seed, and had to drill two weeks later, has looked better than that drilled earlier, so lesson learned for next year, don't drill until soil warmed up well.

 

[Longneck]

Is it too late to to drill some AB9 plots?

Ive got a couple of plots that i couldnt establish in the spring as they had a cash crop growing on them.

Also, most of the plots that i did establish in the spring are mostly full of thistles!! and i really wold like to re establish them as they look a total mess!!

 

[Andy26]

You can only try!

If you search for a 'rescue mix' that may help. I would think if we get some moisture in the next few weeks, you would have something resembling AB9, and hopefully some seeds for birds to feed on.

I don't think many AB9 plots will look brilliant this year, so the ones with thistles I'd perhaps leave given the cost of seed and no certainty of it establishing any better.