Any ideas whats up

[Adeptandy]

Started the field DD, S Beans going in OK, but wasn't comfortable with it, so went back to Patriot,Power harrow then drilled with the Freeflow. Both pictures taken from the same spot in the field, I just spun 180 degrees. Drilled 6th April @ 280kg/ha certified seed

S Barley drilled with the Moore Unidrill 11th April

S Barley drilled 15th April with Weaving GD

Patriot, Power harrow on the 10th April drilled with the Vaddy 13th April.
All 3 drills were set at 185kg/ha and same seed batch.
All 3 S Barley fields are close to each other, following W Wheat and had the same fert and rainfall.

 

[Bob lincs]

 

[spin cycle]

'to many drills spoil the broth'?....sell one of the drills and buy a plough? ?

 

[robbie]

Looks to me like the patriot/power harrow/vaddy is the best looking. Perhaps theres something in the old adage of you get out what you put in.

 

[snarling bee]

You can't be posting on here that DDing doesn't work sometimes. Go and service the patriot ready for the autumn.

I don't think beans like being DDed on heavy land especially.

 

[Adeptandy]

It’s not really heavy land, although that is one of my stiffer bits, it’s far from heavy, would grow spuds if I was mad enough ( they are other side of the dyke )

 

[Adeptandy]

'to many drills spoil the broth'?....sell one of the drills and buy a plough? ?

Moore’s s already gone ?

 

[Samcowman]

When was the cover sprayed off pre drilling? 2 simons theory maybe. We had that when we first tried direct drilling wheat into grass.

 

[Spud]

Mineralised N from cultivation boosting the crop? Given the wet conditions at drilling and extreme dry since, I'm surprised that the weaving doesn't look better than the Moore tbh

 

[haybob]

Is your soil silty sand type that can slump then set like rock? Looks like you are on a flat flood plain? Most seeds like a freshly made bed, nice for the roots to get a start in.

 

[Badshot]

Did the slots open up as the ground dried?
Mine did, so I paddle rolled a week after drilling, good job I did as anywhere that didn't get rolled hasn't really come well at all.
Haven't got any pics, I'll get one next time I'm.there.

 

[Badshot]

Drilling depth of DD?

 

[Adeptandy]

When was the cover sprayed off pre drilling? 2 simons theory maybe. We had that when we first tried direct drilling wheat into grass.

Sprayed off before, but still green when drilling.

 

[Adeptandy]

Drilling depth of DD?

2-3” to hit moisture, same as Vaddy

 

[Adeptandy]

Moore

GD

in defence of the GD, the Moore probably went in a bit deeper than the Demo on the GD was drilled as I trusted Simon’s judgement.

 

[Adeptandy]

Is your soil silty sand type that can slump then set like rock? Looks like you are on a flat flood plain? Most seeds like a freshly made bed, nice for the roots to get a start in.

Black organic peaty fen soils

 

[Adeptandy]

Did the slots open up as the ground dried?
Mine did, so I paddle rolled a week after drilling, good job I did as anywhere that didn't get rolled hasn't really come well at all.
Haven't got any pics, I'll get one next time I'm.there.

Don’t think that’s the issue as virtually every seed grew in the S Barley, and the slots also look ok in the beans. It does look like the seed hasn’t chitted in the poorer stands in places. Still covered and have to dig it out to find it ?

 

[GeorgeK]

Is it just me or is there more trash/dead cover on the surface where the crop's worse? Perhaps if it had been sprayed off over Christmas so the green had broken down more, or wasn't in the process of doing so whilst the seed was germinating?

 

[Samcowman]

Sprayed off before, but still green when drilling.

It looks a fair covering of dead material. Maybe 2 simons affected it then.

 

[jack6480]

Is spring barley Lazy