Autumn sowing poll predictions

[Mr Charisma]

95% now.

Thank god for no tillage. Ground runs better, traction is easier, soil isn't saturated, green matter keeps the kit clean.

Fields that were sumoed after spuds are a mess. You just sink because no structure and then soils up the kit and traction is harder on soil thats been broken up

Ironicly I had some no tillers around a week ago and they reckon I stand a better chance of drilling than they do. sh!t clay is still sh!t clay however you try and dress it, and my structurless triod land which was moved in the dry and is in good condition will eventually dry with a bit of patience be it Dec or Jan

 

[SilliamWhale]

Ironicly I had some no tillers around a week ago and they reckon I stand a better chance of drilling than they do. sh!t clay is still sh!t clay however you try and dress it

I won't deny that. I would imagine on crap clay if its not grass you'd have a build a system around drilling your crops earlyish.

Are your soils waterlogged at the moment? At the end of the day the seed can still grow in sh!t soils if not waterlogged its just we don't have the mechanical methods to do it as we wish.

 

[Wombat]

I won't deny that. I would imagine on crap clay if its not grass you'd have a build a system around drilling your crops earlyish.

Are your soils waterlogged at the moment? At the end of the day the seed can still grow in sh!t soils if not waterlogged its just we don't have the mechanical methods to do it as we wish.

Ours are waterlogged but so are or stubbles, normally we would want our clays drilled by the 15th oct but we haven't had 6" of rain In a Month in 5+ years

 

[Mr Charisma]

I won't deny that. I would imagine on crap clay if its not grass you'd have a build a system around drilling your crops earlyish.

Are your soils waterlogged at the moment? At the end of the day the seed can still grow in sh!t soils if not waterlogged its just we don't have the mechanical methods to do it as we wish.

Everywhere is waterlogged at the moment , but one day it will stop raining, and sometime after that it will dry up enough to drill that is for sure , just need to sit back and be patient , I still have a acreage of stubble which was destined for winter beans, as and when we get close to drilling something I will have to change my drilling plan as I will stand little chance of getting beans into the stubble whereas I will have some tilled soil that will at some point take the weaving tine drill albeit shallower than normal

 

[teslacoils]

No autumn drilling. Have sold drill. Can always waste some time spinning some on.

 

[bobk]

Curtains here , methinks , our ground generally gets wetter at this time of the year

 

[Wombat]

This week will see which way it goes

 

[teslacoils]

In a normal year we get a soaking around half term. Even then we would expect to get a few days in November and one day in December to plant.

 

[DRC]

Curtains here , methinks , our ground generally gets wetter at this time of the year

Probably go to plan B next week , which is drill some ground that was destined for maize and swap things around a bit.
I’ve got three fields I’m fairly confident will drill behind a plough. One is a grass field I sprayed off last week. If I can do that, at least it will use up all the seed I’ve bought, as held back on buying it all this year.

 

[bobk]

Probably go to plan B next week , which is drill some ground that was destined for maize and swap things around a bit.
I’ve got three fields I’m fairly confident will drill behind a plough. One is a grass field I sprayed off last week. If I can do that, at least it will use up all the seed I’ve bought, as held back on buying it all this year.

That's all I want to do , get shut of what seed is here

 

[Renaultman]

Last week of this month will be red hot and dry. Bit the bullet and bought tickets for Tenerife and que sera sera

 

[Wombat]

Still not had a dry day in weeks, few mizzly showers this morning and only the odd bright patch

 

[Brisel]

Another 20 acres drilled today. First time we’ve moved for 10 days.

 

[DRC]

Another 20 acres drilled today. First time we’ve moved for 10 days.

Think I could’ve done something this weekend, but laid up with a virus that seems to be doing the rounds up here.

 

[bobk]

Stopped raining , now mizzling quite well .

 

[Will 1594]

That's all I want to do , get shut of what seed is here

Bob how would you like 540 ton of seed sat waiting to go in,agronomist has one customer , waiting to drill that lot

 

[Brisel]

Think I could’ve done something this weekend, but laid up with a virus that seems to be doing the rounds up here.

Hope that virus clears off asap. Looks like a busy week down here...

 

[DRC]

Stopped raining , now mizzling quite well .

It’s not been as nice as they said.

 

[bobk]

Bob how would you like 540 ton of seed sat waiting to go in

I could spread it with the muckspreader just

 

[DRC]

Bob how would you like 540 ton of seed sat waiting to go in,agronomist has one customer , waiting to drill that lot

That’s enough for over 7000 acres.