Barley sowing rate

[valtraman]

what rate do folks sow spring barley at generally? It will be for wholecrop one field will be undersown. One field is fairly heavy clay . South west Scotland in the hills

 

[ollie989898]

100kg/acre on that kind of dirt. I bet other people go even heavier. Seed bed is as important as anything. No pre-em for you if it's undersown and be careful using ally on it as you'll zoik the grass out.

 

[Brisel]

350 seeds/m2 in a reasonable seedbed in March.

 

[eagleye]

guess thats about 12 stone in old money, wait for dry conditions

 

[Iben]

350 seeds/m2 in a reasonable seedbed in March.

I would go higher given his location/soil type/ usage. 400-450 seeds.

Will ground have dried enough in March for sowing in his location?

 

[valtraman]

I would go higher given his location/soil type/ usage. 400-450 seeds.

Will ground have dried enough in March for sowing in his location?

I don’t sow until end of April beginning of may asground not dry enough until then also as undersow it with grass. Not sure about the seeds per m2. I’m more of a cwt per acre measurement

 

[TomB]

Down here it would be 1cwt/ac normally and 3/4 cwt/ac for the undersown. Make sure it goes in well and the ph is right.

 

[valtraman]

Down here it would be 1cwt/ac normally and 3/4 cwt/ac for the undersown. Make sure it goes in well and the ph is right.

Where abouts are u? I was planning on sowing at 1.5cwt acre but perhaps too much. We sowed mulika wheat at just under 2 cwt last year and was undersown with Italian . Was a bumper crop

 

[Iben]

I would be aiming for 1.85 cwt/ac based on a thousand grain weight of 50g.

 

[Brisel]

I would go higher given his location/soil type/ usage. 400-450 seeds.

Will ground have dried enough in March for sowing in his location?

Good point. I hadn’t taken account of the location. 350 is a South of England seed rate in mid March into a reasonably good seedbed.

 

[puppet]

10 to 12 stone per acre. March up here would be ambitious most years. Just wait until the soil is not sticking tothe machinery

 

[warksfarmer]

what rate do folks sow spring barley at generally? It will be for wholecrop one field will be undersown. One field is fairly heavy clay . South west Scotland in the hills

600 seeds/m2 (so around 350-400kg/ha) here for the last 4 years. It does a great job of smoothering grass weeds.

 

[Chae1]

200kg/ha

 

[david]

As undersown don't want to go too heavy on the spring barley seed rate, otherwise it will smother out the grass (as warksfarmers mentions above)

 

[bobk]

600 seeds/m2 (so around 350-400kg/ha) here for the last 4 years. It does a great job of smoothering grass weeds.

You're winding us up ... over 3 cwt an acre .

 

[Douglasmn]

At least 200kg/ha. The grass will be absolutely fine! Think how well grass weeds that have been sprayed still survive. You won't smother the sown grass with the barley crop.

 

[warksfarmer]

You're winding us up ... over 3 cwt an acre .

I’m not. That’s what we’ve done the last few years and it works fine. Yield varies depending on moisture in the spring from 2.5-3.3t/acre. A good average for us is just under 3t/ac from 120kg N and no other nutrients. Had a bit go flat this year after some bad weather in June but other than that it’s stood fine.