Beet '22

[alomy75]

Is this normal time for drilling beet? I planted mine last year first week of June . It’s av 65/ha . I know we’ve had an exceptional kind autumn and winter.

Traditionally yes but with more chance of late frosts thesedays maybe not

 

[Flat 10]

Traditionally yes but with more chance of late frosts thesedays maybe not

More chance?!?!

 

[Flat 10]

Is this normal time for drilling beet? I planted mine last year first week of June . It’s av 65/ha . I know we’ve had an exceptional kind autumn and winter.

You want max canopy when there is max sun ie midsummer

 

[alomy75]

More chance?!?!

Beast from the east?! I’m only upset cos my seed isn’t here…

 

[Will 1594]

Made a start drilling today.
Direct into an ex 2 year ley.
Reasonably confident that it won't blow.

same here or similar
subsoiler and coil after sheep
loads of moisture and maximum pressure on units to really firm it down
45 acre for neighbour we do have not even touched it yet
might get same treatment if he will let me he likes ploughing and germinator
does not think it will grow in stubble

 

[alomy75]

Beast from the east?! I’m only upset cos my seed isn’t here…

Seed here now. Kind of happy it was late; it was like mid winter here weds/thurs. Going to start Monday

 

[Flat 10]

Some of mine is up

 

[alomy75]

Some of mine is up

Late frosts? (Sorry; couldn’t resist! ) I’m sure it will be fine unless you’re on some really black stuff? We’ve only had minus 2 here

 

[Breckland Boy]

Some of mine is up

All up here.
Direct drilled are now behind the more conventional drilled beet. Expanded cotelydon stage.
Mouse damage is significant in the direct drilled field. Despite this I am glad I didn't cultivate the field, any bare soil has been blowing this last few days. Spring barley next door looks sick

 

[Will 1594]

@Flat 10
neighbour still sceptical
but it’s into moisture

 

[alomy75]

@Flat 10
neighbour still sceptical
but it’s into moisture

That looks positively conventional compared to what I’m drilling into follows spring wheat last year and it was fine; this year following winter wheat there’s just so much straw

 

[Will 1594]

That looks positively conventional compared to what I’m drilling into follows spring wheat last year and it was fine; this year following winter wheat there’s just so much straw

oil radish and barley
then 12 mm leg through it and coil behind subsoiler packer and mulch drill
pig outfit cropped it to square field up
clown on combine must have grain elevator running on chaff spreaders that much grew again so spun a bit of radish on and tickled it in and ate it off had to put a leg through it as it was a mess when they left it

 

[Will 1594]

That looks positively conventional compared to what I’m drilling into follows spring wheat last year and it was fine; this year following winter wheat there’s just so much straw

is that mulch or standard coulters
if standard have a set of tungsten tipped ones only done 50 acre like new if you want a set

 

[alomy75]

is that mulch or standard coulters
if standard have a set of tungsten tipped ones only done 50 acre like new if you want a set

Standard. Would love a mulch drill so I can push the method but touchwood it’s coped so far. How many have you got? This is an 18 row

 

[Will 1594]

11 as one got caught in fire others ok
mike metcalfe did them
monopil on face book mulch
but prefer vicon . cell wheels

 

[alomy75]

11 as one got caught in fire others ok
mike metcalfe did them
monopil on face book mulch
but prefer vicon . cell wheels

Have you got a link? I don’t do Facebook. How much for 6? (I have a 6 row too) PM if you like

 

[Will 1594]

Have you got a link? I don’t do Facebook. How much for 6? (I have a 6 row too) PM if you like

will do
sat here smiling putting beet into my “ rough way “
and sand blowing in next doors where it was ploughed and ground to dust , well it’s off now

 

[robbie]

is that mulch or standard coulters
if standard have a set of tungsten tipped ones only done 50 acre like new if you want a set

Not wanting to step on anyone's toes but I maybe interested in your Coulter's......assuming the price is right for a peasant like myself.

 

[Will 1594]

alomy asked first
but want to sell them all so up to him what he does if he don’t want them all then you only fair

 

[alomy75]

alomy asked first
but want to sell them all so up to him what he does if he don’t want them all then you only fair

Bless you; let @robbie have them as hopefully I’ll change the drill(s) soon