black oats

[watfordfrosty]

if i wanted to grow a plot to harvest to use as a cover crop (SW6)next autumn ,could i plant this spring?what seed rate would i need?when would i expect to combine

 

[yellow belly]

I use normal spring oats for cover

black oats are a spring crop I believe
not sure how early they are to harvest which could hold up cover planting


black oats are lighter seed so the seed rate is lower let us know how you get on

 

[Bogweevil]

USDA suggests:

When planting for seed production, a firm weed free seedbed is needed. Seeds should be planted 1–1 ½ inches deep depending on soil textures. The recommended seeding rate is approximately 20 pure live seeds (PLS) per square foot or 40 PLS lbs/acre. Expected seed yields range from 800 to 1400 lbs/acre (USDA-ARS-NSDL, 2005). Fertilizer applications should be based upon soil tests. The nutrient requirements of black oat seed production are similar to that of common oat with applications of 60- 80 lbs. of nitrogen per acre.

Harvest is apparently the same as common oat - was a popular crop in remote regions of Wales and Scotland often mixed with rye and barley so maturing at a similar time presumably.

I have no idea what acres, feet inches and pounds are either, but Professor Google probably does.

 

[Tha Ulsterscot]

Not a great yield 15 - 20 cwts /acre.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Grew some last year. Harvesting 4 acres was interesting to say the least. Unload on the move constantly like a forager if you don't want to unload the tank by hand.

 

[BigBarl]

We planted some in a summer cover around June and some had started producing seed by the time they were dedicated before wheat. So I’d say if you drilled March time you’d get
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