Direct drilling maize with Claydon

[Turra farmer]

I know you can reduce the draft on the fan but I don't know how to do it?
I'm sure it will be simple but has anyone done it? as don't you have to do this for grass seeds?

still learning only drilled the winter and spring crops with it so far, last drill was a box drill so quite simple compared

There is a flap at bottom of fan , that directs wind into tube

 

[dannewhouse]

whats the benefits of using every row (125mm in my case) as appose to say 500mm row spacing then in maize?

my maize is only for cover crop any way

 

[mo!]

whats the benefits of using every row (125mm in my case) as appose to say 500mm row spacing then in maize?

my maize is only for cover crop any way

Less messing around, better ground coverage so better weed control. Wide rows are for hoeing, strip spraying and row dependant harvesting. We do none of those so grow it accordingly.

 

[dannewhouse]

Less messing around, better ground coverage so better weed control. Wide rows are for hoeing, strip spraying and row dependant harvesting. We do none of those so grow it accordingly.

I thought it was for sunlight to get at more plants?

 

[Boysground]

Would be fine for the plants but I suspect not so good for the birds. The guy that shoots my farm drills his own maize. He plants the rows running towards the flush point. I pick up for him and when we blank through a cover the birds will always run down the row and not try to go sideways through the thick maize plants.

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[mo!]

I thought it was for sunlight to get at more plants?

I've never understood this. Unless you are orientating the rows to match the sun's path how can it make any difference? Narrower rows means closer to optimum spacing surely?

 

[Brisel]

Narrower rows means lower plant density in the row. Maybe maize needs sunlight not just overhead. If you're not precision sowing it then there would be less chance of seed bunching with narrower row spacing in theory. Claydon row spacing is 31.57cm on a 19 row 6m Hybrid unless you're using the splitter boots.

 

[Baling Hay]

How's this coming on now?

 

[Devon James]

Difficult to show height but I showed someone the crop yesterday and asked which one is the dd field (next door was conventionally established) and he picked that one!
This crop is a bit gappy but for no subsoiling etc really happy with it

 

[General-Lee]

Difficult to show height but I showed someone the crop yesterday and asked which one is the dd field (next door was conventionally established) and he picked that one!
This crop is a bit gappy but for no subsoiling etc really happy with it View attachment 705354View attachment 705356

Wet the bed?! What time did you go on till?

 

[Devon James]

Wet the bed?! What time did you go on till?

Huh?! Na just on a roll at the moment. Not long after seeing you. Nice big fields [emoji7]

 

[General-Lee]

Huh?! Na just on a roll at the moment. Not long after seeing you. Nice big fields [emoji7]

As in being up early after working late, another day at the office for you!

Ah well done! I thought about doing another field but wanted my bed.