Direct drilling rape after silage cut

[Hughesy]

In the spring I put some ryegrass/rape mix over some bare patches in the field before locking up for silage as a patching mix, just happened to be spare. I didn’t think it had taken until after I took first cut when it came through in the field with a fury. The patches of rape were really good. It got me thinking has anyone had any success with direct drilling straight after cutting without a glyphosate application. I ask this as I have a cut down at the moment and would be keen to have a field of rape or rape grass mix for winter keep.

 

[hally]

Been asked to do it several times, never seen a satisfactory result yet.

 

[Chae1]

Is it not a bit late for rape as a forage crop?

I've a couple fields been in a month and not done a lot.

 

[neilo]

Is it not a bit late for rape as a forage crop?

I've a couple fields been in a month and not done a lot.

The op is in Pembrokeshire, where they don’t get a winter, it just rolls from Autumn into Spring.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

How long is yours