Drilling anyone?

[snarling bee]

Still too wet underneath here, and too many wet spots to go around or get stuck in.
Locally there is a quaddy and challenger chained together pulling a 12m Horsch Sprinter. Drill will go, but one tractor will not pull it.

 

[RmfJ]

Still too wet underneath here, and too many wet spots to go around or get stuck in.
Locally there is a quaddy and challenger chained together pulling a 12m Horsch Sprinter. Drill will go, but one tractor will not pull it.

Have people lost their marbles?

 

[RAF]

It’s only march. Devil makes work for idol hands

 

[Brisel]

Still too wet underneath here, and too many wet spots to go around or get stuck in.
Locally there is a quaddy and challenger chained together pulling a 12m Horsch Sprinter. Drill will go, but one tractor will not pull it.

WTAF???

 

[Adeptandy]

It’s only march. Devil makes work for idol hands

I kept thinking that when it started raining in October

 

[Two Tone]

I am reminded as to why I don’t like any spring drilling on this farm.
I’ve only got one field that didn’t get drilled last Autumn, which was only because the seed never turned up.
I have also decided that I might re-drill the 50%of the OSR that got eaten by CSFB, if conditions come right and it might even get Direct drilled.

However, my neighbour who we share farm with has got 95% of his farm to drill that didn’t get drilled with winter crops.
It might look like it is drying well on top, but it’s like a rice pudding underneath. Despite 6 days of glorious sunshine, there is no way it will drill yet!

Note to oneself: Maybe I should block this thread for a fortnight!

 

[DrWazzock]

Hmmm. Having a closer look with a spade and even stuff that had a tine through it in the autumn is as sad as bulls liver. It has an inch of hard dry crust on top which is quite deceiving.
Waiting a bit then plough the lot and drill as soon as it dried enough. Probably be drilled up by mid April. Might even be time to get some useful weathering on it.

 

[Flat 10]

It’s only march. Devil makes work for idol hands

And April drilled crops are a waste of time round here on this ground

 

[RAF]

Oh apologies we can get away with April barley in sunny Staffordshire

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

Just buzzing through some heavy ground (was cultivated in the Autumn) with the Inverta, will give it a day or two and then in with the combi, hope the plan works!
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How are the new discs doing?

 

[4course]

Late direct drilled wheat has been a disaster here where there is even the smallest amount of clay. Either drowned out or capped over. Won’t ever be trying that again. Been ok on the sand though.
Moral of the story: plough heavy land early and dry. Let the weather break it down.

to be fair it was the 3 weekends in feb of way more rainfall and no chance to get away that caused our capping/drowning but on again now and going in well ,so live in hope

 

[MrNoo]

How are the new discs doing?

Getting on well with them but in all honesty it's only the second time I've used them, didnt get much use in the Autumn. Ground certainly soft enough for them! Seem very good value

 

[teslacoils]

All soil here is like cack, but the thought is that in another week we will get most drilled with farm saved oats. Digestate, blw spray, fungicide and pgr. Soil won't be better without a crop.

 

[Phil P]

Killburn spring wheat with a view today

Them blue tractors are ganging up on me Though?

 

[teslacoils]

All soil here is like cack, but the thought is that in another week we will get most drilled with farm saved oats. Digestate, blw spray, fungicide and pgr. Soil won't be better without a crop.

My daddy is working on the "get it fit for wheat" plan, and will broadcast a mix of cereal seeds, then drag then in when it's warm. Will then plough them in and get a good start for winter wheat.

 

[John]

Trying direct drilling some spring barley today after failed rape. Probably doing it all wrong but don’t won’t to move it because it would be horrible. Hope it grows ok, sept/Oct can’t come soon enough for me so can start again. We did get anything drill last autumn.

 

[John]

Pics

 

[bankrupt]

sept/Oct can’t come soon enough for me so can start again. We did get anything drill last autumn.

As a matter of interest, what is it that makes you still think rather pleasantly of Oct?

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[Devon James]

What a bloody job. Sorry for the swearing but quite happy with that

 

[Wombat]

Making brick size cobbles into tennis ball size ones.