Which lie wetter? The DTS sown osr or the disced stubbles? I can take a wild guess as I have a similar situation with disced oat stubbles and Claydon sown osr...
Drilling anyone?
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Which lie wetter? The DTS sown osr or the disced stubbles? I can take a wild guess as I have a similar situation with disced oat stubbles and Claydon sown osr...
Every cloud has a silver lining! Unless you've got wheat in there too.
no nothing drilled yet
farmerm
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- Shropshire
Is there any sanity in drilling cereals when your blackgrass is that out of control?
At least the wet weather and lack of drilling is giving some better forced stale seedbeds. Looking at the blackgrass population above, you would hope that once it is sprayed off, you have reduced the potential population in the subsequent wheat, considerably. Obviously there will more seed in the soil which hasn't yet germinated, and/or is brought up the soil profile by the drill/cultivation.
Jon 3085
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- Location
- Worcester, UK
- Location
- Cirencester
You'd be surprised, I had a field like that the year before last, sprayed out twice and drilled wheat around 20th Oct last year, very little BG come harvest this year. Had lightly disced and it will be SB for next harvest.
- Location
- Minehead,Somerset
On Monday even I was surprised how wet the dts rape ground was and obviously the disced stuff was heavy going and mucky. This morning other than known wet areas , I could probably spray the osr if I wanted and it was critical but it would be messy and bring mud on roads. The disced stuff today, you could walk and not pick up mud on boots but obviously if you walk on your heels, you leave inch deep ruts and it's like plasticine in your hand but I ve only had 30 odd hours of dry weather yet.
Had some good sun yesterday but no wind and a 5 minute shower just after lunch. Today is not so sunny and big clouds drifting around but good breeze so actually today is drying better I think.
As I said above, more rain rest of week it seems.
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
We managed to get going again today, it's not ideal and still just wet enough but once the soil is moved its hazing out so theres a bit of dry.
This is the last field of barley to got in and if the forecast rain hasn't arrived then we'll see if we can get some more wheat in the ground.
This is the last field of barley to got in and if the forecast rain hasn't arrived then we'll see if we can get some more wheat in the ground.
- Location
- south norfolk
Ploughed some rape stubble which is coming up not too bad and then drilling after a couple hours.got 12 acres in between showers.nice to be doing something
Nick...
Nick...
Got a field of barley drilled today. Driest field on the farm. A bit soft near the pond. A dry day, but started to rain as I finished . I’m more hopeful after seeing what a couple of drying days could do. Lorry driver that collected a load of barley , said he’d seen a lot of ploughs and drills working on his travels today
Been a couple of nice drying days..
Like @silverfox , weve been singing too...
We plough the fields and scatter
Not so much scatter though as I've fitted new Coulter tips
Like @silverfox , weve been singing too...
We plough the fields and scatter
Not so much scatter though as I've fitted new Coulter tips
You did well to manage that ,Been a couple of nice drying days..
Like @silverfox , weve been singing too...
We plough the fields and scatter
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Not so much scatter though as I've fitted new Coulter tips
Ey the one headland is a bit iffy.. I paddled it a bit spreading fym three weeks ago. sign of how much rain we've had though, there was hardly a trace of muck left..You did well to manage that ,
motrac3a
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Good old combi to the rescue! nice outfit?
- Location
- In the middle.
After the first drying day in a long time i walk our lightest field. I think with 3 or 4 more good drying days i may get the hedges cut without making to much mess. But then again maybe not ass its raining again.
kevindb880
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- Location
- Herts
Woke up 2 o clock this morning to the sound of yet more rain! Another 6.6mm so it’s buggered it yet again!
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
Drilling until 9.30 last night when a good shower forced a halt. Was on the road early hours this morning and udging by the size of the puddles its going to be a workshop/fencing day today