Drilling OSR early

[ZXR17]

What seed rate did early drillers use last year or are going to use this season ?

 

[R J]

10kg per Hectare
FSS

 

[Hjwise]

4kg/ha. Following wheat, so won’t be too early.

FSS, turkey muck, no pre-em to leave options open.

 

[GeorgeK]

Off the heap at 7kg/ha drilled first week of August. Favourable weather saw good germination and it came way too thick but sorted itself out to a large extent, pics below if it's of any interest. Stems a little thinner than ideal, some bits have a bit of a lean on but nothing lodged. Thick crop gave good weed suppression. Overall pleased with it so fingers crossed.

18th September.

31st October

2nd March: heavy frosts on a forwards crop

1st April: looking a bit more sensible

 

[snarling bee]

Drilled 5.5kg ha of 4 yr old dressed seed yesterday.
Only 3Ha, after fallow.
I'll keep you all posted.

 

[nick...]

I’m hoping to do some this week into fallowed land.should use 3.3 kg according to 3ha pack at 9.9 kg but will go for about 3.8kg.moisture should be ok,had 24 mm in last 2 hours when I looked 10 mins ago and still pouring
nick…

 

[robbie]

I’m hoping to do some this week into fallowed land.should use 3.3 kg according to 3ha pack at 9.9 kg but will go for about 3.8kg.moisture should be ok,had 24 mm in last 2 hours when I looked 10 mins ago and still pouring
nick…

Bone dry here, I've just finished baling!!!!
I've got some over yeared FSS and I'll see how much I've got, how much I'm going to drill and work accordingly but it'll be atleast 10kg/ha

 

[Chae1]

Bone dry here, I've just finished baling!!!!
I've got some over yeared FSS and I'll see how much I've got, how much I'm going to drill and work accordingly but it'll be atleast 10kg/ha

What are you planning using to establish it?

Remember you had a seeder on a cultivator. I'm planning using something similar to sow ours.

I'm sowing tomorrow.

 

[robbie]

What are you planning using to establish it?

Remember you had a seeder on a cultivator. I'm planning using something similar to sow ours.

I'm sowing tomorrow.

Probably the seeder on the back of the terradisc or I may pigtail and then drill, I don't know yet but probably the first one