Drilling OSR

[Cab-over Pete]

Aye-up,

I was asked today if I could crack on and get some lime spread early next week because they want to drill OSR before the week is out.

As a lime spreading contractor, I don’t stand a chance, do I?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Well it is August 2nd

 

[Boohoo]

Whether it's lime spreading, silage making or anything else it gets earlier every year. The only thing that doesn't change is the customer's expectation that you'll be there yesterday.

 

[GeorgeK]

Tell them lime repels flea beetle, but it has to be on top of the seed

 

[Brisel]

Tell them lime repels flea beetle, but it has to be on top of the seed

 

[Shovelhands]

Aye-up,

I was asked today if I could crack on and get some lime spread early next week because they want to drill OSR before the week is out.

As a lime spreading contractor, I don’t stand a chance, do I?

I feel your pain....although I’ve not got anyone screaming about that at the moment. Staying ahead of the game is not easy at all.

I didn’t see it actually go in the ground, but I am pretty sure the land behind my house has been drilled with rape already! And that was three days ago, or maybe four? It was still friggin July ffs!
I don’t know much about the job, but is that not a bit early?

 

[Henarar]

Tell them lime repels flea beetle, but it has to be on top of the seed

burnt lime probably would

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Whether it's lime spreading, silage making or anything else it gets earlier every year. The only thing that doesn't change is the customer's expectation that you'll be there yesterday.

The point being, we can’t spread the lime until the ground is clear and in a showery season with wet straw lay around I can see I’ll have about two days window on each farm.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I’ve been trying for years to get customers to apply the lime for the wheat or barley preceding the OSR, but to no avail.

 

[DRC]

I’ve been trying for years to get customers to apply the lime for the wheat or barley preceding the OSR, but to no avail.

You’d like me, I put it on before maize.

 

[Boohoo]

The point being, we can’t spread the lime until the ground is clear and in a showery season with wet straw lay around I can see I’ll have about two days window on each farm.

I know, but as a first class, professional contractor at the top of your game you can control the weather, read minds, be in twenty places at once and do without sleep.....

 

[Shovelhands]

I know, but as a first class, professional contractor at the top of your game you can control the weather, read minds, be in twenty places at once and do without sleep.....

Oh....so you know Pete personally then?

 

[D14]

Aye-up,

I was asked today if I could crack on and get some lime spread early next week because they want to drill OSR before the week is out.

As a lime spreading contractor, I don’t stand a chance, do I?

I know of some osr been planted 10 days ago after barley to see if it’s better for flea beetle.

 

[Steevo]

Be ideal OSR planting weather this week....and probably next too!

 

[Andrew]

I wish everyone would get on and plant their OSR. It normally doesn’t rain for 6 weeks afterwards.