Ours has improved a lot, and is now a dark green colour. Could still do with a drop more rain here, as we've missed the large amounts seen elsewhere. For instance, on Saturday morning I was in local town,4 miles away, where it was bouncing off the street. Got home to find we'd missed most of it again.
Drought
- Thread starter shakerator
- Start date
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
at this time of year however good or bad the crop looks predicting yields on that basis is a very inaccurate science
1984 terrible looking crop produced top yields best of the decade
the best looking crops produced the lowest yields 1997 2012
1984 terrible looking crop produced top yields best of the decade
the best looking crops produced the lowest yields 1997 2012
Quite so, yellow belly.
And this year's weather is almost identical to 1997, so far.
As to 2012, that never happened.
average farmer
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- Location
- North Notts
I had a walk around today and thought the same about the flag leaf, but when I exposed a ear I thought how long they were. I don't think there will be enough ears to make a good crop.
Spudie
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- Location
- Ards C.Down
Think mine's finished before it started all 10 acre of it. Just about see the rows and sowed 3 wks ago. At sowing no moisture for at least 6 inches then. Don't know if it's worth spending more money on just cut my loses
4course
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- Location
- north yorks
dont despair tgw makes more of a difference than many think, one of the best crops I ever grew you could see the ground when combining was concerned , but the grains and ears were big and heavy , A 4-5 point rise in bushel weight is a 10 % increase , sunshine and potash is the key along with a clean ear, remember prof laloux in the seventies extolling the virtues of low seed rate
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wellingtonfarmer
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Is anyone going to be praying for anymore rain soon?
Yes - dug a few holes today and surprisingly dry
1 more spray day tomorrow and then it can pee it down please !
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
No it can't. We are mowing!
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
I'm just mowing a small bit that has gone too far for grazing and has had an explosion of Kedlocks this last two weeks!
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Seriously tough time on grass where I've direct drilled some it's like concrete
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
wtf are kedlocks
Charlock bob
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Kedlocks.
Motherdye
Hogweed
Hemlock
Cow parsley.
It seems to have so many names
Motherdye
Hogweed
Hemlock
Cow parsley.
It seems to have so many names
YorkshireAndrew
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- Location
- West / North Yorks border
We call it Ketlocks .
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Yes Yorkshire is a bit odd!
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Part of the brassica family I have heard it called wild mustard as well