Extase/Theodore blend.
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- Lincolnshire
Maturity dates? Extase supposed to be quite early .m
Good point.
Sprog
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- Location
- South Shropshire
I have got a homemade blend of Extase, Graham, Gleam and Theodore. Idea being to dilute the poorer sp weight of Theodore a bit. Maturity dates are a bit different but you are only talking a few days I think. Not done it before so a bit of an experiment.
- Location
- North Kent, UK
I’m going to experimenting this autumn with Extase, Gleam, Graham and Dawsum. Should be fairly close in terms of maturity and have good specific weight. All have different parentage . I certainly think it’s worth a try …. plan to home save from it.
Pieces_of_Eight
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Why mix a Gp2 and a Gp4? What is the intended market?
Why not add value with some premium?
Why not add value with some premium?
Minesapint
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- Location
- Oxon
Because the premiums aren’t big enough with the input costs. Millers need to wake up a bit smartish.
- Location
- Darlington
Why not just not grow the low weight one?
Sprog
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- Location
- South Shropshire
Feed wheat market is usually pretty strong around here so that’s the target. Extase as a group 2 will yield well enough as part of the blend and the four varieties were amongst the best at keeping septoria at bay in variety plots here last year.
Sprog
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- Location
- South Shropshire
Because by growing a blend of 4 varieties I can pretend I’m a regenerative farmer.
- Location
- Foothills of the Quantocks
I'm growing 30ha extase/theodore blend this year
Will probably add some Champion in the future if it performs well too.
This year's crop has had 160kgN and £40 spend on fungicides (mostly Sulphur, folpet and some very low doses of Prothio). Very little visible disease except for some mildew on the Theodore, but I won't be treating that.
Will take some photos today, and will post later on how it matures/yields
Will probably add some Champion in the future if it performs well too.
This year's crop has had 160kgN and £40 spend on fungicides (mostly Sulphur, folpet and some very low doses of Prothio). Very little visible disease except for some mildew on the Theodore, but I won't be treating that.
Will take some photos today, and will post later on how it matures/yields
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Yes please keep us updated,
- Location
- South Lincolnshire
What goes round comes round... in the 80s (I think) Sinclair McGill did a lot of research and then marketing of blends. As an aside what variety will you tell your buyer/trader?
- Location
- Foothills of the Quantocks
Sprog
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- Location
- South Shropshire
My 4 way blend last night.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
ADM now taking Extase as a group 1 ( not GP 1 premiums though)
We grew their barley here in the early 90's
This will become standard, the milling varieties are sh!t
Sprog
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- Location
- South Shropshire
We combined a plot left in the field pictured above (post 15) yesterday to keep some seed.
very pleased with overall yield so will be repeating next year.
- Location
- Foothills of the Quantocks
Yields here were low all round, the extase/theodore yielded slightly less than straight Graham.
Not too enamored with Extase anymore, and Theodore sadly doesn't have the raw yield potential and is weak tillering. Growing some Champion and Redwald this autumn, so I might try blending those in the future
Not too enamored with Extase anymore, and Theodore sadly doesn't have the raw yield potential and is weak tillering. Growing some Champion and Redwald this autumn, so I might try blending those in the future