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I have about 20ha of fallow this spring, coming out of winter wheat. I would like to follow it with WW if possible.
It had 25kgs/ha of black oats and berseem clover (of which only the former grew) in august, and was sprayed a few weeks ago to kill the BG that came.
It's fallow as I've had some very poor crops of sp beans and was desperate to grow something else, so have gone for spring oats. This is then my EFA.
I have the following bin ends / unused seed available, but am not averse to buying more or something else if worthwhile (eg mustard, red clover? etc):
2-3t of sp beans
1/2t propino
200kgs canyon oats
20kgs berseem clover
Oh yes, there's also fair bit of BG seed in places on the ground..
Establishment will be horsch with metcalf points and two hoppers so I can mix seeds etc.
Do I:
1) drill some thin beans, spray the lot before BG is viable, then drill with the remainder and carry it through the summer if BG allows, or spray again if not.
2) as above but chuck a bit of say red clover in 2nd time around and find some cattle to graze it later in the summer (it's not fenced and doesn't have water, but these are details)
3) buy some mustard and mess up my 1 in 4 rape rotation.
4) leave it alone and spray it off whenever I'm bored (not my prefered choice...)
5) something else.
Any ideas gratefully received!
I have about 20ha of fallow this spring, coming out of winter wheat. I would like to follow it with WW if possible.
It had 25kgs/ha of black oats and berseem clover (of which only the former grew) in august, and was sprayed a few weeks ago to kill the BG that came.
It's fallow as I've had some very poor crops of sp beans and was desperate to grow something else, so have gone for spring oats. This is then my EFA.
I have the following bin ends / unused seed available, but am not averse to buying more or something else if worthwhile (eg mustard, red clover? etc):
2-3t of sp beans
1/2t propino
200kgs canyon oats
20kgs berseem clover
Oh yes, there's also fair bit of BG seed in places on the ground..
Establishment will be horsch with metcalf points and two hoppers so I can mix seeds etc.
Do I:
1) drill some thin beans, spray the lot before BG is viable, then drill with the remainder and carry it through the summer if BG allows, or spray again if not.
2) as above but chuck a bit of say red clover in 2nd time around and find some cattle to graze it later in the summer (it's not fenced and doesn't have water, but these are details)
3) buy some mustard and mess up my 1 in 4 rape rotation.
4) leave it alone and spray it off whenever I'm bored (not my prefered choice...)
5) something else.
Any ideas gratefully received!