....for sowing within the next week what best for sheep ?

[Derrick Hughes]

but apart from the weather all that went into growing the bulb has not been used as feed for the sheep anyway ,it will go back in when its ploughed but that's not quite what we grew it for.
and by its nature stubble turnip top is far smaller than redstart all other things being equal.

Cattle will eat every bit , I had it one year, sowed to early grazed to late, was a massive crop but went woody , sheep left it but cows ate every bit , that was Vollenda

 

[Bob the beef]

lot of Frisia disappointingly lying on the deck (im not surprised tbh was half expecting it ) untouched, poor anchorage , Hobsons alright for a simple rape. but im going to say Redstart wins again for me. even with their stumps left ,better feed value more palatable more disease resistant better overall.
ill get a pic if i remember.
another kind winter again though , hardly any frost (so far ) .well there we are.

Not sure where Frisia gets its winter hardy score from . Tried it twice, seriously let down twice. Samson st wins for me every time. Still got 3 acres to eat off yet by twin/triplet ewes, loads of tops and huge bulbs. Size 4 rugby ball

 

[JSmith]

If your on about stubble turnips We grew Frisia turnips an the hoggs loved them, went into them on 1st December came off 1st March, mass of bulb, ate every bit

 

[Bob the beef]

If your on about stubble turnips We grew Frisia turnips an the hoggs loved them, went into them on 1st December came off 1st March, mass of bulb, ate every bit

Just don’t seem to stand the winter here at all. Not a patch on the samson , yet supposedly much better winter hardy score

 

[JSmith]

You’d have harsher weather than us down here in the midlands, hardly had any frost really, found frisia to be high yielding though, first time trying it, will be trying it again! Just luck I suppose

 

[Jimdog1]

lot of Frisia disappointingly lying on the deck (im not surprised tbh was half expecting it ) untouched, poor anchorage , Hobsons alright for a simple rape. but im going to say Redstart wins again for me. even with their stumps left ,better feed value more palatable more disease resistant better overall.
ill get a pic if i remember.
another kind winter again though , hardly any frost (so far ) .well there we are.

Thanks for the update. Redstart is hard to better here aswell.

 

[DanM]

@Bury the Trash @Jimdog1 what stocking rates per acre, per day/week are you getting with red start?

 

[Jimdog1]

@Bury the Trash @Jimdog1 what stocking rates per acre, per day/week are you getting with red start?

Be around 25 to the acre. 150- 200 in a bunch.