- Location
- Ceredigion
Mine had 3cwt 20 10 10tempting....what fert did they have?
Forage rape stalks
- Thread starter Dave6170
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- north norfolk
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
No slag!?
- Location
- Ceredigion
Not sure that's a neibour , but mines bigger than hiswhat about the one in the picture
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Frisia is a very large bulb variety I’ve been growing and selling it for years.
Always sells out unfortunately.
Always sells out unfortunately.
yeah but how hardy?............. for after Christmas use ? might have a go at them next year ,
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Have folk grazing them after Xmas and into March seem to stand up to bad weather well.yeah but how hardy?............. for after Christmas use ? might have a go at them next year ,
Leaves don’t like too much wind as can get damaged easily.
as hardy as low dm fodder beet ?
they would be better feed , few bales of hay put out and could be spot on, whereas fb lack the protein. thats a big issue ir.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
IME stubble turnips are hardier than the lowest DM fodder beet (like Brigadier), but DM yield is a fraction of beet. That is the only place that fodder beet gains really, in that it produces huge DM yields making it just about the cheapest fodder crop (per kg of DM).
It does need to be stripped grazed with regular fence moves to make sure they get top & root together though, whereas turnips or swedes can be on 4-7 day breaks.
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Agree with neilo on the large volumes of DM provided by FB but establishment and seed costs are higher than Stubble Turnips.
Depends what the customer requires really
Depends what the customer requires really
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- north norfolk
fodder beet arn't the crop they were in virus areas...i'm looking for a replacement
...i'm looking for a replacement
yes , then in practice it would mean a larger acreage which is not so good if youre on a smaller area..
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Green globe turnips are having a revival in this area due to cheaper establishment costs.
Spin what do you think about drilling fodder beet after early winter barley ,to eat off feb march ,fodder beet arn't the crop they were in virus areas
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
fodder beet arn't the crop they were in virus areas
I’ve found Massif maincrop turnips to be a good halfway house between swedes and stubble turnips. Certainly more reliable & cheaper than swedes here, and higher DM yield than stubble turnips. Much higher yielding (& cheaper seed) than Green Globe, and the sheep eat them (unlike G Globe ime).
The biggest advantage of stubble turnips is the ability to take a crop off first of course. Higher yielding root crops come at a cost of having to be in the ground for longer.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Surely the seed cost would rule that out? Would it not just grow tops, with roots no bigger than turnips, then get hammered by a hard frost?
Beet lifting man ,said some one had done it ,and got about 18 ton acre last year , will find out more about what they did
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
We had some fair sized neeps from ours this year. Samson stubble turnips after winter barley.
Sandy
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- Aberdeenshire
I think you’re due a new bucket!
trouble is we run plenty of young and old females, the idea for me Frisia would be an easier bite .