Wellytrack
Member
A pisher of an April or May would concern me more. Or June. Maybe July or August too.
I’ll stop now.
I’ll stop now.
Getting concerned mk11
- Thread starter Mr Charisma
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ollie989898
Member
Drove East on Monday. Never seen the countryside looking so sick for itself.
- Location
- Cirencester
Regarding the 3 crop rule, WW planted after 31st Jan is regarded as Spring Wheat agronomically (or supposed to be!). Why do they have to make it so complicated.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Given the problems you caused by starting that thread, do you not consider it a tad irresponsible buggering up any chance of getting Spring corn in too?
It’s only February and far too early for Spring sown cereals to do anything other than feed rooks and slugs. It’ll all change quickly when the sun comes out. Patience is a virtue they say.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Are you sure it’s not variety specific? If I (in Wales) have to use Winter & Spring Barley as 2 of my crops, I am required to submit seed tickets by May 15th to authenticate it.
If the date thing is right, I would have thought a cutoff date makes it far simpler tbh, not to mention allowing a degree of ‘flexibility’ from when choose to record your drilling date.?
- Location
- East yorks
Yes but I think the 3 crops go on variety class do they not, hence why belepi was a spring one regardless of planting date?
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- Location
- East yorks
Just checked and we have had double the Feb 18 and 19 rainfall totals already and we are half way through the month.
Devil's advocate
Member
- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
I've been upbeat all winter.
2000 & 2012 we could not drill our winter barley on the heavier land. But both years we used the seed on lighter land (ex veg/potato land) late Feb, it cropped really well.
Very little hope (some it is light land) of repeating that this year.
2000 & 2012 we could not drill our winter barley on the heavier land. But both years we used the seed on lighter land (ex veg/potato land) late Feb, it cropped really well.
Very little hope (some it is light land) of repeating that this year.
Honest john
Member
- Location
- Fenland
yes I am starting to get concerned again not for winter crops but for spring cropping.
its not going to be an early start now, ground has been hammered with rain, no frost & spring cropping is our main earner.
Wheat all planted in bad order, now water logged.
Drainer coming on Wednesday.
DeeGee
Member
- Location
- North East Wales
First half of March looks to be drier with high pressure, according to BBC long range forecast.
Two weeks ahead has been drier for the past 5 months until it gets to next week when it goes tits up again
yellow belly
Member
- Location
- south west lincolnshire
the longer the rain keeps falling the more likely the weather will give a longer drier spell
2013 cold snowy march gave use a dryish april with 25 days when we were drilling
then a wet spell in may to get crops growing
2013 cold snowy march gave use a dryish april with 25 days when we were drilling
then a wet spell in may to get crops growing
Bossfarmer
Member
- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
march and april looking catchy, may onwards dry
- Location
- The SW Midlands
Where did you get that from ?
Is sowing in May going to be any good ?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Is sowing in May going to be any good ?
Yup.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
If you can get it in and rolled without moving the soil ahead of the drill. Otherwise no. I'd take early may barely of oats wheat of early march.
Are you sure, if you throw six sixes on the trot, the odds of a seventh remains 1:6...
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SilliamWhale
Member
Why is anyone even bothering looking at march and april forecasts?