casemx 270
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- Location
- East midlands
Got some later drilled winter wheat on heavy cold land going to give it some N soon but would it be worth a does on managense or some other trace elements to get it going ?
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Giving wheat a boost
- Thread starter casemx 270
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
Only aesthetically. What it wants is a big dollop of slurry. And some warmth.
I'm in the same boat and will be giving mine its first split of N idealy if it just dries a bit, then stops being breezy this week or next.
I'm in the same boat and will be giving mine its first split of N idealy if it just dries a bit, then stops being breezy this week or next.
deleted user 837354
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Depends on what it looks like and your soil type and your experience of your land. It may be worth going with some manganese and say some phosphate or even a half rate of Magphos K to perk it up.
casemx 270
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- Location
- East midlands
Don't like skiing 
I doubt it on heavy land. A roll when its dry in march will do more good i would think
deleted user 837354
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Don't like skiing
Show me a photo of the crop.
deleted user 837354
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You know what the weather is like, might not actually become dry enough to roll in March.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
More likely early April for experience.
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
I know im not on heavy ground and that would be a different ball game altogether but dad rolled some winter barley last week that wasn't really responding to sprayed on MN and it's transformed the crop. It's a lot darker in colour looks, really healthy and the patches of MN have vanished.
On a separate not, we moved our heavy 6ton road roller and to avoid draging through mud and onto the road we went along the headland of another field and there is a strip where the roller went that's a really vivid green in another wise yucky looking barley crop in January.
On a separate not, we moved our heavy 6ton road roller and to avoid draging through mud and onto the road we went along the headland of another field and there is a strip where the roller went that's a really vivid green in another wise yucky looking barley crop in January.
deleted user 837354
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I know im not on heavy ground and that would be a different ball game altogether but dad rolled some winter barley last week that wasn't really responding to sprayed on MN and it's transformed the crop. It's a lot darker in colour looks, really healthy and the patches of MN have vanished.
On a separate not, we moved our heavy 6ton road roller and to avoid draging through mud and onto the road we went along the headland of another field and there is a strip where the roller went that's a really vivid green in another wise yucky looking barley crop in January.
Very common on lighter land to see visible MN deficiency if the soil is loose- often you will the plants on headland turns or in the tramlines is greener than the rest. I'd be putting on Mn in autumn and again ASAP if it was possible.
deleted user 837354
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This is the problem- spray a crop with foliar feed now or wait 6 weeks to get a chance to roll it? Not nice having a clearly suffering crop in front of you.
- Location
- the brecks norfolk
All ours was rolled in the autumn and has already had 2 if not 3 doses of MN.
We live with MN every year but this affect from rolling doesn't look typical of what I would expect to see
- Location
- NE Derbyshire
Was always told by my old agronomist boss on light land, sand in particular, roll it, roll it a bit more, more again, then when you got a spare hour, roll it some more.... Got to get the roots pressed into the soil to take up nutrients. Mn also...I know im not on heavy ground and that would be a different ball game altogether but dad rolled some winter barley last week that wasn't really responding to sprayed on MN and it's transformed the crop. It's a lot darker in colour looks, really healthy and the patches of MN have vanished.
On a separate not, we moved our heavy 6ton road roller and to avoid draging through mud and onto the road we went along the headland of another field and there is a strip where the roller went that's a really vivid green in another wise yucky looking barley crop in January.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Do both. I'm not averse to rolling it more than once.
Spring rolling wheat isn’t something ive ever done but surely the crop would be at stem extension by then?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
If it is, then I won't do it. We're usually fine in early April. The aim is to keep it tillering, and so once it's at gs30 then too late.
Mild winter. Early wheat may not get rolled. Late wheat probably will.
deleted user 837354
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This is the danger, would always check growth stage before rolling (although I have seen some wheat rolled very late) to ensure no damage is done.