Got much drilling to do?

[Green oak]

ive got 185 acres still to put in, spring barley and wheat. The beans went in last week before the rain. I feel I'm the only one with something to do,make me feel better..

 

[kmo]

All of it.

 

[Boysground]

80 acres of barley. will be back on that over the weekend i hope, then 150 of maize. long way to go yet.

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[Tompkins]

15 acres barley left, then 115 linseed and 80 maize.

 

[Great In Grass]

When do you @Boysground @Tompkins try to start on the maize drilling?

 

[Boysground]

I have wheat that has taken just over 6 weeks to emerge. the soil is cold and wet so in no hurry, i haven't even looked for my soil thermometer yet. Starting to spread fym today then lots of ploughing.

I think it will be the last week of April 1st few days of May.

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[Great In Grass]

I think it will be the last week of April 1st few days of May.

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Optimum time to my way of thinking.

 

[Boysground]

Chalk not the best soil for maize so I like it to be warm. many of my fields turn white with the chalk when it rains after planting maize and i always think that the chalk is reflecting some of the heat.

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[Great In Grass]

Chalk not the best soil for maize so I like it to be warm. many of my fields turn white with the chalk when it rains after planting maize and i always think that the chalk is reflecting some of the heat.

BG

You could very well be right, we'll need a maize drilling picture thread in a few weeks.

 

[More to life]

50 a spring barley hope to be done this week 90a maize plenty of time for that

 

[Chae1]

330 still to do 180 acres spring barley in. Frost this morning.

 

[Tompkins]

Last week of April, first week of May normally. I've seen stuff go in early April and get caught by a frost. The later drilled stuff nearly always catches up.

 

[Devon James]

320 acres booked in so far rough count up, barley and oats.

 

[Brisel]

800 acres of spring barley finished just before the weather broke last week. 150 acres of linseed to do when the seed turns up & the seedbed dries out. It was too cold for linseed anyway. A couple of days sowing pea & barley mixture for the game covers to in the mean time but no land ripped up for that yet.

Barley drilled 15th March is 5% emerged & the rooks have found it.

 

[wasted years]

Haven't even tjhought about it yet, its grim up north.

 

[MrNoo]

230 done and 170 to go, all SB. All ground worked so just a Glypho, and in with the drill if it ever dries out. Soil is still cold, although what I drilled has chitted but not up in row yet.

 

[Wombat]

Did some last week but now sat in water, Belepi recommendation is by tomorrow, I think that will be it for me now with the weather as is

 

[capfits]

Em half of Scotland for spring barley!
To be fair ground was drying just fine until weekend when it got pretty wet again.
Dare say a few one pass's forcing it in, but no panic yet.

 

[Shutesy]

ive got 185 acres still to put in, spring barley and wheat. The beans went in last week before the rain. I feel I'm the only one with something to do,make me feel better..

Got all 70 acres of beans in last week same as you, did 12 of 70 acres of spring barley on the lighter side of the 70 acre field but the heavy land which is stubble/dead cover crop and will be drilled direct is going to take some drying out, so 58 acres still to do. Would normally be in by now with plough-powerharrow-tine drill system but patience required for spring strip-till drilling with the DTS. Your not the only one don't worry.

 

[Sandy]

100 in 700 to go its the earliest I've started for years no hurry here