Greythundercloudys
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Off topic but lm going to but 10 acres of rape or kale in for sheep,, but one half of the field can be a bit wet, other half dry, what kind stands wetter ground better, obviously it's all dry the now.
Grazing kale
- Thread starter Just because
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- Location
- Ceredigion
I would plough and work it down and roll it hard now . If it rains and you plough you will be losing the moisture working it
- Location
- Ceredigion
Rape or Turnips will not grow on wet ground . Pouring money down the drain . Or Kale ,
Wait for a long while is my advice. We drilled a failed spring barley crop with kale, forage rape middle of June last year and plenty of moisture heat around then. I would say it was a waste of time drilling anything at moment. I think good rain after drilling is more important than moisture in the seedbed.
- Location
- West Somerset
Yep totally agree, plough will go in and drill it a couple of days before any significant rain!
a few have ploughed and drilled here, as far as I can see the fields are just blowing away!
exmoor dave
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- Location
- exmoor, uk
Unless the grounds too hard to work, get it ploughed now and pressed/ rolled down right behind. then when it rains it will trap the moisture under.Ha! Ploughs not going in till there's rain in the forcast🌧
Yes can do that this time of year but do bear in mind on any kind of slope , as if it is left worked down with nothing growing.....and very heavy rain comes it might make it wash.
If its starts raining it might be cloudburst s
- Location
- Ceredigion
I hope I won't have to plough
Direct drilling retains valuable moisture
Direct drilling retains valuable moisture
- Location
- West Somerset
Considered it but neighbour done it, every time the wind gets up you see the dust move, I'll hold off, hell I've got all summer
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JD-Kid
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- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
yep seen paddocks ploughed up worked and blown away
if a heap of rain coming be careful have see kale rape etc seeds split with too much rain
if not needing the paddocks could some be sprayed out not worked then just a light top working pre drilling
Jonny B88
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- Location
- ballykelly. NI
Im planning on establishing a diverse grazing cover crop based on rye/oats, vetch, hybrid brass, turnips, crimson and balansa clovers and a few other things. We have an old moore Unidrill and I really want to utilise it.
Question is, if i have to sow relatively shallow for the small seeds, how does this effect the bigger seeds of the cereals and the vetch that would usually be sown a little deeper?
Question is, if i have to sow relatively shallow for the small seeds, how does this effect the bigger seeds of the cereals and the vetch that would usually be sown a little deeper?
It amazes me anyone gets all those species to compete with each other.
- Location
- Ceredigion
I would drill twice .
- Location
- Ceredigion
Also keep the seed rate low . Things like turnips to like to much competing for light
- Location
- Ceredigion
Just a thought but why not Italian Ryegass . Its cheaper and more Erect than Hybrid Ryegraas so give the other stuff more room . It will outlast anything you have In that mix
- Location
- South Molton
We grow Winifred for grazing dairy cows on.
Get good bulk and feed value with it.
Get good bulk and feed value with it.
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
- Location
- South Molton
They have couple of hours in Kale and then onto grass.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Think its iodine we got minerals supplemented with when grazing brassicas