Growing linseed after linseed

[A Trebor]

What drilling date (ish) and method of drilling do you use in spring Linseed?

Are you drilling some, having a large block at “work” and keep thinking of some at home but trying to keep things simple

 

[Brisel]

How much N would you suggest?

Premium Crops have good technical agronomy bulletins. They recommend that you put 50 kg N on the crop in the seedbed and the rest at green bud stage. If green bud is during a drought then that's not use but if you want to keep the crop standing it's not bad advice. You're growing seed, not straw. Same goes for cereals though we all do N for spring cereals early in the plant's life.

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

Are you drilling some, having a large block at “work” and keep thinking of some at home but trying to keep things simple

Yes ordered the seed will look to direct drill in 2 weeksish. ??

 

[David.]

I'd be lying if I knew anyone who has grown it twice....

What are the pitfalls that so discourage second attempts?

 

[teslacoils]

What are the pitfalls that so discourage second attempts?

Not as excellent as supposed BG control.
Not as high yield as expected.
Not keen on heavy land in bad winters, but what is?

Two growers enjoyed the early harvest. But said yields no better than spring for worse by control and higher costs. As usual with linseed excellent wheat afterwards.

 

[Flat 10]

What are the pitfalls that so discourage second attempts?

Daniel grows it regularly

 

[Brisel]

What are the pitfalls that so discourage second attempts?

Ive seen a lot of flat winter linseed. Most decent herbicides eg Crawler seem to knock it about a bit.

There are a few regular growers who have got the hang of it but for amateurs you can get similar yields and better grass weed control from spring linseed for a lot less expenditure if you don’t mind the later harvest dates.

Edited to add: Perhaps the word amateur is a bit condescending but linseed is like a lot of break crops - you either wish you’d done more or wish you’d never bothered!

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

Has anyone drilled any spring Linseed yet?

 

[Flat 10]

If I grew any any more I would happily drill in the end of March if it was warming up. Locally yes its all going in.

 

[ollie989898]

Direct drilling spring linseed into stubble is poetry, such a small funky seed and need to save all available moisture.

Baling the straw is the only way.

 

[teslacoils]

Direct drilling spring linseed into stubble is poetry, such a small funky seed and need to save all available moisture.

Baling the straw is the only way.

Get it burnt.

 

[Rust]

I think there is more moisture in the bag than the seedbed.
May as well stay in bag

 

[A Trebor]

Has anyone drilled any spring Linseed yet?

Started today

 

[Warp Land Farmer]

Started today

It’s dry. I don’t know if I’ve done right or wrong. Rain Dance time

 

[A Trebor]

It’s dry. I don’t know if I’ve done right or wrong. Rain Dance time

It’s dry at home, due to break down still got one to drill with Barley tomorrow, Sons just rung to pick him up it’s to wet to roll linseed at work.

 

[Banana Bar]

Let them muck about all winter loading out random lorries all over the place and spend half their life sat waiting for them to turn up, I've got better things to do!

Get the right haulier and they can load themselves, clear up and allow me to do better things ( cheaper !)

 

[ajd132]

Get the right haulier and they can load themselves, clear up and allow me to do better things ( cheaper !)

Don’t leave the culti-press out!

 

[Banana Bar]

Don’t leave the culti-press out!

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[Warp Land Farmer]

Are you drilling some, having a large block at “work” and keep thinking of some at home but trying to keep things simple

Direct drilled 8th April :

 

[teslacoils]

How tall? What seed rate?