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<blockquote data-quote="SpottedFlycatcher" data-source="post: 8424268" data-attributes="member: 158736"><p>Update: we decided to go for it despite the dry conditions. Light surface cultivation on 30/08, Cambridge rolled then drilled into the wheat stubble with the Aitchison Seedmatic on 04/09 (34 kg/ha) and used the Opico grass harrow and Airseeder to sow into the barley stubble which was on loamier soil and less stubble trash. Did it twice at half rate (17kg/ha), tines set slightly deeper first time, then basically broadcasting second time from different direction. We knew rain was coming so used our Cambridge roll rather than wait to borrow flat roll, went across cloudier bits twice. Seedbed was terrible! We were fortunate to get 40 mm rain over the next week and have had 130 mm rain since - thankfully as we have only had total 380 mm since Jan!!</p><p>Emergence was slow as soil was still very dry and we then had a dry spell end Sept. We then got more rain and the seedlings got going well. With the rain, slugs appeared under monitoring mats and some grazing damage - followed rec to apply 5kg/ha Ferric phosphate, seemed to work well. </p><p>Happy with emergence with both methods, but the ryegrass seems to have done better drilled, as we expected (original plan was to drill the ryegrass separately on the wheat ground and airseed the smaller seeds after, but ran out of time). </p><p>Lots of volunteers, especially on barley ground, and plenty weeds - cranesbill, groundsell etc. Early cut in spring should reduce those.</p><p>Attached some pics. Will see what it does through winter and spring!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1074257[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074258[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074259[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074260[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074262[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074263[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074264[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1074257[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074258[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074259[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074260[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074262[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074263[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1074264[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SpottedFlycatcher, post: 8424268, member: 158736"] Update: we decided to go for it despite the dry conditions. Light surface cultivation on 30/08, Cambridge rolled then drilled into the wheat stubble with the Aitchison Seedmatic on 04/09 (34 kg/ha) and used the Opico grass harrow and Airseeder to sow into the barley stubble which was on loamier soil and less stubble trash. Did it twice at half rate (17kg/ha), tines set slightly deeper first time, then basically broadcasting second time from different direction. We knew rain was coming so used our Cambridge roll rather than wait to borrow flat roll, went across cloudier bits twice. Seedbed was terrible! We were fortunate to get 40 mm rain over the next week and have had 130 mm rain since - thankfully as we have only had total 380 mm since Jan!! Emergence was slow as soil was still very dry and we then had a dry spell end Sept. We then got more rain and the seedlings got going well. With the rain, slugs appeared under monitoring mats and some grazing damage - followed rec to apply 5kg/ha Ferric phosphate, seemed to work well. Happy with emergence with both methods, but the ryegrass seems to have done better drilled, as we expected (original plan was to drill the ryegrass separately on the wheat ground and airseed the smaller seeds after, but ran out of time). Lots of volunteers, especially on barley ground, and plenty weeds - cranesbill, groundsell etc. Early cut in spring should reduce those. Attached some pics. Will see what it does through winter and spring! [ATTACH type="full"]1074257[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074258[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074259[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074260[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074262[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074263[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074264[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1074257[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074258[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074259[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074260[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074262[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074263[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]1074264[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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