Same here.We seem to have had good days with nothing ready, and bad days with lots to do.
Same here.We seem to have had good days with nothing ready, and bad days with lots to do.
For some reason I thought you would still be using a thrashing box,shame to have to wish your time away thoughFinished yesterday with some spring barley. Propino. Sprayed a fortnight ago then rained for 12 days. About 30% of ears dropped off on the floor . 15% moisture at 11am though. A disappointing end to a poor harvest. Bulldozing, stones, and brackled, flat. Good riddance to 2020 season, what a year it has been, View attachment 904853 roll on 2021.
Bit extreme - the forum censor tends to dislike language as strong as that.just....annoying.
Some stand better than others. Feeds like Westminster seem to stand better than Planet here. Not a scientific study just an observation.Yes, all well and good saying " September is harvest month ". but barley is usually fudgeed long before then. Modern varieties ? Did it used to be like this ?
Back in the day when we grew Rika, Proctor and Freya, almost every year the Proctor premium would end up on the ground.Modern varieties ? Did it used to be like this ?
Quite agree it’s a crap variety , Only grew t this time as being a skin flint buying sb seed this spring , progress from optic And tipple etc my arseCertainly my last year with propino. Looks green, you go away, come back two weeks later and it's fallen to bits.
For some reason I thought you would still be using a thrashing box,shame to have to wish your time away though
stood up on the engine with warm feet watching the other 8 or nine people working. What's not to like about that?
Back in the day when we grew Rika, Proctor and Freya, almost every year the Proctor premium would end up on the ground.
So, there's always been varieties and varieties - and a criminal lack of information from NIAB/HGCA/AHDB on just which one will neck/detach/shed more than the other.
Abed Deba was quite good.Tell me a spring barley which can stand the weather?
IrinaTell me a spring barley which can stand the weather?
Had that here - so many false starts that no one ever thinks they have to turn up promptly when you actually need them.just waiting for first trailer ,