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Have you learnt how to control slugs ?
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<blockquote data-quote="yellow belly" data-source="post: 7808878" data-attributes="member: 305"><p>Slugs are now a much more manageable issue notill since 2012 apart from one year </p><p></p><p></p><p>that year we lightly disced after osr believing we needed to move soil to reduce slugs </p><p>it was the biggest mistake I made since going notill </p><p></p><p>we should have left the ground to green up with volunteers and drilled on the green </p><p>it was the first year with a weaving gd tool bare previously had a big disc </p><p>the gd allowed use to drill in wetter looser cultivated soil big mistake it rained for 10 days post drilling could not roll or get slug pellets on the heaviest land was spring barley at harvest solved the bg and slugs </p><p>this year the same block had a failed borage crop ( too cold ) </p><p>we planted a rape and linseed cover in late June 18inches high at drilling on the green no slug damage </p><p>wheat established well </p><p></p><p>since then have planted notill on the green after osr never had a slug problem </p><p></p><p>I also planted on the green in the past rape and charlock volunteers after early cultivation using a power Harrow combi sprayed after drilling expected a poor crop due to poor seed coverage but had a very good crop </p><p>should have learnt then 1999 </p><p>that year one field had so much charlock i ploughed it to bury it and realised what a waste of time </p><p></p><p>one of the traditional rules of reducing slug risk is to drill early </p><p>one of the rules of notill 2 weeks earlier in the autumn </p><p></p><p>in the spring being too early increase the slug risk due to wet slots and poor closure and increase the black grass risk </p><p></p><p>one of the rules or notill is 2weeks later in the spring </p><p>on heavier water retentive soils later drilling is not as debilitating as it is on dryer lighter soil </p><p>in a dry year a good layer of cover protects the surface from baking out</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yellow belly, post: 7808878, member: 305"] Slugs are now a much more manageable issue notill since 2012 apart from one year that year we lightly disced after osr believing we needed to move soil to reduce slugs it was the biggest mistake I made since going notill we should have left the ground to green up with volunteers and drilled on the green it was the first year with a weaving gd tool bare previously had a big disc the gd allowed use to drill in wetter looser cultivated soil big mistake it rained for 10 days post drilling could not roll or get slug pellets on the heaviest land was spring barley at harvest solved the bg and slugs this year the same block had a failed borage crop ( too cold ) we planted a rape and linseed cover in late June 18inches high at drilling on the green no slug damage wheat established well since then have planted notill on the green after osr never had a slug problem I also planted on the green in the past rape and charlock volunteers after early cultivation using a power Harrow combi sprayed after drilling expected a poor crop due to poor seed coverage but had a very good crop should have learnt then 1999 that year one field had so much charlock i ploughed it to bury it and realised what a waste of time one of the traditional rules of reducing slug risk is to drill early one of the rules of notill 2 weeks earlier in the autumn in the spring being too early increase the slug risk due to wet slots and poor closure and increase the black grass risk one of the rules or notill is 2weeks later in the spring on heavier water retentive soils later drilling is not as debilitating as it is on dryer lighter soil in a dry year a good layer of cover protects the surface from baking out [/QUOTE]
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