Hey, it’s early January and it’s -5 degrees tonight, isn’t it about time for people to...

JCfarmer

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Mixed Farmer
Location
warks
Drying nicely here but very windy, will spread Polysulphate on OSR and Beans on Thursday then into Urea on OSR and Wheat on Friday and Saturday
Forecast looks great though, just what we needed 👍🏻
I missed England v Italy the other Saturday on the frost, not missing England v Wales this Saturday. Glad my first dose is on but that may depend on the result!
 
I missed England v Italy the other Saturday on the frost, not missing England v Wales this Saturday. Glad my first dose is on but that may depend on the result!
We were the same as you and got a bit on over that weekend, land around here is very wet and I thought if the damp weather carried on it could be a long time before we could travel. Still got the better crops to do but will be patient for a bit
 

robbie

Member
BASIS
Our crops have greened up a lot without any fertiliser yet. Get lots of FYM under them which helps .
After the amount of rain we had at the weekend, patience will be required .
Do people put their sulphur requirement on with the first dressing , or wait until the second dose ?

I use poly sulphate for my sulphur which is slow release so Im putting it on today but if I was to use N+s products I would go for something like single top and use it through the season to supply a steady amount of S along with the N rather than a double top and then straight N.

You wouldn't put all the N on early in one go so I don't think doing it with S is a good idea.


On a separate note, all the urea I applied yesterday has disolved and disappeared so should soon start to work.
 
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Chae1

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Location
Aberdeenshire
I'm really only putting some on this early to promote some growth before the digestate goes on, which is out of my hands.
When do you normally apply digestate on winter barley?

Do you normally give it some bagged N first?

Its forecast to warm up, up here. Getting impatient and wanting to put something on to encourage growth.
 

teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
When do you normally apply digestate on winter barley?

Do you normally give it some bagged N first?

Its forecast to warm up, up here. Getting impatient and wanting to put something on to encourage growth.

When we can travel, and when the contractors turn up. This year with it being wet I'd go now with solid and if they turned up in two weeks then fair enough.
 
I use poly sulphate for my sulphur which is slow release so Im putting it on today but if I was to use N+s products I would go for something like single top and use it through the season to supply a steady amount of S along with the N rather than a double top and then straight N.

You wouldn't put all the N on early in one go so I don't think doing it with S is a good idea.


On a separate note, all the urea I applied yesterday has disolved and disappeared so should soon start to work.

I went to single top a couple of years ago , makes life simple for operator , only problem is making sure the vanes don't get gummed up
 

Phil P

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
North West
May have a go over the weekend but definitely be going be Monday, weather is good till Thursday.
I’ve already managed to get some mang on the winter barley last weekend before it bounced down again and was surprised just how well I’ve traveled! Sprayer hardly made a mark anywhere apart from a couple of obvious places I knew would be a bit sticky.
 
Is anyone growing winter wheat variety Gravity or Elation in Gloucestershire or Warwickshire?

Looking to do a small trial (max. 700 m²) ...compensation would be £300...please send me a message if interested

(***sorry for spamming the thread)
 

DRC

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September drilled firefly has grown this week.
Not too concerned that it needs much N yet.
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4course

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Location
north yorks
sprayed a cover off today was a bit touch and go so held off moving on to fert , will see how tommorrow is for first application its certainly drying at last but just not there. Forecast telling me to hang fire head telling me to get on so think we will hit the osr then see
 

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