Is it too early to drill wheat?

[6820]

I've got a field of potatoes that's just been harvested, it's a little messy and has some small areas of lying water. I have disced it to level it (avoiding wet patches). I want to subsoil/ shakerate at an angle and drill before it rains as fairly heavy ground. Is middle to end of next week to early to drill wheat?

 

[Northdowns Martin]

Suitable variety at suitable seed rate don't see why not. Claire always springs to mind at an early driller but i expect a fellow tff'er will have experience of drilling a newer variety early.

 

[nick...]

Heard this morning of a big mid norfolk farmer started drilling wheat yesterday
Nick...

 

[Badshot]

After spuds that will be fine, and much better than puddling it in later on.

 

[robbie]

Heard this morning of a big mid norfolk farmer started drilling wheat yesterday
Nick...

Go on @nick... Give us a clue.
Who is it?

 

[nick...]

You would definatly know of him
Nick...

 

[robbie]

You would definatly know of him
Nick...

Go on give us another clue

 

[nick...]

Allways advertising fir staff in the local comic,edp
Nick...

 

[nick...]

Pm me if you guess
Nick...

 

[robbie]

Allways advertising fir staff in the local comic,edp
Nick...

????????!!!!???????????????

 

[yellow belly]

in the 80s always started drilling wheat in early September

I cannot see a problem with weed free fields but you will need to rely on chemical control for weeds

 

[bobk]

I'm going next week on the heaviest ground . however if we get an Indian summer ....

 

[DrWazzock]

It's way too early. Septoria and a couple of months chucking on aphicide. Too many tillers and plenty of time for weeds to get going.