Is it way too late?

[traineefarmer]

Only just started here. Still got another 20ha to go. We never start before mid October and have drilled WB in February. We have kind land and climate here in the middle eastern badlands, but if you can make a seedbed and are willing to gamble on the weather, crack on.

 

[teslacoils]

10th of march is getting late for spring barley, never mind winter

10th of April to 10th may fine for spring barley here.

If your land is going to sit wet, then too late for winter barley. If not, crack on.

 

[idle git]

10th of march is getting late for spring barley, never mind winter

Just spat my tea out ,,,,,,,,, very rarely do we get going in the fields till the end of march,,,,,,,, and I would have to go back a long way in my work books to find any work apart from spraying and fertying in the first week of March

 

[Phil P]

Ok then, the I’s have it, winter barley going in. Pretty good conditions to be fair but if it does crap I’m blaming you lot

 

[idle git]

Looks a big 5 acre field to me from the picture

Nice dirt tho , I keep on heating about these nice drilling conditions but as usual our red marl has turned to shite

 

[Phil P]

Looks a big 5 acre field to me from the picture

Nice dirt tho , I keep on heating about these nice drilling conditions but as usual our red marl has turned to shite

There’s a track across the top, dividing the other field, that’s the wheat drilled yesterday and this was going to be wheat as well.
We have some heavy red stuff as well but that has to go in in September or it’s hopeless!

 

[Phil P]

That’s it finished, 100% drilled up just in time for the rain to start again.

 

[teslacoils]

Tyres not even muddy. Metal of packer clearly visible.

 

[davidroberts30]

That’s it finished, 100% drilled up just in time for the rain to start again.
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Dont forget the updates to harvest

 

[Zippy768]

That’s it finished, 100% drilled up just in time for the rain to start again.
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Noooooo, don't drill it!! Holy sh!t. You needed more than 12 hours overnight debating to make a decision.
Quit being so decisive.
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Congrats on your 100%

 

[Gong Farmer]

Ok then, the I’s have it, winter barley going in. Pretty good conditions to be fair but if it does crap I’m blaming you lot View attachment 996838View attachment 996839

Ok I retract my comment - didn't realise you were using John Deeres! It's doomed.

 

[texelburger]

That’s it finished, 100% drilled up just in time for the rain to start again.
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Well done but remember to keep an eye out for Crows and ,maybe,Pheasants if there is a shoot nearby.Our late sown wheat has been attacked by both whereas the earlier drilled was fine,probably due to more drilling and feed around at the time.

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Know of someone last year that drilled W Barley by mistake on 26th March (rogue 1t bag of Orwell in with the S Barley bags). Yielded over 7t/ha

 

[idle git]

Know of someone last year that drilled W Barley by mistake on 26th March (rogue 1t bag of Orwell in with the S Barley bags). Yielded over 7t/ha

I bet you felt worried when you realised your mistake

 

[Flat 10]

Drilled 40 acre on Sunday, not concerned about timing

DD?!?! Crikey. Or is it not as slow to get going on your black land as others say DD is?

 

[David.]

Know of someone last year that drilled W Barley by mistake on 26th March (rogue 1t bag of Orwell in with the S Barley bags). Yielded over 7t/ha

Sounds more successful than the bag of spring barley that I drilled by mistake, in a field of winter, last October...

 

[Adeptandy]

DD?!?! Crikey. Or is it not as slow to get going on your black land as others say DD is?

BG
Wheats been 8 days coming through, but to quick, I now have a trial 3 fields on life without Glypho, thankfully BG free

 

[David.]

Don't think I've quite finished drilling after all, 3 bags of 2020 wheat seed is making extremely heavy weather of coming up, busy roadside location, perfect.
Do you sit looking at 50% emergence and start season on back foot, or redrill now in good conditions; only fly in ointment is the 3 litres of pre-em PDM?
And no, I didn't do germ test, never ever had problem before with one year old seed with SP dressing.

 

[Flat 10]

We’ve had overwintered with very poor vigour but has caught up in the end?

 

[nick...]

Don't think I've quite finished drilling after all, 3 bags of 2020 wheat seed is making extremely heavy weather of coming up, busy roadside location, perfect.
Do you sit looking at 50% emergence and start season on back foot, or redrill now in good conditions; only fly in ointment is the 3 litres of pre-em PDM?
And no, I didn't do germ test, never ever had problem before with one year old seed with SP dressing.

I drilled some 2020 over yeared saki on 22 sept.drilled it at 250kg ha and I’m sure every seed grew.did not germination test and was worried about vigour but it’s looked fine since drilling
nick...