Sandy
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
-5 here last night
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Is the ‘Big Drill’ going to happen?
- Thread starter Chap
- Start date
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I wasn't planning to drill this month anyway. March cereals into "only just dry" clay is never as good as when it's actually warm and no "iffy" bits.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Same here, but it would be nice if some of the fields started to look like they could be traveled on by now. Still water sitting on all of mine every time we get another top up from above.
Started this morning in the most critical crop on the farm - the game covers!
2mm rain over the last 2 days, so it will be a while before we see much dust. Clay fields still have ducks swimming in the puddles. Luckily, I’ve got some chalk like this to start in.
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
600 acres in so far. Not great conditions but stuff drilled last Friday is chitting well. Photo taken yesterday morning.
Looks good. Is that your Hanslope clay? Looks to have some friable top soil and well structured.
I must get you a photo of some Denchworth and Wallasea series, if you were cutting into it today round here.
- Location
- East yorks
600 acres in so far. Not great conditions but stuff drilled last Friday is chitting well. Photo taken yesterday morning.
Looks good, any slugs about? The wheat we drilled in Jan is plagued in patches and the field hasn’t been osr for 10yrs
Yeh that’s hanslope. It looked a lot worse before we rolled it. The sprinter drill leaves lumps everywhere when it’s like this but give it a day to gaze off and the crush down okay with a quick roll (no double rolling areas)
Haven’t seen any yet but will stay vigilant
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I kinda assumed it was Hanslope. Your in Suffolk, do you have any Beccles 2 on your holdings? A bit of Denchworth might be interesting too.
But it looks good, so crack on.
No it’s all hanslope gear, got the odd light and odd heavier patch
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Blessed!!
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Not sure there is any 'heavy' in a Hanslope soil!! (Teasing)
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Ah Cotswold Brash - Elmton 1&2
Hanslope used to be a root crop soil - but many decades ago.
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
A bit chilly here this morning.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Amazing what a bit of breeze and sub 70 percent humidity can do. Might get excited and book the seed dresser!
Hindsight
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Whoa, steady there old fella. I almost sense a feeling of excitement, anticipation - that will never do. First thing to do though, as a matter of urgency, is telephone your agronomist and at least one agrochem distributor, two if you can find time, to allow them to come of suicide watch.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Agronomist was round yesterday probably as I sent him the seed test results. In reality there is no way I would plant yet. But I did order some roundup.
To temper the excitement, it's too windy to spray the stubbles anyway!
- Location
- East yorks
Hopefully by mid next week we will get a bit bobbed in