Latest date for Winter Beans??

[MrNoo]

Got 2t of Tundra and a field I never managed to get drilled in the Autumn, just about dry enough to get the drill out, is it too late? Guess up the seedrate and bang them in? Know of some locally planted two weeks ago on drier ground. Thoughts??

 

[Steevo]

Go for it. Back in 2012 PGRO were asked exactly this and advised that winter beans are just “winter hardy spring beans” so can be planted whenever you would spring beans.

 

[Fish]

Drilled tundra on the 23 of March last year @ 230kg/ha, harvested 4.5t/ha on the 15th of September.

 

[yellow belly]

In 2013 15 April drilled spring beans did 4 to 5 tonne per ha
in 2012 15 March beans did 1 tonne per ha
last year my last planted April beans were the best less desease

if condition are good to excelant then plant if not wait till is is dryer and warmer

 

[farmerm]

Go for it. Back in 2012 PGRO were asked exactly this and advised that winter beans are just “winter hardy spring beans” so can be planted whenever you would spring beans.

And it turns out vertigo volunteers in my wheat are at least as winter hardy as any winter beans

 

[Minesapint]

And it turns out vertigo volunteers in my wheat are at least as winter hardy as any winter beans

Why worry, free N and easy enough to take out at T1

 

[Brisel]

And it turns out vertigo volunteers in my wheat are at least as winter hardy as any winter beans

Mine too! That's despite minus 10 degrees a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Brisel]

Got 2t of Tundra and a field I never managed to get drilled in the Autumn, just about dry enough to get the drill out, is it too late? Guess up the seedrate and bang them in? Know of some locally planted two weeks ago on drier ground. Thoughts??

You want to be at 40-50 plants/m2 so I'd be planting around 60 seeds/m2. Way more than drilling in the autumn. I doubt that harvesting will be any later than a spring variety sown at the same time.

 

[farmerm]

Why worry, free N and easy enough to take out at T1

because there are probably more beans plants /m2 than wheat plants and the biomass must be at least 4:1