latest sowing date????

[spin cycle]

here's a question i should really know the answer to....but don't

if you sow seed past it's latest drilling date is it that it might not grow or will grow but not set an ear of grain

 

[Ugo79]

here's a question i should really know the answer to....but don't

if you sow seed past it's latest drilling date is it that it might not grow or will grow but not set an ear of grain

2nd one

 

[robbie]

here's a question i should really know the answer to....but don't

if you sow seed past it's latest drilling date is it that it might not grow or will grow but not set an ear of grain

It'll grow but potentially stay In a vegetative state and not produce a seed.
Assuming you put the seed in the ground the right way up in the first place!!!!!!

 

[CORK]

here's a question i should really know the answer to....but don't

if you sow seed past it's latest drilling date is it that it might not grow or will grow but not set an ear of grain

It’ll grow alright but if it has a vernalisation requirement then it won’t go from the vegetative stage (just tillering) to the reproductive state (putting up a stem and producing an ear with seeds).


Winter barley generally has a low vernalisation requirement compared to wheat.
The vernalisation requirement is usually met by a certain number of days of cooler temperatures but I think day length plays a part too.
The vernalisation clock starts ticking as soon as a seed germinates rather than when it emerges over ground.

It’s just nature’s way of preventing a plant producing seeds during the winter where the seeds would rot or get eaten.

 

[bankrupt]

it's latest drilling date

Don't think any RL varieties have latest safe sowing date before "end Jan", so still two whole months happy drilling to go.

 

[Hindsight]

here's a question i should really know the answer to....but don't

if you sow seed past it's latest drilling date is it that it might not grow or will grow but not set an ear of grain

Careful Spin with those 'Best before' bargains in the local Co-op.