Maize Drilling

[ollie989898]

Yes, I think it is needed, although we’ve had 20 mm since yesterday. Some have hah next to nothing. Early enough for maize drilling.

I agree there is plenty of time to be drilling maize yet.

 

[CrevisbigX]

Yes, I think it is needed, although we’ve had 20 mm since yesterday. Some have hah next to nothing. Early enough for maize drilling.

10mm Yesterday and today this afternoon thunderstorm

Still kicking up dust

 

[ollie989898]

10mm Yesterday and today this afternoon thunderstorm View attachment 791734View attachment 791736View attachment 791738
Still kicking up dust

Thats a lot of greenery on your stubbles. Did you spray it off first?

 

[CrevisbigX]

Thats a lot of greenery on your stubbles. Did you spray it off first?

Customer doesn’t we do our own chickweed is a headache

 

[ollie989898]

Customer doesn’t we do our own chickweed is a headache View attachment 791820

What the fudge is all that?? You just plough it and put maize straight in?

 

[CrevisbigX]

What the fudge is all that?? You just plough it and put maize straight in?

Yes customer is always right I wanted to pull out of there with the plough but he said it be alright the p/h will break it up lol

 

[DRC]

How’s the soil temperature @Wilberforce .
Have you been tempted yet

 

[Wilberforce]

How’s the soil temperature @Wilberforce .
Have you been tempted yet

Soil temp there or thereabouts. Drilled a block last Tues before the rain, photo on the TAW thread. Peat ground will be done early next week, plenty early enough yet.

Just been past your place on way to hire company, maize drills going everywhere and plenty drilled.

 

[ollie989898]

Silverfox, forgot to ask how your annapolis went?

 

[DRC]

Soil temp there or thereabouts. Drilled a block last Tues before the rain, photo on the TAW thread. Peat ground will be done early next week, plenty early enough yet.

Just been past your place on way to hire company, maize drills going everywhere and plenty drilled.

I’ve been working down today, and getting some drilled tomorrow .

 

[DRC]

Silverfox, forgot to ask how your annapolis went?

Grew it for two years, but not last harvest. Good yielding variety, but very leggy and difficult to keep standing.

 

[DRC]

Ended up drilling all ours today. 105 acres.
Didn’t take long with 5 power harrows( including me) and two drills.
Went in well, with a nice bit of moisture underneath. Now we are in the hands of the weather .

 

[JCfarmer]

Silverfox is that a steep bank or is that a steep bank when it shows in the photo?

 

[DRC]

Silverfox is that a steep bank or is that a steep bank when it shows in the photo?

It’s a steep bank, with sand at the top , so have to do it by going up the less steep bit and back down the steepest. At times the packer on the power Harrow stops turning, as there’s not enough bite in the soil .

 

[DRC]

This shows it better.

 

[ollie989898]

Perfect seed bed conditions.