Maize height

[TomB]

28th April

Which year tho?

 

[Beef farmer]

Which year tho?

13.


This year my friend

 

[Muddy Boots]

I've ventured out of Devon today and driven up M5 and M4, most I saw would have been in the knee to thigh high range but there is some awful patchy ankle high stuff about too. I don't think I saw any over waist height.

Seen a picture of John Millman in some 10ft stuff drilled early April under plastic.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Seen a picture of John Millman in some 10ft stuff drilled early April under plastic.

He's put it on FB so I'm sure he won't mind it being shared

Probably Cocks, Graeme certainly seems to know how to grow a good crop of maize.

There is some sh!te about though, I saw some ankle high yellow stuff just north of Exeter yesterday.

 

[Muddy Boots]

Well done,I couldn't fathom how to retrieve it off fb

 

[holywell farmer]

Wife and I went for a wonder. In close to the hedges has pretty moved this last week.View attachment 545772

What date did drill that

 

[joe soapy]

mines only up to 7 ft

swans and 5 cygnets

 

[joe soapy]

disease just starting

 

[Sid]

Some of the later drilled would have had a crop of grass off before being ploughed. Need to add that in to the factor when comparing "yields" or "height"

 

[Beef farmer]

Some of the later drilled would have had a crop of grass off before being ploughed. Need to add that in to the factor when comparing "yields" or "height"

The best crop pictured on this thread is in Dorset, and it had 8 ton of 1st cut removed before the maize. It looks like a 24 ton crop of maize in the making, so old swampy could be up 32tons fresh per acre this year. Not bad for a boy in a bog.

 

[pappuller]

You guys all seem to have some very forward crops but what are people's thoughts on buying a crop of maize this year round here forage could be at a premium.

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Sweet corn never grows like maize and mine was late going in but I'm a bit disappointed with it this year. I did a soil test on my veg garden last autumn and P and K came back at 6 and 7 so I didn't chuck and DAP out and it definitely looks worse for it.

 

[joe soapy]

we had a light cut before drilling, also should have taken the second cut last week off last years maize ground

 

[hedger7050]

KWS 'like it' drilled April 20th averaging 10ft, just hope it gets the cob to match!!

 

[Jerry]

Is this deer or badger damage?

I can see deer foot prints near by.

 

[Great In Grass]

Is this deer or badger damage?

I can see deer foot prints near by.

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Bit early for badgers they are normally just after the cob.

 

[Ducati899]

The best crop pictured on this thread is in Dorset, and it had 8 ton of 1st cut removed before the maize. It looks like a 24 ton crop of maize in the making, so old swampy could be up 32tons fresh per acre this year. Not bad for a boy in a bog.

"Boy in a bog" that's my new tag line [emoji1303]

 

[Great In Grass]

"Boy in a bog" that's my new tag line [emoji1303]

Make sure you type 'in' and not 'on'.

 

[Beef farmer]

Is this deer or badger damage?

I can see deer foot prints near by.

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Il put my neck on the line and say if there is deer hoof marks, then it's probably deer.

 

[Jerry]

Il put my neck on the line and say if there is deer hoof marks, then it's probably deer.

Only see Roe here, surprised how neat the nip is across the plant.

First time growing maize here so no idea if they like it or not.