Min till forage rape/stubble turnips

[Kernowkid]

Looking to put some rape/stubble turnips in on spring barley stubble. Usually plough and drill conventionally for sheep. But looking to keep the soil structure firmer and try and out winter some suckler cows.
What’s everyone doing to drill theirs?
To tight to get DD in so was thinking a one pass then fert, air drill and roll

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Spill see turnip seeds on concrete and they'll grow with a splash of rain.

We do ours with a claydon or straight in with a combidrill

 

[Will 1594]

Do around 200 acre s t and 100 ish oil radish with this
Spin Fert on stubble

 

[Kernowkid]

Do around 200 acre s t and 100 ish oil radish with this
Spin Fert on stubble

Fair tool!

 

[Chae1]

We use a simba xpress with a st bar. It's a good quick one pass machine. Put some in last week after winter barley and lots germinated already.

 

[Bury the Trash]

thick volunteers can be a problem.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

thick volunteers can be a problem.

Better than paid staff that are thicker than pig though…

 

[HarryB97]

We blow all our cover crops into the standing crop a few weeks pre harvest. A brilliant way of doing it.

 

[Bury the Trash]

We blow all our cover crops into the standing crop a few weeks pre harvest. A brilliant way of doing it.

what do you do it with ?

 

[Chae1]

We blow all our cover crops into the standing crop a few weeks pre harvest. A brilliant way of doing it.

Do you chop the straw?

I struggle to understand how a seed dropped on bare ground will germinate and establish roots.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Do you chop the straw?

I struggle to understand how a seed dropped on bare ground will germinate and establish roots.

That's nature's way
As long as it has soil contact its better than putting it in to deep

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

Do around 200 acre s t and 100 ish oil radish with this
Spin Fert on stubble

Is that a pig tail type thing at the back ? Would be concerned it would mix the seed in too deep ?

 

[Will 1594]

Is that a pig tail type thing at the back ? Would be concerned it would mix the seed in too deep ?

Coil seed dropped on top off back off press and coil rolls it in .

 

[neilo]

Do you chop the straw?

I struggle to understand how a seed dropped on bare ground will germinate and establish roots.

It germinates fine, as long as it rains. If it then rains for a month and delays combining, you get lots of green growth in the straw. If it doesn’t rain, you’ve gained nothing over drilling it into the soil after combining.

Sometimes it will work perfectly. Do you feel lucky?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

It germinates fine, as long as it rains. If it then rains for a month and delays combining, you get lots of green growth in the straw. If it doesn’t rain, you’ve gained nothing over drilling it into the soil after combining.

Sometimes it will work perfectly. Do you feel lucky?

Bit like sowing seed in general then

 

[E_B]

Spun some into barley in the last week in June, they are coming up well. They usually spread to about 18 metres. Will fill in the gaps direct drilling, either a KV TS EVO tine drill or Erth Disc drill.

 

[neilo]

With heavy rain forecast on & off for a few days, I spun some mustard seed on 11ac of stubble last night with the slug pelleter. True ‘no-till’ seeding.


I’m tempted to do the 25ac of stubble turnips the same way, but there’s a few bits that need cultivating after water logging last winter.

 

[Kernowkid]

Is anyone spraying off their straw stubble before drilling rape or stubble turnips?
Got a bit of weed on fore-ends and shallow spots. Or do you think the green crop will out compete the weed?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Is anyone spraying off their straw stubble before drilling rape or stubble turnips?
Got a bit of weed on fore-ends and shallow spots. Or do you think the green crop will out compete the weed?

Get it in, this time of year, plenty of heat and moisture. Green crop should smother out most weed.

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

With heavy rain forecast on & off for a few days, I spun some mustard seed on 11ac of stubble last night with the slug pelleter. True ‘no-till’ seeding.


I’m tempted to do the 25ac of stubble turnips the same way, but there’s a few bits that need cultivating after water logging last winter.

Why Mustard ?