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- Montgomeryshire
Why Mustard ?
Grazing mustard in after Winter Barley, in a field that’s going back into Winter Barley.
Keeping something growing in it, as well as a few weeks grazing for a bunch of lambs…… and it’s cheap.
Why Mustard ?
Used to use the fert spinner which will chuck turnips etc 24 metres, now use a contractor with an applicator along the length of his sprayer boomwhat do you do it with ?
How do you think plants grew before they started cultivating?Do you chop the straw?
I struggle to understand how a seed dropped on bare ground will germinate and establish roots.
Wet overnight here and showers following for a few days so worked the compacted patches a bit yesterday, then spun the stubble turnip seed on top this morning.
Saved some time, diesel & metal.
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Similar to my set up except mines a knackered old pickup and a slug pelleter dropped on a random trailer ! doesn't look quite as professional as yours .......Wet overnight here and showers following for a few days so worked the compacted patches a bit yesterday, then spun the stubble turnip seed on top this morning.
Saved some time, diesel & metal.
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that’s given me an idea…
Similar to my set up except mines a knackered old pickup and a slug pelleter dropped on a random trailer ! doesn't look quite as professional as yours .......
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.
I thought it might.
I’ve been thinking about building a trailer for the pelleter and even got as far as pricing up parts. Then the penny dropped a couple of days ago.
Disc is about a metre of the ground and it rides well.
That's usually my luck of the draw with the job .......That'll make it dry up by Sat evening then....
Why did those old guys with a ox and a horse pull a plough?How do you think plants grew before they started cultivating?
Will you roll it? Any time that I have scattered rape or turnips onto stubble it never seems to take. I thought it might have been down to the residue of the previous herbicidesWet overnight here and showers following for a few days so worked the compacted patches a bit yesterday, then spun the stubble turnip seed on top this morning.
Saved some time, diesel & metal.
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Will you roll it? Any time that I have scattered rape or turnips onto stubble it never seems to take. I thought it might have been down to the residue of the previous herbicides
I've attempted it also. Never had a take.Will you roll it? Any time that I have scattered rape or turnips onto stubble it never seems to take. I thought it might have been down to the residue of the previous herbicides
I've attempted it also. Never had a take.