My Photos , Direct Drilling

[Derrick Hughes]

Full rate roundup going on with wetter . Was cut two weeks ago , been waiting for it to grow back
Advantages as i see itc,the docks are fresh so hopefully will get a good kill , disadvantage over pre harvest, ive lost two weeks at least and now there is growth to deal with

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Overseeding on a a local farm last week .
Was very hard ,

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I told him to put the rake down harder

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Turnips and Rape into stubble
Very dusty and dry , down by the coast . Such a,difference to drilling at home had to pull out it was,so wet

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Pulsar Drilled a week ago . Was far to wet to drill , bit of an experiment, I expect it will get over the weed . Its about 3 days ahead of Turnips in the next field

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Long term ley drilled two weeks ago ,took a bit of a risk but if its a,bit thin will top it up in the spring

Never mind if you all find this boring ,its a good place to keep a record of what I'm doing [emoji38]

 

[JackoTS90]

Looks like good results in far from favourable conditions. If you don’t mind me asking what sort of coin for the drill? Looks to be a nice simple drill with not too much to go wrong.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Looks like good results in far from favourable conditions. If you don’t mind me asking what sort of coin for the drill? Looks to be a nice simple drill with not too much to go wrong.

Cost him £26000
3inch costs a fair bit more

 

[JackoTS90]

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Cost him £26000
3inch costs a fair bit more

thanks for that, on 5 inch spacing?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

No just over 3inch .

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Its about £4000 more than the 5inch

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Ran out of seed

 

[Cowabunga]

Long term ley drilled two weeks ago ,took a bit of a risk but if its a,bit thin will top it up in the spring

Never mind if you all find this boring ,its a good place to keep a record of what I'm doing [emoji38]

Long term Ley is establishing well. However… In my opinion it should have been drilled twice over in a diamond pattern. Why? Because grass tillers in a circle and stops when it meets its sibling next door. This means that it will not fill in those rows and there will be gaps/rows in the crop for years to come. This gives great opportunities for weed grasses and weeds to establish quite quickly in the gaps. If cross drilled twice, half rate each time, the ground would be throughly covered by tillered sown grass very soon, decreasing weed infestation and increasing potential crop yield.

Just my experience as a humble peasant grass farmer.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Long term Ley is establishing well. However… In my opinion it should have been drilled twice over in a diamond pattern. Why? Because grass tillers in a circle and stops when it meets its sibling next door. This means that it will not fill in those rows and there will be gaps/rows in the crop for years to come. This gives great opportunities for weed grasses and weeds to establish quite quickly in the gaps. If cross drilled twice, half rate each time, the ground would be throughly covered by tillered sown grass very soon, decreasing weed infestation and increasing potential crop yield.

Just my experience as a humble peasant grass farmer.

The drill Aled Hughes as bought it one of only a few that has close spacing Discs to avoid have to x drill

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Overseeding Tonight View attachment 901392

 

[Cowabunga]

The drill Aled Hughes as bought it one of only a few that has close spacing Discs to avoid have to x drill

The crop in the picture wasn't drilled by a close spaced drill though, quite obviously. I take it that the picture of Aled's outfit is of a recently bought close spacing one then.

Brilliant weather currently for establishing grass this way.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Nothing to do with me but a nearby farmer , drilled by a forum member i believe

 

[aledjones3130]

Long term ley drilled two weeks ago ,took a bit of a risk but if its a,bit thin will top it up in the spring

Never mind if you all find this boring ,its a good place to keep a record of what I'm doing [emoji38]

Lot of gaps in that

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Lot of gaps in that

Its filling up now. Thats the problem with late Perennials and Timothy, slow getting away,
Was risky from the start but wanted to try,it . Can stitch some in the spring if its to thin

 

[Hfd Cattle]

All very interesting . Keep the pics coming . Nice to be updated on how it turns out .