Oilseed rape establishment

[Mr Charisma]

There's some ridiculously forward stuff on these pictures. Mine usually looks like that in Feb!!

Mine at (expanded) cotyledon, some pushing 1st leaf. This is normal for this time in September sown beginning of September

I would generally agree with you but we haven't had the CSFB issues that these folks have had ,,,,, my rape is possibly a little bit more advanced than yours and I'm just starting the fight against the FB ,,,,, a lot will depend on next weeks weather for me

 

[Clive]

There's some ridiculously forward stuff on these pictures. Mine usually looks like that in Feb!!

Mine at (expanded) cotyledon, some pushing 1st leaf. This is normal for this time in September sown beginning of September

as @dontknowanything has mentioned before on here there is a new normal for OSR in areas where FB is a issue

it will end badly though when we get a late decent snowfall one spring, been there done that 15 years or so ago and it was not pretty !

 

[Mr Charisma]

First half of my rape looks mostly like this , this block is CF

 

[dontknowanything]

Don’t think our rape is too far forward, especially considering it’s coming up for 6 weeks old. Buckwheat is romping on though.

 

[David.]

View attachment 580288 First half of my rape looks mostly like this , this block is CF

My Claydon-ed rape is nearly like that, perhaps not just quite so proud. Come under csfb pressure this last 5 days. Didn't want to spray

 

[Brisel]

View attachment 580300 View attachment 580302 Don’t think our rape is too far forward, especially considering it’s coming up for 6 weeks old. Buckwheat is romping on though.

Nice photo

Are you bothered that the buckwheat might set seed?

 

[Clive]

View attachment 580300 View attachment 580302 Don’t think our rape is too far forward, especially considering it’s coming up for 6 weeks old. Buckwheat is romping on though.

have you given it any N ? surely the companion will compete in that respect ?


looks very nice though

 

[dontknowanything]

Nice photo

Are you bothered that the buckwheat might set seed?

Never had buckwheat set seed so far, been doing it for 7 years. There’s always a first time though!

 

[dontknowanything]

have you given it any N ? surely the companion will compete in that respect ?


looks very nice though

No, nothing aside from seeds of various descriptions.

On the last field we ran out of companion seed with a few ha left. Apparently with the companion the OSR is bigger, with noticeably less CSFB and pigeon damage - I haven’t been to look myself yet though.

 

[Clive]

No, nothing aside from seeds of various descriptions.

On the last field we ran out of companion seed with a few ha left. Apparently with the companion the OSR is bigger, with noticeably less CSFB and pigeon damage - I haven’t been to look myself yet though.

take a camera when you look - it might just convince me to companion crop OSR next year !

 

[dontknowanything]

take a camera when you look - it might just convince me to companion crop OSR next year !

I’ve just been. I think it’s true, although it is really difficult to tell as the visuals are just so different between the two sides.

However, I have seen definitive proof of the pigeon repelling powers of companion crops.

http://thriplow-farms.co.uk/2016/02/03/stop-the-pigeon/

 

[Mr Charisma]

This is last block of our rape to go in , red marl which didn't come out the back of the trio very nice , neighbour was astonished that we were actually putting seed down but we left it a day and then run cultipress through (minus tines) and then followed with a set of rolls . Variety is Campus at 100 seeds / M and it seems every one has grown ,

Edit i just found a sq M which missed the cultipress and roll treatment so added pic

 

[Drillman]

as @dontknowanything has mentioned before on here there is a new normal for OSR in areas where FB is a issue

it will end badly though when we get a late decent snowfall one spring, been there done that 15 years or so ago and it was not pretty !

29th April 2017. Fortunately it didn't stay for long.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

I would generally agree with you but we haven't had the CSFB issues that these folks have had ,,,,, my rape is possibly a little bit more advanced than yours and I'm just starting the fight against the FB ,,,,, a lot will depend on next weeks weather for me

Actually I'm fighting both pests at the moment.

Methinks a week earlier and 40 seeds/sqm minimum next year.

 

[Clive]

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29th April 2017. Fortunately it didn't stay for long.

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When similar happened to me the crop was flattened - was hardly worth harvesting

 

[Gong Farmer]

Nice photo

Are you bothered that the buckwheat might set seed?

Night temps only have to go into single figures and buckwheat dies. We've used it as a cover crop and it's very good at getting rid of itself in time for planting.

 

[Bob lincs]

Wembley drilled last wk of august @2kg/ha with 50kg of DAP down the spout with the seed .

 

[J 1177]

Anistasia. 2.1 kg ha. Drilled 16 aug.

 

[JD6920s]

View attachment 581090 Wembley drilled last wk of august @2kg/ha with 50kg of DAP down the spout with the seed .

What did you drill that with?

 

[Bob lincs]

What did you drill that with?

750A