Optimum to sow rape

[chickens and wheat]

8 August expansion after fallow.

Poultry muck 4 hours before drilling. First proper crop since the field was badly disturbed for ground source heat pipes. Bollards in crop are around the manifold chambers.

Annoying party balloons around over head cable, been there two months now

 

[Chae1]

You early sown guys seem to have hit it right this year. My 3 week sown stuff seems to have a lot of flea beetle damage. Not been a problem up here before. Time will tell if it survives

Its amazing the difference a few days makes. I've forage rape sown on the Monday that's up and away. Other field sown Saturday same week is decimated by flea beetle.

 

[teslacoils]

I didn't give it until Thursday. A shame to rip up some decent plants but 25 percent bare, 25 percent poor, 25 ok and 25 percent iffy.

Still no rain.

 

[chipchap]

Crops struggling here, but nothing failed yet.

Last drilled just coming into true leaf, so not out of the woods yet.

some sprayed twice so far for beetle, in the dark. Seems to work better.

 

[Will 1594]

too early beginning august feeding it 2 lt round up
in with wheat sunday

 

[robbie]

too early beginning august feeding it 2 lt round up
in with wheat sunday

Why???? Unless it's riddled with cabbage root fly, that looks like a keeper!!!!!

 

[Will 1594]

Why???? Unless it's riddled with cabbage root fly, that looks like a keeper!!!!!

was put in after tulips as green cover
supposed to have been sowing it with a dts
but some one had a big break down and demo is on prop up

 

[T Hectares]

Top of a Terriers back by end of Sept = perfect growth stage

 

[Flat 10]

Top of a Terriers back by end of Sept = perfect growth stage
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My terriers paw would completely cover my osr…..

 

[T Hectares]

My terriers paw would completely cover my osr…..

My Terrier based measuring device lost it’s calibration when a Hare popped up

 

[Renaultman]

OSR enjoying a bit of a drink

 

[redsloe]

My terriers paw would completely cover my osr…..

One field this morning.

Not sure which pet I choose!

 

[Laggard]

One field this morning.
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Not sure which pet I choose!

Don’t choose a slug

 

[Chae1]

Fear ours is a bit forward. Not sure how it will withstand the winter. Never grown it before so don't have a clue.

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Fear ours is a bit forward. Not sure how it will withstand the winter. Never grown it before so don't have a clue.

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Will be fine as long as it doesn’t flower before winter

 

[Brisel]

Will be fine as long as it doesn’t flower before winter

It won’t flower before winter, apart from the odd bolter. The plant requires increasing day length before it will start stem extension and flowering.

Nice looking crop @Chae1

 

[Spanish]

In Spain all the records are being broken in the sowing of rapeseed. There are areas where seed distributors cannot serve their customers.
The good price and the rains in due time have triggered this madness.
Next spring, Europe will be yellow

 

[chipchap]

Taken two days ago.

will it make it?

 

[teslacoils]

Can you keep the pigeons off it?

 

[Fish]

Fear ours is a bit forward. Not sure how it will withstand the winter. Never grown it before so don't have a clue.

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It will be ok, might look a bit flat after a big snow, but I guess even in Aberdeenshire those are rare events now.