OSR Drilling 2019

[JCfarmer]

Has anyone started yet? I have 43 acres cleared but its too wet at the moment and will be having digestate before I start.

 

[nick...]

Drilled mine last monday.lot less seed in the bag this year.7.4 kg for 3 ha.had 5mm rain since but needs some more.first two plants.only 9,999,998 plants to appear
Nick...

 

[teslacoils]

Pleasingly, I have none to drill this year.

 

[pdagriservices]

Everybody seems to be out drilling the last week or so!? Too early as far as I m concerned! Won t be a seed in the ground until the 15th of August? Might regret it weather is catchy but a bonus in my eyes! We were very lucky with flea beetle this year did nt see much in the crop and yielded average to above? Hav nt shifted any yet all HOLL hybrids

 

[nick...]

Saw plenty on Facebook going in end of july
Nick...

 

[Adeptandy]

I would have been going today, but getting the drill prepped took longer than planned

 

[Hooch]

Started today 5 kg/ha plus 65kg/ha NPK

 

[snarling bee]

I would have been going today, but getting the drill prepped took longer than planned

I thought I was the only one who did that.

 

[Renaultman]

I only have 6ha cleared but am tempted to drill next week if we can't get on with anything else. I do think it's to early but if conditions are right it might be time.

 

[Gedd]

Can you just spin some on with slug Pelletier on quad undressed of course just land is to wet to work and thought with all this rain I would try some people sometimes spread behind combine header so no different really

 

[DRC]

In this weather they will soon germinate . I bit different to last year.
These are stubble turnips that were drilled last Thursday and up today ( Sunday).

 

[Renaultman]

Can you just spin some on with slug Pelletier on quad undressed of course just land is to wet to work and thought with all this rain I would try some people sometimes spread behind combine header so no different really

I'm tempted to try direct drill with the Vaddy, will drop the Xpress or the discs in first to see how it works land isn't very wet yet but you never know till you drop the implement in.

 

[Brisel]

A few people on Twitter have been sowing osr over the last couple of weeks. None in around here that I've seen though plenty could start after winter barley any time now. My turnips went in after wheat cut & baled. They look a couple of days behind @silverfox 's. I'll make a start here as soon as the spring barley bales are cleared & I've got the germination % test results back from NIAB. Most of my osr area still has standing spring barley on it.

 

[Zippy768]

End of month

 

[snipe]

Last week 10kg/ha. Might need some slugs or csfb to thin it out a bit.

 

[Gong Farmer]

Some's been in three weeks, but hopefully by those who have plenty of sheep for later.

 

[nick...]

We need a good canopy to keep the pigeons out.a thin short crop is an open invitation for them
Nick...

 

[SilliamWhale]

I'm starting on 25th August

 

[its.... only me]

Pleasingly, I have none to drill this year.

+1

 

[John]

Doing some this morning before combining. Is early but we tried late last and that was a total failure. We need some rape as it screws our storage up being all cereals.