osr sowing survival strategy

[snipe]

Home saved seed 11kg/ha behind subsoiler 9th of aug. And 15kg/ha broadcast into standing wheat 16 of August

 

[T Hectares]

All my planned Rape was getting on so well I chanced an extra 30ha on 5/9, DD into SB stubble and then no rain until last night and 20+ degree days was not ideal
it was coming under pressure last week so I gave it 5 ltr/ha of 15% Mn on Friday and it’s away this morning...

Friday

This morning

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Had 15ha of later sown rape after spring barley. All had come nicely and at cotyledon stage by 2 days ago. Less than 10% plants affected by flea beetle but field next door has been more affected.
I planned to spray volunteers and pyrethroid on Monday night but only got round to it last night. In 24-36 hours the stuff went from under 10% plants to around 60% plants with damage.
The rain might slow them down anyway but I’m glad I got it done in the nick of time. Also spread a bit more seed in gappy areas. Time will tell if it works but it cost bugger all to do

 

[Brisel]

The good stuff View attachment 908732

I’ll raise you this

Aardvark sown by Topdown and seeder 14/8/20 with rain straight afterwards.

 

[Bob lincs]

My early stuff is way to thick at 5kg .if anyone would like to come and dig any plants to transplant to their fields help yourself.ATTACH=full]909338[/ATTACH]

 

[Renaultman]

I’ll raise you this
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Aardvark sown by Topdown and seeder 14/8/20 with rain straight afterwards.

Some of my best crops have been with topdown and seeder, one pass then out of the field

 

[Brisel]

Sown by subsoiler into spring wheat stubble 13/9 emerging nicely. I hope for a kind autumn to help it survive. No flea beetle around now - drowned in an inch of rain today

 

[Brisel]

TAG describe yellow bowls as unreliable and they have had more success with yellow sticky cards, but let us know what you find please

 

[Heathland]

Starting to relax a bit,but the majority of my osr is only at cotyledon and is sat that this annoying stage not doing alot.
CSFB seem to be leaving it alone at the moment.

 

[chipchap]

Mine is trying to come into true leaf. Sprayed it twice, but the flea beetle pressure is bad.
ploughed and combidrilled. Need a rethink next year.

 

[4course]

Sown by subsoiler into spring wheat stubble 13/9 emerging nicely. I hope for a kind autumn to help it survive. No flea beetle around now - drowned in an inch of rain today

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whats the spot/hole bottom centre below and to the left of the blue pellet, mindst I had to get my glasses on
been down round wetherby knaresbrough this afternoon there are some good dare I say forward osr crops round and about

 

[average farmer]

View attachment 910230View attachment 910231Starting to relax a bit,but the majority of my osr is only at cotyledon and is sat that this annoying stage not doing alot.
CSFB seem to be leaving it alone at the moment.

looks great! how are you finding it compared to last year? I've not got any in this time but farmers nearby have and looks pretty good.

 

[MrNoo]

Well things are going slightly backwards here, however there is still a lot sat in the dry and some that has come after the last 10mm of rain is not even marked, so I live in hope, it's had some fert so has two chances.

 

[Renaultman]

Well things are going slightly backwards here, however there is still a lot sat in the dry and some that has come after the last 10mm of rain is not even marked, so I live in hope, it's had some fert so has two chances.
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What is this 'dry' you speak of?
In other news anyone getting a lot of volunteer rape in their rape crops?

 

[juke]

What is this 'dry' you speak of?
In other news anyone getting a lot of volunteer rape in their rape crops?

one of our customers that's on a 4 year rotation has a fair bit of volunteer rape this time, field was last in rape 4 years ago and was a conventional variety shows how long it will wait in the soil, we dont seem to find too much bother using hybrids however the home farm is on a 6 year rotation.

 

[Renaultman]

one of our customers that's on a 4 year rotation has a fair bit of volunteer rape this time, field was last in rape 4 years ago and was a conventional variety shows how long it will wait in the soil, we dont seem to find too much bother using hybrids however the home farm is on a 6 year rotation.

This is on a 4 year rotation. Was in hybrid last and now but the volunteers won't be hybrid?
Hopefully the hybrid vigour of the proper stuff will out compete the interlopers.

 

[4course]

This is on a 4 year rotation. Was in hybrid last and now but the volunteers won't be hybrid?
Hopefully the hybrid vigour of the proper stuff will out compete the interlopers.

why wont it be seeds from the hybrid ,they germinate just not true to the original

 

[Renaultman]

why wont it be seeds from the hybrid ,they germinate just not true to the original

I said they won't be hybrid, not that they won't be from hybrid seed.

 

[Heathland]

looks great! how are you finding it compared to last year? I've not got any in this time but farmers nearby have and looks pretty good.

Definitely a lot less damage this year,all the osr below the cliff is a lot smaller but was drilled 3wks after this due to the spring barley not being ready, its not out of the woods yet,it needs a kind autumn.
I think putting N next to the seed is also helping.
I wasn't going to give up on osr because I had one bad year,previous year was one of my best years for rape.

 

[4course]

I said they won't be hybrid, not that they won't be from hybrid seed.

ah ,thought you meant they had appeared from years ago, cheers