osr sowing survival strategy

[Renaultman]

Bottled it and put an insecticide on the HEAR rape early this morning, damage was to great and the plants aren't growing away from it.

 

[GeorgeK]

Bottled it and put an insecticide on the HEAR rape early this morning, damage was to great and the plants aren't growing away from it.

..............and so it begins

 

[Renaultman]

..............and so it begins

Yeah. Luckily the Extar and Campus at home seems to be getting away, it's just the bloody HEAR rape on the contract farm giving problems as always it's so bloody lethargic.

 

[Brisel]

Yeah. Luckily the Extar and Campus at home seems to be getting away, it's just the bloody HEAR rape on the contract farm giving problems as always it's so bloody lethargic.

What variety? Palmedor?

 

[Renaultman]

What variety? Palmedor?

Resort

 

[JD6920s]

OSR looking good here . First 30 ac in the pics . 60 ac went in yesterday and has had a good rain on it today . 90 ac to put in as soon it drys up .View attachment 904173

You should be building those drills to sell!

 

[Bob lincs]

You should be building those drills to sell!

We would but no one is keen on spending where OSR is concerned.

 

[shakerator]

Ah Spin to follow a football analogy growing rape is a game of two halves.

First half is to get the crop established and away from the dreaded flea beetle adults. Then once done retire at half time for oranges and energy drinks to return for the second half sometime post xmas when one keeps a weather eye out for the larval attack that may still thwart the crop in March.

Its a bit like Norwich game against gaining an early one goal advantage then defending admirably until the 89th minute when opposition scores to equalise the game which goes into extra time and in the 94th minute the opposition score again to win. That is the point when one chops up the crop and drills spring barley. Bit like the game against Wolves on decemer 21st - result 1:2 to Wolves after Norwich went ahead.

Hey ho. The joys.

could be worse and be a forest fan

0-3 87’
3-3. 90’

 

[JD6920s]

We would but no one is keen on spending where OSR is concerned.

That is a problem I agree, but when you see a crop as well established as yours it speaks volumes.

 

[JD6920s]

We would but no one is keen on spending where OSR is concerned.

Have you got any pics, or videos of the drill working? I’d be very interested to see please.

 

[jack6480]

Is anyone putting fert on and if so how much??

 

[Brisel]

160 kg DAP where we haven’t used muck.

 

[jack6480]

160 kg DAP where we haven’t used muck.

Will it make it grow?

 

[Brisel]

Will it make it grow?

No, but it will help it make the most of daylight, moisture and warmth. The P will supply the crop’s needs and help root growth. Just under 30kg/ha of N. If we get a kind autumn and we have a thick canopy in spring it won’t be wasted because we will just alter the first spring N with an N Sensor. It will also keep the pigeons off over winter. If flea beetle destroy it, it will be there for what we redrill with!

£47/ha plus spreading cost isn’t a cheap pass but the P won’t be wasted.

I’m as guilty as everyone else, but by preparing for a failure, are we creating the conditions by cutting inputs to ensure just that???

 

[jack6480]

No, but it will help it make the most of daylight, moisture and warmth. The P will supply the crop’s needs and help root growth. Just under 30kg/ha of N. If we get a kind autumn and we have a thick canopy in spring it won’t be wasted because we will just alter the first spring N with an N Sensor. It will also keep the pigeons off over winter. If flea beetle destroy it, it will be there for what we redrill with!

£47/ha plus spreading cost isn’t a cheap pass but the P won’t be wasted.

I’m as guilty as everyone else, but by preparing for a failure, are we creating the conditions by cutting inputs to ensure just that???

I don’t know don’t think about it to hard. Il put 30kg of N on it

 

[Flat 10]

I don’t know don’t think about it to hard. Il put 30kg of N on it

Maybe a spot more? If no muck or anything down. But check nvz limit first as I can’t remember autumn bagged N limit off top of head

 

[DRC]

Turnip sawfly larvae are attacking my stubble turnips this year . Never had a problem before. Quite widespread around here.
Watch out in OSR .

 

[Brisel]

Maybe a spot more? If no muck or anything down. But check nvz limit first as I can’t remember autumn bagged N limit off top of head

30 kg of N in a NVZ. If you’ve applied muck etc you can’t, though compost has so little available N that I could argue that it needs topping up.

 

[Brisel]

Turnip sawfly larvae are attacking my stubble turnips this year . Never had a problem before. Quite widespread around here.
Watch out in OSR .View attachment 905691View attachment 905692

A cheap pyrethroid will knock them down quickly. Sawfly are a regular pest on the South Coast.

 

[robbie]

30 kg of N in a NVZ. If you’ve applied muck etc you can’t, though compost has so little available N that I could argue that it needs topping up.

30 kgN in the autumn is the max allowable. I thought that could be from muck and then the balance from bagged.