- Location
- S. Staffs
Taking out the surviving areas of OSR and sowing AHL1 the stems are full of larvae so even though it didn’t look too bad from a distance I fancy it wouldn’t have made the most profitable crop.
OSR this year ?
- Thread starter buttercup
- Start date
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Same here. It did look like it was trying to grow during the last spell and has bulked up slightly and flowered but it’s thin weak rubbish and many are dying or even getting severed just above the root due to the numbers of larvae. Tempted to spray the lot off as it will hardly be worth harvesting and get full of weeds. Oddly one hectare block that juts into the forest is almost normal. Not going into birdseed as concerned about residual herbicide issues which with hindsight were a very expensive mistake.
- Location
- S. Staffs
We were lucky as the only cost to date was HSS!
- Location
- Lincolnshire
We bought new seed. Every time we do that it seems to guarantee failure. Previous year with HSS was reasonable. Question is do I try again with HSS off my best bit this summer or call it a day? Wiser now though as to when to throw in the towel with the crop after drilling. Should have listened to my gut which said stop spending, not my over optimistic agronomist. Wasn’t an easy decision though. If establishment is cheap can always follow a failure with spring barley.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Call it a day. Sack agronomist.
- Location
- Spilsby Lincolnshire
Dont bother, I hate the stuff!! go to the Casino and have fun wasting your money !!