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<blockquote data-quote="Selectamatic" data-source="post: 2393962" data-attributes="member: 2813"><p>Well, good news and bad news...</p><p></p><p>Good news, the spuds are in!</p><p></p><p>Lovely evening tonight, dried nicely over the past few days, so in they go.</p><p></p><p>Hitched the old Howard 70ins Rotavator to the 996, I doubt it would last to do many acres, but it does ok for the small patches like this that I do. It certainly gave the tractor a good workout...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316520[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316522[/ATTACH]</p><p>Last time I tried to plant potatoes, I had a Ransomes faun thingy, and could not get on with it at all, I found a Fergie potato planter, recommended by Mr S Senior, who had one many years ago.</p><p></p><p>I hitched it up to the 780, which has been in the middle of restoration for many years! It goes like a little rocket, wheel widths set to fit the spud planter. Thanks to Mr S Senior and Mrs S for their help with the planting!</p><p></p><p>Set at about 18ins between plants, I have sown three varieties, a Row of "Red Duke of York" which are, apparently earlies, the remainder are Pentland Crown, and King Edward. Im looking forward to see what comes of them... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]316526[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316528[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316530[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316532[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316534[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Bad news, I'm worried about my barley.</p><p></p><p>It was a fortnight last Sunday when it was sown, toward the end it turned a bit wet, after drying out well, I rolled it with a cambridge roller, problem is, it went chucked it down with rain since then until a few days ago, the bits that have just had a roller over them are coming out ok, but where the tractor has been, headlands etc look poor, nothing to be seen, and the ground looks capped.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]316524[/ATTACH]</p><p>Am I worrying unnecessarily, and asking too much too soon, will it pop out soon? Or is it stuck in a hard bed and wont come out?</p><p></p><p>Suggestions, anyone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Selectamatic, post: 2393962, member: 2813"] Well, good news and bad news... Good news, the spuds are in! Lovely evening tonight, dried nicely over the past few days, so in they go. Hitched the old Howard 70ins Rotavator to the 996, I doubt it would last to do many acres, but it does ok for the small patches like this that I do. It certainly gave the tractor a good workout... [ATTACH=full]316520[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316522[/ATTACH] Last time I tried to plant potatoes, I had a Ransomes faun thingy, and could not get on with it at all, I found a Fergie potato planter, recommended by Mr S Senior, who had one many years ago. I hitched it up to the 780, which has been in the middle of restoration for many years! It goes like a little rocket, wheel widths set to fit the spud planter. Thanks to Mr S Senior and Mrs S for their help with the planting! Set at about 18ins between plants, I have sown three varieties, a Row of "Red Duke of York" which are, apparently earlies, the remainder are Pentland Crown, and King Edward. Im looking forward to see what comes of them... :) [ATTACH=full]316526[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316528[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316530[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316532[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]316534[/ATTACH] Bad news, I'm worried about my barley. It was a fortnight last Sunday when it was sown, toward the end it turned a bit wet, after drying out well, I rolled it with a cambridge roller, problem is, it went chucked it down with rain since then until a few days ago, the bits that have just had a roller over them are coming out ok, but where the tractor has been, headlands etc look poor, nothing to be seen, and the ground looks capped. [ATTACH=full]316524[/ATTACH] Am I worrying unnecessarily, and asking too much too soon, will it pop out soon? Or is it stuck in a hard bed and wont come out? Suggestions, anyone? [/QUOTE]
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