Short term ley

[cowboysupper]

We're likely to start lifting wholecrop within the next ten days, which is about 3 weeks earlier than normal due to the very dry weather here over the last few weeks. We'll be sowing hybrid rye in late Sept/early October but it seems a bit of a waste to lave the field bare for 3 months.

Any suggestions for a very quick silage crop which could be lifted in Sept. Never grown Westerwolds but assume its the most likely suggestion? Must be for silage, not interested in grazing it.

 

[Great In Grass]

Westerwolds would be my suggestion you should be able to cut 10 - 12 weeks from sowing (weather dependent).

No UK recommended list for varieties and can legally be sold with a germ figure as low as 75% so choose wisely!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Pushing it a bit you be into Jully before it's in
If July is dry seed will sit there and you will end up with an expensive nothing unless you can go in a bit later with the rye
I suppose I would be putting Westerwolds in and leave it in for the winter , but you may have other plans

 

[Great In Grass]

Pushing it a bit you be into Jully before it's in
If July is dry seed will sit there and you will end up with an expensive nothing unless you can go in a bit later
Westerwolds I had in yesterday was tested 97% germination; so ignore the sales pitch

No sales pitch, just stating a fact.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

No sales pitch, just stating a fact.

Fair coment I've no idea what other companies sell, but I've never has any reason to question that either
But like I said anyone can ask to see the data sheets

 

[Great In Grass]

Let's see the data sheet for your Westerwolds then. I've never had one from any supplier.

I did ask once about the germ on some IRG but never got a reply.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Let's see the data sheet for your Westerwolds then. I've never had one from any supplier.

I did ask once about the germ on some IRG but never got a reply.

 

[Kevtherev]

Westerwold or a westerwold/Italian blend but the dry conditions aren’t very helpful at the moment despite on another thread someone stating perfect conditions for seeding

 

[In the pit]

Is it worth growing a crop for green manure —mustard

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Spring oats 30kg per ha. Common vetch 8kg pr ha

 

[Sid]

Pushing it a bit you be into Jully before it's in
If July is dry seed will sit there and you will end up with an expensive nothing unless you can go in a bit later with the rye
I suppose I would be putting Westerwolds in and leave it in for the winter , but you may have other plans

Weren't you sowing grass last week somewhere?

 

[Sid]

Pushing it a bit you be into Jully before it's in
If July is dry seed will sit there and you will end up with an expensive nothing unless you can go in a bit later with the rye
I suppose I would be putting Westerwolds in and leave it in for the winter , but you may have other plans

Piles of seed gone out again this week , perfect weather now for germination,

Shouldn't sow grass in a month with a J in it

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Westerwold or a westerwold/Italian blend but the dry conditions aren’t very helpful at the moment despite on another thread someone stating perfect conditions for seeding

It is here we've had rain almost every day for 10 days but it's not July and I've no idea where the OP farms
Two years on the Trott now I've got caught out seeding In April and had far better results seeding In June ,
But the OP is working to a time scale which is risky

 

[Kevtherev]

Very narrow window of three months to get a crop.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Shouldn't sow grass in a month with a J in it

What about A and M I was Patching those this week

 

[Sid]

What about A and M I was Patching those this week

I wouldn't be here

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Shouldn't sow grass in a month with a J in it

Can yiu put it all in one post
Yes I waz mainy Red Clover thats already up
But then like I said it's been raining off and on for 10 days
Just looked ahead , rain forecast everyday now till the 8th of Jully
My advice , sow to the long range forecast not the Month , the old ways don't work anymore

 

[Kevtherev]

No weather forecast is accurate!

 

[Sid]

My advice , sow to the long range forecast not the Month , the old ways don't work anymore

Does that come with money back guarantee.

I'll have 100 acres,as says rain here Wednesday through to Saturday.

Just like it said rain today and have had zilch!

What do you use? Old moores almanac?

 

[Sid]

Can yiu put it all in one post

Wen u can spel rite i wil