serf
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- warwickshire
Looks like the crows are after something!
Sowing late Stubble Turnips
- Thread starter Norfolk Hill Farmer
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over worked Ground soured and too thickat the risk of hijacking the thread....whats wrong with mineView attachment 984914
better where they've been sheltered....125kg/ac of 20/10/10....samson at 4kg/ac
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serf
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- warwickshire
Got a small area looks similar but that is in a part of the field that has always lay wet thru winter !
spin cycle
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- north norfolk
Has it had a lot of rain or surface water , brasicas will not do if it's wet ,also 4kg acre is far to thick, at least double to think , if you don't mind me saying
worked well last year but i think you're right...trying to hard ......and forever worried about flea beetle sowed to thick.....lesson learned
serf
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- warwickshire
This went on at 1.4 kg Ac but it was 41 days ago, only had FYM
mghley
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- Derbyshire
- Location
- South shropshire
Bottled out of more ST and have planted Westerwolds …. Time will tell …
- Location
- Ceredigion
You won't go wrong Westerwolds.
spin cycle
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- north norfolk
Just because
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24th August
Norfolk Hill Farmer
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Thanks for all the replies.
Have now cleared the straw and sown all the fields. Very dry , some rain forecast tomorrow. Broadcast at a range of seed rates from 2 - 3+ kg acre ( in honesty ,with my kit ,I’ve only got limited control on that ). Hopping for some nice feed around ankle height ,but will probably get a field of radishes and muckerweed . “ This time next year Rodney “ I think is the phrase.
Have now cleared the straw and sown all the fields. Very dry , some rain forecast tomorrow. Broadcast at a range of seed rates from 2 - 3+ kg acre ( in honesty ,with my kit ,I’ve only got limited control on that ). Hopping for some nice feed around ankle height ,but will probably get a field of radishes and muckerweed . “ This time next year Rodney “ I think is the phrase.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I sowed my 17ac on Friday too, rape & turnips mixed in the end, at a rate of 2.5kg/ac (‘ish).
I broadcast on the top with a slug pelleter after we finally had a thunderstorm, and would have left it at that if we’d had more. The ground was so dry though, that the 10mm of rain was gone in no time and it stayed dry after, so I ran over it quickly with a shortdisc just scratting the top as shallow as possible (1-2” max).
Rain started just as we finished shearing yesterday afternoon, drizzled all night and more forecast today/tomorrow. I’ll chuck a bit of fert on today, then shut the gate.
I broadcast on the top with a slug pelleter after we finally had a thunderstorm, and would have left it at that if we’d had more. The ground was so dry though, that the 10mm of rain was gone in no time and it stayed dry after, so I ran over it quickly with a shortdisc just scratting the top as shallow as possible (1-2” max).
Rain started just as we finished shearing yesterday afternoon, drizzled all night and more forecast today/tomorrow. I’ll chuck a bit of fert on today, then shut the gate.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Seed bed looks good ,if yiu get rain it will grow like stink
mghley
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- Derbyshire
Cleared some spring barley ground today and direct drilling St T as we speak. Think they would be better cultivated in but don’t want to disturb any spring barley volunteers and so give St T more of a chance.
will be interesting to see how all of us planting in last few days go on ? Keep in touch
. My guess is @Norfolk Hill Farmer has a very good chance with that nice cultivated land especially if you get a drop of rain.
will be interesting to see how all of us planting in last few days go on ? Keep in touch
. My guess is @Norfolk Hill Farmer has a very good chance with that nice cultivated land especially if you get a drop of rain.
Norfolk Hill Farmer
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Rain forecast for tomorrow so finger crossed. No real rain for the last few weeks so mighty dry on there.
Been lucky with the fields sown early August , went into moisture and got plenty of rain every few days. Volunteers have been a problem on some of the fields, stunting the turnip growth then getting diseased themselves and withering up.
Will post some pictures when next look round.
Norfolk Hill Farmer
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When where they sown and after what ?
1st Aug after winter barley. Scratched over with tines and then scattered on with A grass box with tunes and rolled .
What sort of like an ice cream van ?