- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
As soon as I saw that I recognised it - wife just gone all ga-ga about her time with the seals!
Sowing peas...!!
- Thread starter Kiwi Pete
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- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
They will still be keeping cool in the water I'd imagine. Down to about 25° here now in the bleak south
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
really hate you! Freezing my wot-nots off and trudging around in mud up to my ankles - and thats just the house!
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
About 60 days in, we have flowers
In front here, is the best of it, more grass I think has helped it retain moisture better as we have had a dry start ton
the season, less than half of the usual for the last couple of months.
So, hopefully we can get some more wet stuff and get them all waist deep before the pods come.. I assume in a wetter cooler year they would be a better crop but it is what it is, have to try these things!
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Havent gone flat yet then
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
No - they would be doing well to find the room!Havent gone flat yet then
Think I possibly overcooked the seed rate a little, such is life....
Probably better like that and being all peas than the undrsown pea barley mix i tried. The peas had room to move because of the barley (which was meant to "hold everything up" ) and fell down into a green mat and smothered EVERYTHING
) and fell down into a green mat and smothered EVERYTHING 
TelesnaAg
Member
- Location
- Portland, Victoria - Australia
No - they would be doing well to find the room!
Think I possibly overcooked the seed rate a little, such is life....
what seed rate did you go with, i have peas in back yard planted with corn and the peas are winning!
Ant...
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Heaps!
Not sure exactly, but at least 350kg/ha.
Could have backed it down to 280, I'd say there are at least no gaps but if I had to buy seed I'd go 250 not 350.
TelesnaAg
Member
- Location
- Portland, Victoria - Australia
Jezus you didnt hold back! even 250kg !!! well it looks like it might pay - is seed cost dear?
Ant...
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Sorry didn't get an alert - no the seed was free as I do a bit of work for a grain guy up the road, and swept out his silo etc.
Not too sure what the going rate would be for a ton of seed.
Would have been a good crop if we'd had some decent rain, 73 days since sowing.
Pods are coming on, so will get in touch with the baler man this week and likely bale soon..
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Poorer areas are still thick, just short.
JD-Kid
Member
- Location
- Akaroa.. New Zealand
get it cut poorer grass in the will bring feed value back
looks like a bitch of a year rain wise make hay while sun shines
looks like a bitch of a year rain wise make hay while sun shines
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Yes I rang and booked in my mate to come and bale it soon as possible
Looks like some rain coming this week so will mow as soon as there's a window, lots of liquid inoculant and we'll wrap it with Crystal- that new clear film.
Then I can see any pinholes and tape them up so I don't get mouldy bits.
Will likely just cart them back and wrap in the yard, be 30 bales at least?
2.2 hectares.
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
keep the photos coming
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
I dont think i know of any cattle over here doing 2.4kg a day thats very impressive . I dont think intensively reared finishing bulls would do quite that much here on adlib concentrates even, though imight be wrong there. Just goes to show what well managed green sruff can do
. I dont think intensively reared finishing bulls would do quite that much here on adlib concentrates even, though imight be wrong there. Just goes to show what well managed green sruff can do 
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
I think @Kiwi Pete had his wallet on the scales [emoji23]
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
I didn't have it zeroed on the first two, hence I took 10 kilo off them... it sure wasn't a wallet