Sowing ww in February ?

[Huntstreet]

We will have 41mm in the seven days after we finished drilling last Tuesday. If we get the same again the following week, I will be stressed.

 

[farmerm]

We will have 41mm in the seven days after we finished drilling last Tuesday. If we get the same again the following week, I will be stressed.

I gave us stressing mid November, I think I ran out of stress by then. In 2020 I vowed never again to try drill in a February weather window. Wheat is resilient but it will not grow in anaerobic slop

 

[Fubar]

Last time we failed to drill our ww was autumn 2019. We drilled it the following Feb (around now) in good conditions and it preceeded to pee down for the following 2 weeks giving us poor establishment. The weather can turn very quickly at this time of year.
Ironically, last Feb would have been ideal for drilling as it was a dry month but the excellent autumn meant everything was already drilled.

 

[Sam Partridge]

How do you all get on with rooks drilling Jan/Feb? We've a fair few now

 

[JLLM]

Any chance we can change the thread title?

 

[7616]

Last time we failed to drill our ww was autumn 2019. We drilled it the following Feb (around now) in good conditions and it preceeded to pee down for the following 2 weeks giving us poor establishment. The weather can turn very quickly at this time of year.
Ironically, last Feb would have been ideal for drilling as it was a dry month but the excellent autumn meant everything was already drilled.

We planted skyfall end january -6c, to-day 9th feb i can see the rows of wheat,temp to-day is 11c which should keep it growing,it is south essex which is warmer than the rest of uk.

 

[robbie]

I was drilling wheat last Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and by Tuesday it had all shot and had a shoot a good few mm long on it.
It's very wet here now but temperatures are still high so I hope it can keep growing.

 

[Flat 10]

How do you all get on with rooks drilling Jan/Feb? We've a fair few now

Gun on drilling tractor. Going to blast a few in the local woods tonight.

 

[jd6420s]

Not too bad if everyone else has also been drilling at the same time. If you're the only one for miles around you will be kept busy. It's usually worse when it's just poking through.

 

[Average Farmerboy]

How do you all get on with rooks drilling Jan/Feb? We've a fair few now

Struggling with the rooks, wheat just emerging.

 

[Sam Partridge]

they seemed to have attacked a 4 acre piece and not much of the rest, its been sacrificed for the benefit of everywhere else

 

[Sam Partridge]

Not too bad if everyone else has also been drilling at the same time. If you're the only one for miles around you will be kept busy. It's usually worse when it's just poking through.

This is our situation I think, got 3/400 constantly hanging around and they don't go far when dispersed. Last field is well behind the rest and has all their attention now

 

[john63]

Had nearly 50mm of rain in the last week. Things had just dried out enough to be able to get on the land and work it ready for drilling. I would say that it's now wetter than it was in October. Will it dry out enough to enable us to drill any before the end of the window on the 28th? Looks like there may be some fallow coming...

 

[glasshouse]

This is our situation I think, got 3/400 constantly hanging around and they don't go far when dispersed. Last field is well behind the rest and has all their attention now

Have u got any dirty grain to tip nearby to entice them off the wheat?

 

[Huntstreet]

Had nearly 50mm of rain in the last week. Things had just dried out enough to be able to get on the land and work it ready for drilling. I would say that it's now wetter than it was in October. Will it dry out enough to enable us to drill any before the end of the window on the 28th? Looks like there may be some fallow coming...

54m since Tuesday here.

 

[redbaron]

Now 60mm over past 6 days.

 

[Sam Partridge]

Have u got any dirty grain to tip nearby to entice them off the wheat?

I had thought of this before but never had the balls to try it, thought it would just make them over confident and call their mates in

 

[Sam Partridge]

Now 60mm over past 6 days.

Had nearly 50mm of rain in the last week. Things had just dried out enough to be able to get on the land and work it ready for drilling. I would say that it's now wetter than it was in October. Will it dry out enough to enable us to drill any before the end of the window on the 28th? Looks like there may be some fallow coming...

we've had nearly 3 inches in 5 days which is exceptional, even without the wet autumn just passed. recently drilled stuff is like soup under the surface

 

[Huntstreet]

Root and a shoot so far.