Spraying after wind

[murphy]

Does anyone else suffer scorching when spraying after the wind ? We're behind with T2 and spraying early mornings and late nights but are seeing a fair bit of scorch with the wax off the leaves. What are you supposed to do though ?

 

[Gong Farmer]

There's always a reason not to spray.

(Spraying before wind has been more damaging though, in my experience).

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Keep water rates up to reduce scorch.

 

[Sandy]

Just leave it for a day or two when it calms down to let the leaf wax up again

 

[ratchet spanner]

Just leave it for a day or two when it calms down to let the leaf wax up again

wind almost every day for weeks. worst year I can remember

 

[Wombat]

Just leave it for a day or two when it calms down to let the leaf wax up again

I don’t think the wind has dropped here since April

 

[Sprayer 1]

Getting serious here now, T2 not yet on, weed in the maize growing like mad , spring barley had nothing yet ,all contract work, and the hours after dark when the wind used to drop and I'd do my own spraying , well 15mph last night at midnight. I blame Putin.

 

[celtis man]

Wind blowing here again now. It's supposed to drop this evening but can spray spring barley for weed and fungicide when the dew drops?

 

[Fubar]

It has been a very windy spring. Sucking far too much moisture out of the crops.
Always desperate for a drying breeze during harvest but you can bet your bottom dollar that it will be calm and damp then.

 

[Will 1594]

bad to here other folks having same issues
was going tonight again but from some comments may leave it till monday
must get through beet again though
would have been caught up if not for issues with new sprayer have lost a week
cannot even irrigate wheat too windy

 

[2wheels]

saw a contractor spraying spring barley yesterday pm in 25+mph winds. luckily it was his own crops. sounds bad but drift didn't seem excessive and i know how frustrating it can be trying to get things done.

 

[Chae1]

Just leave it for a day or two when it calms down to let the leaf wax up again

When will that be!?

 

[Sandy]

When will that be!?

Next week !

 

[Chae1]

Normally fine Saturday/Sunday.

 

[puppet]

Does anyone else suffer scorching when spraying after the wind ?

When I saw the heading I thought it should be in the Man Flu Corner.
It's an age thing.

 

[silverfox]

Saw a contractor spraying wheat next to me. Think we were getting an extra T2 on our fields.
owner is miles away, so won’t know any different .

 

[Devil's advocate]

Saw a contractor spraying wheat next to me. Think we were getting an extra T2 on our fields.
owner is miles away, so won’t know any different .

Its ok until some Ally max finds some sugar/fodder beet.

Having said that if its blowing away from a tender crop, I'm out there, sort the records out later.

 

[AT Aloss]

I don’t think the wind has dropped here since April

Rains when it does....

 

[snarling bee]

Just leave it for a day or two when it calms down to let the leaf wax up again

That's the sort of thing you learn in the classroom that is not practical on a commercial farm.

 

[Sandy]

That's the sort of thing you learn in the classroom that is not practical on a commercial farm.

Why not no point scorching the crop I learnt the hard way spraying a herbicide after strong winds knocked the crops for 2 weeks