spring bean drilling method.

[Neddy flanders]

into overwintered ploughing on heavy land.

option 1 - spread beans on and powerharrow in.
option 2 - combi drill with Suffolk coulter.
option 3 - spring tine - then weaving tine drill.

any thoughts.

 

[Bob lincs]

Chop up the combi and the weaving , put the weaving times on the combi . Job done .

 

[DRC]

This would do the job

 

[Brisel]

Make the most of the frost tilth. It will be horrible underneath so don't bring any of the wet stuff up. Light harrow to pull the furrows down then drill with a tine drill that puts them in 3" deep reliably. Have you ploughed it already?

 

[Neddy flanders]

yes was ploughed in the dry back in Sept

 

[teslacoils]

If we get some decent frosts, I'll ruffle mine up with a big drag, then drill a month or so later with a tyne drill.

Drilling depth not as critical post - simazine.

 

[Flat 10]

Front press and then weaving tine drill?

 

[Brisel]

If we get some decent frosts, I'll ruffle mine up with a big drag, then drill a month or so later with a tyne drill.

Drilling depth not as critical post - simazine.

If you're using Nirvana and Centium you still want them deep enough to be out of the way. No pre em = no problem, if you can keep the corvids away.

 

[teslacoils]

If you're using Nirvana and Centium you still want them deep enough to be out of the way. No pre em = no problem, if you can keep the corvids away.

I'll not be using either. Couple of inches settled will be fine.

 

[Mr Charisma]

This would do the job

Hmmm, had one many years ago, good bean drill but won't work miracles but one thing in its favour is that a 5 ton tractor will pull it

 

[DRC]

Hmmm, had one many years ago, good bean drill but won't work miracles but one thing in its favour is that a 5 ton tractor will pull it

When i used to grow beans, i just drilled them with the combi drill, same as cereals.

 

[casemx 270]

Tine drill would be my choice as long as the weather has done the work for you straight in

 

[sahara]

Historically we have always done option 2, and had very good results with using that method. This year we went into the untouched overwintered stubble with the Lemken Smarag and then PH Combi drilled.

As a child I remember us having one of those International Drills, exactly what we drilled with it I don't know, there are pictures of it being used behind our dualed up Ford 5000.

 

[grainboy]

Or massey 30 tine drill

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[grainboy]

For sale £600