Spring linseed and tolerance to rolling...

[Wigeon]

In our experience you can roll a crop of Linseed post-emergence using the boot test. If the soil is sticky you will pull the Linseed plants up from the soil. The same will happen if you roll across the hill rather than up and down the slope. Linseed can be rolled once the crop is 4-5cm tall, but the crop should be allowed to recover before any herbicide are put onto the crop.

Harrowing we have not had this tested on-farm before. Theoretically there shouldn’t be an issue doing this but would strongly recommend a trial first.

In our personal experience rolling the seed-bed twice to get a really fine seed-bed followed up by a robust pre-emergence herbicide would do as good or better a job. As any cultivations will invariably encourage a germination of weeds.

Many thanks. We never tend to do a pre-em- what would a typical product be?
Many thanks!

 

[They see me rolling]

Many thanks. We never tend to do a pre-em- what would a typical product be?
Many thanks!

Pre-em list: EAMUs
-Avadex Factor/ Excel
-Callisto/Basillico we have had approved for a number of year. Check MAPP numbers as the product has been re-registered.
-New one coming through Katamaran which will be first year of use on-farm.