Barley on the heavy won't yield now. It looks sick now
Same here a few miles down the road.got water sitting in places I’ve never seen before and some still standing in ruts made when drilling.drains running continually at half bore and everywhere saturated.18 mm in last couple days but escaped today’s rain so far but more for tomorrow and Friday and snow Saturday.I’ve done bugger all for weeks.got hedge cutting to do but just making too much mess on margins for my liking and don’t want a smacked bottom from hls police either.wanted to drill another 21 acres but seed will sit in shed to autumn.along with COVID it’s very demoralisingWe are missing the worst of the rain here in South Norfolk but it's wringing wet about. Pits full,ditches full. When we get 5-10mm rain it's going across local roads.
Some of ours looks quite well but last drilled is appalling , not the only ones either, 100s of acres round here similar, every wheeling hasn't come, wheat yellowing off, headlands not come. I'll get some photos in the next couple of days. From a low base and patchy crops there won't be any record yields round here, won't be average either.
Certainly more drilled than last autumn but now in very poor condition.
We had 75mm on Dec 23rd and it's put everything well back. Next village Up the road had near 90mm
Same here a few miles down the road.got water sitting in places I’ve never seen before and some still standing in ruts made when drilling.drains running continually at half bore and everywhere saturated.18 mm in last couple days but escaped today’s rain so far but more for tomorrow and Friday and snow Saturday.I’ve done bugger all for weeks.got hedge cutting to do but just making too much mess on margins for my liking and don’t want a smacked bottom from hls police either.wanted to drill another 21 acres but seed will sit in shed to autumn.along with COVID it’s very demoralising
nick...
which roots are you talking about ?What do you do with the roots @Farmer Roy?
Do they break down eventually?
Much too early. Wait till March and signs of growth. IMO it doesn’t matter if it turns blue at this time of year.Irrigated Winter Barley, same field as pictured before. DD’ed into sprayed off stubble:
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Is it too early to tinkle a bit of Nitrogen on?
Much too early. Wait till March and signs of growth. IMO it doesn’t matter if it turns blue at this time of year.