State of your crops?

[sahara]

Had a bit of a walkabout today.
Looked at some Oats.

I'm happy with these. Then on to some beans, they are still a bit small for my liking.

Then on to some wheat.

It's some Zyatt, planted in the last week of September.

I'm quite pleased with it so far, its has 170kgs of N so far and due N3 next week, I'm wondering how far to push it, 240kgs possibly, the white splodge is my Cocker Spaniel in crop surfing mode, her being so well hidden makes me happier that our straw yields will be better than last year.

 

[teslacoils]

Gleam. 0.3 canopy, litre CCC, 3lt manganese, 0.5 flyer.

So I don't like big tank mixes, especially gloopy ones. So I dropped the epic and adexar. Just the pgr and mineral and a spot of strob today. Rest can go on later once this has soaked in. "Manual variable rate" IE me pressing button employed.

 

[GeorgeK]

Broadcast and ploughed winter beans finally beginning to move. Tillering well, starting to get off the ground, quite pleased with them

 

[Clive]

wheat worth putting a cheap first teb/ strob fungicide on today

 

[teslacoils]

Graham.

On an experimental note:

Vibrance, SPD and undressed all look identical.

Spring rolling has increased tillers by c15 percent, but has put the crop back a good ten days. Will be interested to see root density. With the frost, rolling may not have been ideal.

 

[teslacoils]

When I say increased the number of tillers, it could be "stopped tiller loss".

 

[Clive]

When I say increased the number of tillers, it could be "stopped tiller loss".

similar observation here

 

[teslacoils]

I'm mostly interested now in seeing what if any final height difference is.

 

[bankrupt]

Do you think rolling before an unexpected frost will have reduced the yield of straw but increased the yield of grain?

 

[teslacoils]

Think it might have decreased both. Since rolling I think it has had 20 days of frosty starts. That's not something you be really had before - was fooled by false spring.

 

[bankrupt]

With the next fortnight given as wet, increasing tiller numbers will surely give you higher yields, albeit a later harvest.

Graham's excellent yield depends upon its tendency to have a more than usual number.

 

[teslacoils]

Well, will see. Can only do what you think is right at the time. I take heart that my best wheat yields have never come from a crop that looked special at this stage.

 

[Wombat]

With the next fortnight given as wet, increasing tiller numbers will surely give you higher yields, albeit a later harvest.

Graham's excellent yield depends upon its tendency to have a more than usual number.

It’s looking like I won’t be getting the combine out much before August bank holiday anyway

 

[Wigeon]

Reasonably pleased with these Elyann sp oats, given that this week has given them their first rain since drilling.

Interestingly, though not yet scientifically, the field which I harrowed lightly at speed last friday when spinning on some clover has gone "bananas" in the last week and looks both thicker and you cant see where I went.

 

[robbie]

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Reasonably pleased with these Elyann sp oats, given that this week has given them their first rain since drilling.

Interestingly, though not yet scientifically, the field which I harrowed lightly at speed last friday when spinning on some clover has gone "bananas" in the last week and looks both thicker and you cant see where I went.

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I had an elderly relative who used to tell me that when he had thin crops he'd roll them in the spring and drag a set of chain harrows behind the rolls.

Harrowing and rolling works wonders for grass so why not for its cousin cereals.

 

[Phil P]

I’m not going to lie, I’m just little bit excited about seeing how the Extase does come harvest. It’s looked well from day one so hope it lives up to expectations!

Picture was yesterday, it’s p!ss!ng it down again now and has been most of the night

 

[teslacoils]

I think everyone hopes extase does well. And gets to be a gp1. And works in early and late slots. And doesn't break down two years from now.

 

[bankrupt]

excited about seeing how the Extase does come harvest. It’s looked well from day one

Same here.

Last year ours peaked a bit early - soon after coming into ear, in fact.

 

[Phil P]

Same here.

Last year ours peaked a bit early - soon after coming into ear, in fact.

I cut some for a customer last year and all things considered it did OK. Despite the long wet winter and consistent cold weather wheats are looking far more promising this year. I really do hope it starts to warm up soon though!

 

[Wigeon]

I think everyone hopes extase does well. And gets to be a gp1. And works in early and late slots. And doesn't break down two years from now.

I had high hopes for mine but it all drowned. It's not invincible it seems!