Summer cover crop?

[Brisel]

I just saw an opportunity to reduce the BG seed bank outside a crop as more valuable in the short term than a cover crop for longer term soil health whilst not breaking weed seed dormancy. How about something cheap and lowish seed rate you wouldn’t mind aborting if you got a good weed flush? Mustard for example.

 

[warksfarmer]

I just saw an opportunity to reduce the BG seed bank outside a crop as more valuable in the short term than a cover crop for longer term soil health whilst not breaking weed seed dormancy. How about something cheap and lowish seed rate you wouldn’t mind aborting if you got a good weed flush? Mustard for example.

Mustard was the one we were thinking of to be honest. Is it to late for DD maize?

 

[Brisel]

You'd want the maize in ASAP and into moisture but I've grown good crops sown in early June.

 

[Will 1594]

Are they really worth growing ,.
Have got 15 acre of green top ,spuds lifted , is it worth putting any thing in it to grow ,
Dont have direct or striptill drill , just disc coulter,power harrow combi ,so how do you destroy it for drill to run ,and keen on using less glypho.
Light structure less flinty shite ,that goes down like a road ,dont want to plough to keep any spuds on top ,
Will be going winter malting barley drilled ,3 rd week september

 

[Brisel]

If keeping ground keepers on top, no if that’s what you want controlled. Any sheep locally who might fancy some grazing? A quick forage rape crop and a set of hooves would get rid of a few spuds.

 

[Fish]

A good 8 weeks of growth until 3th week in sept, so well worth it.

 

[Will 1594]

A good 8 weeks of growth until 3th week in sept, so well worth it.

So what would you put in .

 

[Fish]

So what would you put in .

Phacelia, linseed, maybe peas/beans if you have any kicking about.