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What is seed rate for precision drilled swedes
Got it here give me a min….It will depend on seed spacing and row width. There was once a chart for this on the back of a certain brand of seed. Hopefully it is published online somewhere or someone here may have it? I was looking for this a few days ago too.
My Beet harvester was set at 24 inch sow I sowed to thatWe usually plant at 85,000 per /ha on 500mm spacing seems to work very well .
Just a bit of boring history
I had the full kit for swede growing
12 row converted Stanhay folding drill , Standen Beet Harvest later Tim
Interrow how Row crops etc
Grew around 40 acres every year as main winter feed for 3000 ewes
Yield was massive but imput costs were high , 100 units potash for a start
Of all the crops I ever grew swedes were the most rewarding , if you put the effort it you would get the tonage out, but we do live in a wetter area of the Country and Swedes won't do without a fair bit of rain
Fodder beet would not do here , don't know why but I did try
I put quite a bit of stubble turnips in but gave up trying to grow proper swedes as got to many bad cropsJust a bit of boring history
I had the full kit for swede growing
12 row converted Stanhay folding drill , Standen Beet Harvest later Tim
Interrow how Row crops etc
Grew around 40 acres every year as main winter feed for 3000 ewes
Yield was massive but imput costs were high , 100 units potash for a start
Of all the crops I ever grew swedes were the most rewarding , if you put the effort it you would get the tonage out, but we do live in a wetter area of the Country and Swedes won't do without a fair bit of rain
Fodder beet would not do here , don't know why but I did try
Think fodder beet works better in dry conditions and yes you can spray , swedes are useless in a dirty fieldI put quite a bit of stubble turnips in but gave up trying to grow proper swedes as got to many bad crops
always put a field into fodder beet as it’s guaranteed a decent crop on my farm costs abit in sprays tho
Don't think there is anything and the old pre em would not touch CharlockWhat chemical weed control do you use for swedes nowadays?? Just a pre emergence?
Butisan SWhat chemical weed control do you use for swedes nowadays?? Just a pre emergence?