The benefit of rolling

[ollie989898]

Feels a bit wrong. Still January.

The boys on Salisbury plain will be rolling, drilling, putting on digestate and all sorts if it is dry.

 

[Chezza]

Been out with the Cambridge rollers today (Well Dad has)
Been doing second wheats drilled early October that didn’t get rolled in the autumn. Nice sunny day and a bit of dust coming off the rolls, ground conditions seemed ideal and tractor on floatations hardly left a mark.
Don’t think we’ve ever rolled in February before but seemed like too good an opportunity to miss.

 

[teslacoils]

I keep looking but I can't help but think my late drilled wheat both needs a roll but would take a long time to recover from a bashing. And I'm not sure it's going to be calm enough to get and fert on.

 

[teslacoils]

Forecast looks positively pleasant.

 

[Farma Parma]

Filling in suprisingly well



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thats bloody good considering the original pic. it never looks as tidy in backend if not rolled, but if wet its often better too leave alone.
i dont get that decision right every time neither.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Thinking about rolling here, will have a dig and see how wet underneath.

 

[teslacoils]

Thinking about rolling here, will have a dig and see how wet underneath.

Tbh, it's wet underneath here until June.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Tbh, it's wet underneath here until June.

Yes, too wet here on the clay hills. Will be March time as usual I think.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Todays job

 

[DRC]

Todays job

Is it doing much good .

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Is it doing much good .

Knocking a few stones in

 

[DRC]

Knocking a few stones in

I tried a field but was picking up soil on roller .

 

[Bobthebuilder]

I tried a field but was picking up soil on roller .

Dust flying here

 

[ollie989898]

Yes, too wet here on the clay hills. Will be March time as usual I think.View attachment 1013990

Plasticine, drive on that and you'll see the wheel marks for months. Best left alone.

 

[Renaultman]

Plasticine, drive on that and you'll see the wheel marks for months. Best left alone.

I reckon I'm a few days from being able to roll on putting poultry muck on today, would like to have waited another 2 or 3 weeks and get it on to a proper growing crop but worried it will be growing after a significant rain event

 

[DRC]

Managed to roll the November wheat after beet and then had a go on a stony field drilled after maize. Went round the stoniest bit on headland , but think it’s too forward to do the rest . Wheat all looks a bit forward / leggy, as it’s not stopped growing .

 

[Flat 10]

Managed to roll the November wheat after beet and then had a go on a stony field drilled after maize. Went round the stoniest bit on headland , but think it’s too forward to do the rest . Wheat all looks a bit forward / leggy, as it’s not stopped growing .View attachment 1014211View attachment 1014212

Nice. Chickened out of doing mine as not convinced it would do much good yet. That forward bit isn’t too far forward imo but probably doesn’t need it (unless for stones) as looks thick enough

 

[teslacoils]

I chickened out and got the liquid fert nozzles out for later. Forecast now meh until early next week when I'll look again

 

[Zippy768]

Got a bit of stoney winter barley that hasn't seen a roll. Dry enough now and if you look quickly just about not at stem extension . Gave myself til tomorrow as cut off. But frosts about.
Too damaging to do after frosts?

 

[Hjwise]

Does rolling reduce volatilisation of top dress poultry manure?