Too late for OSR?

[spikeislander]

Mines getting nothing more spent on it until it’s viable sprayed too much already and done bugger all .
Going to really change tac on osr establishment here next year .

 

[John]

Mines getting nothing more spent on it until it’s viable sprayed too much already and done bugger all .
Going to really change tac on osr establishment here next year .

What are you going to do?

 

[Brisel]

What can you do? Plant very early, ultra level seedbed so there’s nowhere for them to hide, companion crop, spray garlic and aspirin... or stop growing winter osr!

 

[fudge]

Just bad luck with the weather. More rain would have done the trick with many crops.

 

[principal skinner]

Mines getting nothing more spent on it until it’s viable sprayed too much already and done bugger all .
Going to really change tac on osr establishment here next year .

I’m going to blow 10kgs/ha off the heap into standing wheat and hope. Claydon drilled it this year 1st week September, one spray and not out of the woods yet

 

[BenB]

I think the FB have changed tack. Now more active during the day, and less so at night now it is cooler. They did the same last year. Could find plenty yesterday afternoon, but nothing last night. Might be worth thinking about if you intend spraying.

I agree, they seem to be coming out earlier to try and warm up perhaps?

I thought the rain was going to save us however if anything the beetles seem more aggressive! Written off quite a few acres today on different client's farms, very disheartening.

 

[Brisel]

I'm seeing more in the mornings than before too. Doing the late shift on the sprayer applying Hallmark, X Change and non ionic wetter to fields not already treated. Will have to retreat one field that's still being shredded. No write offs yet but for 25th September I have to wonder if a plant with half a true leaf & 60% of the cotyledons missing on 25th September is still viable. I guess I'll reappraise it in a month's time when it comes to the next treatment to see if it's worth continuing with.

 

[Cow1]

We had a frost this morning. Been out tonight with the torch on my phone and still find them about. Not one to every plant but not hard to find.

 

[l'ordinary bonville]

Written off my first ever field of rape today. 15ha lost and 25ha got another spray.

Time will tell but we will probably lose more.

Spring oats will be next year's break crop

 

[spikeislander]

What are you going to do?

Instead of subsoiling with fert etc which is expensive I’m considering putting the seeder on the terrano mt or drill with vaderstad ? Seed out of shed , and go early if it gets hit hard ill drill another try?

 

[fudge]

Instead of subsoiling with fert etc which is expensive I’m considering putting the seeder on the terrano mt or drill with vaderstad ? Seed out of shed , and go early if it gets hit hard ill drill another try?

Well my rape is ok. We had rain at the end of August. Some say I’m lucky but I have been carrying a rabbits foot.

 

[Wombat]

Well my rape is ok. We had rain at the end of August. Some say I’m lucky but I have been carrying a rabbits foot.

I could carry the whole rabbit with me when it came to OSR and it wouldn’t matter a bloody bit

 

[Brisel]

I could carry the whole rabbit with me when it came to OSR and it wouldn’t matter a bloody bit

It could eat the crop before the flea beetle does?



I'll get my coat.

 

[snarling bee]

Mine still not up, should be in next couple of days. I'll be redrilling with a cereal me thinks.

 

[Northdowns Martin]

Patched up a few thin/ bald areas today, undressed seeds spread from slug sprinner and rolling in.

 

[Adeptandy]

Drilled this 2 weeks ago, picture at 10 days
The heavier end of the field is just emerging, CSFB seems to be calming down on this field, but the field across the dyke is getting hammered drilled 2 days earlier, also Clearfield so 3kg/ha compared to 5kg/ha conventional in the pic.
Planning on drilling conventional crossways into the Clearfield by the weekend

 

[Vader]

Got more there than me....
Anyone in south Yorks area got a heap of invigor in shed?
Would like same variety to cross drill with.

 

[Adeptandy]

Drilled approx 19/09 and now making an appearance

 

[John]

Redrilled 30ha on the 22nd some is just coming up, seems very slow to emerge probably due to night temps. Was sprayed on Friday night with karis as lots of beetles present looked last night didn’t see any. Starting to lose patience now thinking I will give it another week before it gets the same as the rest of our rape

 

[Adeptandy]

I’m still debating on drilling 40acre crossways, if it was seed off the heap I’d have pulled the trigger today, but it’s borderline in the new drilled stuff making it and the thin beetle ravaged Clearfield stuff that’s there, and the thought of £1k seed cost