Too late for winter wheat

[buttercup]

Just has the heading says. Thinking of putting some ww in behind failed osr, throughts...

 

[alomy75]

Use a dual purpose variety. I move to something like KWS chilham from November onwards then if it turns wet it doesn’t matter…I have some that’s up and I’ll be drilling some next week. But as it’s feb now officially speaking it’s a spring wheat now for the agronomy

 

[Bramble]

Drilled some Graham and Crusoe a few days ago, 30 acres of Graham to do Monday. Should be cheap to grow, yield similar to spring wheat, possibly more depending how it goes.

 

[Cider]

I've got some undressed Graham seed. Rec list states latest sowing date end Jan but I thought I'd take a punt.

Only 8ac and I know it's all down to temps but has anyone successfully drilled now?

 

[Iben]

Sown in march before and it was fine (other than bloody crows trying to have it all, note to self. Wait until others are sowing before commencing)

Bit further north here though.

 

[Tompkins]

In my experience it's never very successful. Someone once told me not to drill cereals 6 weeks either side of Xmas, now I don't necessarily agree with that if conditions are good in late Nov/Dec but must admit 6 weeks after Xmas have never been very good. I'm sure on better land in the drier East that its totally different though...

 

[idle git]

Drilled some gravity last week, never looked to see if it was a variety suitable for late drilling

It was in the shed so it went in the ground

 

[ollie989898]

If the ground is right, drill spring wheat instead? Earlier the better for that.

 

[farmerphilly]

Spring 2013 was a big year for sowing ww in feb/march in N Yorks. As far as I remember it all did better than spring wheat! Duxford was the “in demand” variety.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Have drilled Zyatt and Crusoe in the past fortnight, just upped the rate from 200kg/ha pre Christmas to 220-240kg/ha

 

[Wombat]

Have drilled Zyatt and Crusoe in the past fortnight, just upped the rate from 200kg/ha pre Christmas to 220-240kg/ha

I started at 250 in October

 

[teslacoils]

Spring 2013 was a big year for sowing ww in feb/march in N Yorks. As far as I remember it all did better than spring wheat! Duxford was the “in demand” variety.

Known as Fuchsford here for it's consistent poorness.

 

[farmerm]

Will you get vernalisation in Costa del Surrey? I guess you will if the BBC long term forecast for a cold polar vortex in early March turns out to be true.... We have had a run of nice weather during our lambing window so we are overdue a shyt cold one!

 

[robs1]

Will you get vernalisation in Costa del Surrey? I guess you will if the BBC long term forecast for a cold polar vortex in early March turns out to be true.... We have had a run of nice weather during our lambing window so we are overdue a shyt cold one!

Expect a warm dry march if the bbc forecast a cold one

 

[Mixedupfarmer]

Spring 2013 was a big year for sowing ww in feb/march in N Yorks. As far as I remember it all did better than spring wheat! Duxford was the “in demand” variety.

And less ergot.

 

[ollie989898]

I used to look down on spring wheat too but it is a lovely crop, far less of a weed than spring barley. Just got to stop it trying to fall over or cover itself in mildew.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

I started at 250 in October

Don’t need a high rate on the fenland, used to be 180kg/ha when we started in October. But upped it a bit these past couple of years.

 

[7616]

Just has the heading says. Thinking of putting some ww in behind failed osr, throughts...

Planted spring wheat 5 days ago,rolling the field to-day 12 feb 23 as it is just showing signs of germination,the field was ploughed on the frost -8-10 ,has warmed up with resent mild. the variety is COCHISE claas 2.

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Drilled some Skyfall last week, better late in decent conditions than mauled in earlier in my humble opinion

 

[MrNoo]

Going to put some Skyfall in next week weather permitting, I have drilled it much later and its been fine, not to Autumn standards but as good if not better than Mulika