Tundra or bumble winter beans

[spikeislander]

Going to try winter beans this year , got a few tundra in on a farm we help on which look well.
So been recommended tundra but also bumble ?
Bumble said to be later but nicer sample ?
Not sure a bit later would be a bad thing as lots of wheat .
Views and tips on both would be appreciated.
We are in sunny bedfordshire
Tia

 

[Green oak]

Tundra all day long. Smaller seed. Good colour. Sample no different too springs. Yield well and can go for human consumption too.

 

[spikeislander]

Smaller seed ? As in better for the drill?

 

[DRC]

What are the herbicide options with beans these days. Can they still be grown without too many problems.

 

[Green oak]

Smaller seed ? As in better for the drill?

Definitely. Specific weight around 80

 

[principal skinner]

Drill them thick enough, kerb and defy. Control your spend in the spring.

 

[Michael3112]

We put in tundra this year best looking crop of winter beans we have had in few years

 

[Flat 10]

Drill them thick enough, kerb and defy. Control your spend in the spring.

Defy better partner than pdm and clomazone?

 

[Steevo]

I've grown Wizard and Tundra for the last few years and can hardly tell the difference between them. Both seem to yield similar. I think Tundra is possibly a bit taller than Wizard.

I do wonder whether there is much between bean varieties to make it worth changing too frequently.

 

[cotswoldcs]

I've grown Wizard and Tundra for the last few years and can hardly tell the difference between them. Both seem to yield similar. I think Tundra is possibly a bit taller than Wizard.

I do wonder whether there is much between bean varieties to make it worth changing too frequently.

+1
We are happy with Tundra but you don't want to be buying new seed every year otherwise it makes it expensive and yield is mostly down to the weather.

 

[Tompkins]

Tundra look full of promise here, drilled plenty thick enough and about shoulder height now (I'm 6ft). Had PDM/clomazone pre em and Crawler in Feb, not hard to find blackgrass now though.
Anybody else think the lower rate this year could be to blame?

 

[juke]

How many tundra seeds are people drilling to the sq meter

 

[Simon Chiles]

How many tundra seeds are people drilling to the sq meter

25

 

[Clive]

who ever buys bean seed ? how do you afford it ?

beans look good here - spend to date = 220kgs/ha of Farm saved seed, 4L/ha of fuel drilling, 3 L glyphosate (bit bot on them all !) and x1 cheap CTL fungicide done yesterday ...................... next operation will be harvest

 

[spikeislander]

First year in we have to buy seed ?
Unless anyone knows different ?

 

[DRC]

who ever buys bean seed ? how do you afford it ?

beans look good here - spend to date = 220kgs/ha of Farm saved seed, 4L/ha of fuel drilling, 3 L glyphosate (bit bot on them all !) and x1 cheap CTL fungicide done yesterday ...................... next operation will be harvest

Will you sell is a few ton for cattle feed. Won’t sow any, honest !

 

[Clive]

Will you sell is a few ton for cattle feed. Won’t sow any, honest !

hopeful all will sell as human consumption - but if you want some to feed then I will sell you them

 

[DRC]

hopeful all will sell as human consumption - but if you want some to feed then I will sell you them

Ha ha. Only joking. Just pointing out that if your starting from scratch , you have to get seed from somewhere .
Probably have the seed police on the phone again now!

 

[Flat 10]

Tundra look full of promise here, drilled plenty thick enough and about shoulder height now (I'm 6ft). Had PDM/clomazone pre em and Crawler in Feb, not hard to find blackgrass now though.
Anybody else think the lower rate this year could be to blame?

Lower rate of what?

 

[Tompkins]

Lower rate of what?

Crawler