jackyoung123123
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was thinking about growing some forage crops to winter ewes in next year, can turnip seeds and the like be drilled through a combination drill? Is it possible - drill is w liftomatic Nordsten
Turnips/kale/rape
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jackyoung123123
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- Newtown
@Great In Grass @Kevtherev you two will surly know?
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- Scottsih Borders
Distinguish between Swedes and Main-Crop Turnips. Turnips are far more vigorous and competitive, and you can still pull some for the kitchen. Massif and Inperial Green Globe will last well into March/April
jackyoung123123
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Stubble turnips? I’m new to all this to be honest just looking for a forage crow to winter ewes on
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- Scottsih Borders
Stubble turnips are rapid growing catch crops and are very different from either swedes or main-crop turnips. Try to get a booklet on forage crops from a seeds merchant.
sticky
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- Near Stratford upon Avon
If your drill will do rape it will do stubble turnips. You will only need 2kg/acre so you will need to be able to calibrate it properly also I would block every other spout off to give the bulbs room to grow and don't drill it very deep at all.
IMO if you want a winter crop you don't need to drill until the middle/end of July.
Flea beetle will be your biggest threat and I would ask an arable farmer, if your not one, on the risk in your area.
IMO if you want a winter crop you don't need to drill until the middle/end of July.
Flea beetle will be your biggest threat and I would ask an arable farmer, if your not one, on the risk in your area.
jackyoung123123
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Thank you, upland/hill livestock small holding no arable anywhere near
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- Scottsih Borders
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- Ceredigion
I was told the yield was massive on Frisia Turnips and its proved just so . This crop drilled in September after barley and not really pushed . I would be feeding it a lot more with yield potential like that
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- Ceredigion
I will be feeding a lot harder this year now I know the potential
I have also renamed it Th e Super Swede [emoji108]
I have also renamed it Th e Super Swede [emoji108]
serf
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- warwickshire
Had same results here , but sown earlier
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where in t country was this plantedI was told the yield was massive on Frisia Turnips and its proved just so . This crop drilled in September after barley and not really pushed . I would be feeding it a lot more with yield potential like that
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- Ceredigion
West Wales. We are 1000 ft. Thats my neibours crop mind he's lower than us . But mines just as good sown in August
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- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
To be fair we have vollenda that are every bit as good as those - drilled with combination straight into winter barley stubble. Green globe/Massif are sower growing but survive frost better and better utilisation as they stay in the ground allowng the sheep to hollow them right out.
Choose your drill depending on the situation - for stubbles a combination outfit will do but anything to scratch a tilth will do. Sprayed off grass - tine or disc drill required. P.S. - I'm not selling seed
Choose your drill depending on the situation - for stubbles a combination outfit will do but anything to scratch a tilth will do. Sprayed off grass - tine or disc drill required. P.S. - I'm not selling seed
well i had some turnips off you cant remeber the name sown end of august not as good as them thou
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- Ceredigion
How much fertiliser. But lot depends on the weather . Growing conditions been fantastic here . We have grown Volenda for years and never had yields like that and they go woody to quick
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50 kg 16 /16/16 but in mid wales at 900 feet not as good as west wales get some photos tomorrow
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- Ceredigion
If you pm me your details will see which you had, needs to be in early August though if you out in the wilds
A combi drill will cope no problem the main issue will be that the top few inches will become really wet when it rains and make a mess. You will also get more sheep which appear to be lame due to the mud getting between their toes then drying out. I would avoid straight turnips for ewes and go for a diverse cover crop mix to avoid them becoming to fat before lambing unless the acreage you have available is fairly limited.
to be honest i sprayed it off end of july but put dock star in the tank as well but did not read label can not direct drill for 6 weeks after dock star
any way had a very wet 3weeks so i drilled it so may be it did not have the best of starts just had a look and it was frisia as same as in pic above