What’s the latest you can drill winter barley

[nick...]

As above.not concerned yet but may alter some cropping and put some in mid to late october
Nick...

 

[Brisel]

Early November is around the point at which you'd consider swapping to spring barley, according to the "old boys"

The max yield brigade around here have been planting winter barley before winter wheat. To be fair they get very good yields but I would imagine it's a spray salesman's wet dream.

 

[solo]

My old neighbour used to plant winter barley in the spring well into March for a seed crop. He always had a crop even though you would think it would never vernalise. This is on sandy loam soil.

 

[David.]

More to do with seedbed conditions than timing, barley never forgives a bad start.
I wouldnt worry at all about last wk Oct or first wk of Nov, in good conditions.

 

[Brisel]

More to do with seedbed conditions than timing, barley never forgives a bad start.
I wouldnt worry about last wk Oct or first wk of Nov in good conditions at all.

Barley into dust, wheat into mud

 

[newhollandcruzr]

Better out of season than out of reason !! but personally wouldn't want to go to far into November.

 

[Chae1]

Doesn't sound good for fields we put in last week. Was out at one field earlier and could barely walk across field it was so wet.

 

[solo]

You do your best which is right on the day you do it. You have little control over what happens after. Weather here was supposed to be very wet all day but it has yet to arrive. At least I won’t get stuck with the strimmer ?

 

[Tompkins]

No cereals drilled here but for easiness alone I will drill barley first once it dries up then on to the wheat.

 

[bobk]

Sowed some in march 2013 , did ok .

 

[goodevans]

You do your best which is right on the day you do it. You have little control over what happens after. Weather here was supposed to be very wet all day but it has yet to arrive. At least I won’t get stuck with the strimmer ?

I am afraid it has now and it has been here for about 3 hours so far

 

[Low ground pressure]

Would hybrid barley be more flexible with drilling dates?

 

[dannewhouse]

I once ran out of spring barley seed so put 1cwt of winter in to finish an inner headland run, It got to 6" tall and leafy never did owt, I'd have been better leaving the drill crossovers as triangles! But that was a late late year! Early may maybe?

 

[bankrupt]

Would hybrid barley be more flexible with drilling dates?

No.

 

[Still Farming]

Weather like this - Now!

 

[Bury the Trash]

Thursday night

 

[solo]

I am afraid it has now and it has been here for about 3 hours so far

Arrived about 3pm. Had 10mm so far.

 

[teslacoils]

Don't expect to get my winter barley drilled now if tonight's and Fridays forecasts right. I'd be tempted to swap in some spring barley just for an experiment. It's going to tits up my 3 crop rule if I don't do one or the other.

 

[Bury the Trash]

You can laugh @bankrupt but the spinner and seed is ready to go , just need a dry tomorrow Wednesday, and Thursday

 

[bobk]

You can laugh @bankrupt but the spinner and seed is ready to go , just need a dry tomorrow Wednesday, and Thursday

Spun hundreds of acres on , bloody quick way to sow wheat