Bogweevil
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Won't be long until someone says "thirteen stone never did me, me fatha, or me granfatha wrong".....
...although 200kg not far out for mid October.
I think you mean a coomb, and grandfer did well enough thank you.
Won't be long until someone says "thirteen stone never did me, me fatha, or me granfatha wrong".....
...although 200kg not far out for mid October.
err, 35 - 50 kg / ha for durum & bread wheats . . .
You’d get it in much quicker if you didn’t mess about counting all the seedsI'm starting at 280 seeds/m2 in late September and rising by at least 25 seeds/m2 every week after that. This in light land where establishment is higher than really heavy clay. Variable rate seed, though this doesn't affect the average rate when booking the seed in June/July based on seeds not kg.
You’d get it in much quicker if you didn’t mess about counting all the seeds
if you need 350kg/ha then you need to question why you are growing wheat on that land anyway.
I fall down on estimating % establishment which can be anything between 60 and 90% hence I go with 200kg/ha which works here in October. Too much for September on our ground IMO.seed rate (seeds/m2) divided by 1000, the multiplied by the TGW, and then multiplied by 10 to get kg/ha
eg. (250 / 1000) x 55 x 10 = 138 kg/ha
Because seed is one of the cheapest inputs you can buy, and high seed rates on poor textured land works a treat. I sow the good bits at 300 seeds m/2 (180kg ish), and the stuff "harder than a hoors heart" at 450 seeds m/2 (270kg plus).
Tried dropping the rate on the good land (robbing Peter to pay Paul), but soon learned that low rates don't work if you get (another) a crappy Spring.
So for me, early october 325 seedsseed rate (seeds/m2) divided by 1000, the multiplied by the TGW, and then multiplied by 10 to get kg/ha
eg. (250 / 1000) x 55 x 10 = 138 kg/ha
Good point, I forgot to add in % germination and %establishment (or field losses)I fall down on estimating % establishment which can be anything between 60 and 90% hence I go with 200kg/ha which works here in October. Too much for September on our ground IMO.
I'm starting at 280 seeds/m2 in late September and rising by at least 25 seeds/m2 every week after that. This in light land where establishment is higher than really heavy clay. Variable rate seed, though this doesn't affect the average rate when booking the seed in June/July based on seeds not kg.