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Wheat after long term ley
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<blockquote data-quote="adam_farming" data-source="post: 8266708" data-attributes="member: 1983"><p>Just reviving this thread a bit:</p><p></p><p>Field situation:</p><p>Medium-heavy Suffolk clay.</p><p></p><p>Previously arable</p><p>4yrs rented out, planted with perennial ryegrass cut for hay/haylage</p><p>Autumn/winter 2021: grazed down tight with sheep</p><p>February 2022: glyphosate</p><p>End March 2022: pulled up with pigtail cultivator, worked down with disc/roll, drilled spring beans.</p><p></p><p>Poor crop of beans resulted from a cloddy seedbed and lack of rain, decided to keep them going for the seed for next year's crop. Lots of thistles.</p><p></p><p>Now to plant wheat this autumn after the beans come off. Same cultivation: tines and discs and rolls as required. Variety Extase, can go fairly heavy with seed rate if needed as it's FSS. Will use Vibrance Duo and Startup Maxx to get things going early and build a strong plant.</p><p></p><p>Has the wireworm risk decreased enough to not bother with Signal? Has been 7 months without living grass, very few grass weeds in the beans which were dealt with, and Signal label only claims "reduction" anyway. Would be nice to avoid the insecticide if possible, and the cost</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adam_farming, post: 8266708, member: 1983"] Just reviving this thread a bit: Field situation: Medium-heavy Suffolk clay. Previously arable 4yrs rented out, planted with perennial ryegrass cut for hay/haylage Autumn/winter 2021: grazed down tight with sheep February 2022: glyphosate End March 2022: pulled up with pigtail cultivator, worked down with disc/roll, drilled spring beans. Poor crop of beans resulted from a cloddy seedbed and lack of rain, decided to keep them going for the seed for next year's crop. Lots of thistles. Now to plant wheat this autumn after the beans come off. Same cultivation: tines and discs and rolls as required. Variety Extase, can go fairly heavy with seed rate if needed as it's FSS. Will use Vibrance Duo and Startup Maxx to get things going early and build a strong plant. Has the wireworm risk decreased enough to not bother with Signal? Has been 7 months without living grass, very few grass weeds in the beans which were dealt with, and Signal label only claims "reduction" anyway. Would be nice to avoid the insecticide if possible, and the cost [/QUOTE]
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