Wheat Drilling

[farming4profit]

Going tomorrow at 350kg/ha as a second wheat on light land. Ploughing it today. Dont expect to many tillers from sowing at this time of year so keeping rates up. Whats the take all risk from sowing this late?

a bit mixed - the light land will affect nutrient take up and obviously run risk of White heads if it becomes dry back end. But early take all should be reasonably low risk now, minimal green bridge from previous wheat crop. Being light land won't help, but all in all you should be reasonably ok by now as most disease pathogens would have died though the winter with minimal green material to survive on.

 

[Boysground]

been ploughing today. should finish the field tomorrow its a valley bottom chalk loam wet but not ploughing badly. Another late invicta. I planted some 10 days ago at 500 seeds looks ok and not too many rooks on it at the moment.

 

[magnum220]

well here's a question then. i've got gallant, santiago and jb diego winter wheat seed here, hgca say ok to the end of january and one or two folk said it would be fine untill mid feb. reckon i could get some nice seedbeds begining of next week on my ground. would you risk it or forget it???? i have allso been told that gerald winter oats will be ok the first week of march as they dont take much vernalising.. any thoughts or comments taken on board, many thanks

 

[ridger]

sowed winter wheat on 6th march last year, took it a long time to get going but ended up a good crop. Glassdon was the variety, sowed at 13 stone.

 

[Andy26]

well here's a question then. i've got gallant, santiago and jb diego winter wheat seed here, hgca say ok to the end of january and one or two folk said it would be fine untill mid feb. reckon i could get some nice seedbeds begining of next week on my ground. would you risk it or forget it???? i have allso been told that gerald winter oats will be ok the first week of march as they dont take much vernalising.. any thoughts or comments taken on board, many thanks

Only hindsight will know. If you've got the seed and the ground will go, I'd go for it, dates are only arbitrary. The earlier you get them in the better, let's be honest moisture isn't going to be a limiting factor!

 

[farming4profit]

Only hindsight will know. If you've got the seed and the ground will go, I'd go for it, dates are only arbitrary. The earlier you get them in the better, let's be honest moisture isn't going to be a limiting factor!

Breeder told me this morning that they've drilled Gerald late March and its been OK, but its always always at your risk! If late drilling represents 50% of your acreage, think LONG and HARD. If its only 10% then its probably worth a go. You need two weeks of 5 degrees temp AFTER the seed has chitted.