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Normally would count them out, but we only had a trailer full from harvest and so that had to make do.
Would have liked to have tried the Claydon in some of the fields, but that was set up for wheat and it wasn't worth changing everything over for 30 odd ac.
Claydon is the ultimate bean drill IMO - if you're going to keep it mad to not put beans in with it
Certainly would have liked to have tried it alongside. Higher disturbance though and therefore more black grass issues.
is BG an issue in winter beans ? kerb kills it doesnt it ?
The trouble with kerb on winter beans is it has to be on within 7 days. It then breaks down quicker in the earlier warmer temperatures and in my experience on heavy land with any direct drill it's too wet to drill beans into Nov when the temperatures drop.is BG an issue in winter beans ? kerb kills it doesnt it ?
Far less of a competitive issue in crop due to no N!is BG an issue in winter beans ? kerb kills it doesnt it ?
It will help re rooks. ....
Still think we haven't quite mastered the set up of the drill because I keep finding seed further up the slot mixed in with the loose soil. Had the same with wheat. Thought it was the air bleeds that were causing the problem, but we've taken those off now and still getting the problem. The majority of the seed gets down nicely to the bottom, but there's an annoying amount that don't. Have been running the firming wheel between the two nipples. Maybe with beans I should have put it up a notch.
The trouble with kerb on winter beans is it has to be on within 7 days. It then breaks down quicker in the earlier warmer temperatures and in my experience on heavy land with any direct drill it's too wet to drill beans into Nov when the temperatures drop.
I've used Kerb pre em. Thinking if the bg gets through later it might need Crawler as well.Crawler can be used post emergence in beans, though you'll compromise the broad leafed weed control if you drop the pre em Kerb.
I drilled mine around 13th Oct. started with press wheel on full pressure but had to slacken it off one click as the slot side walls were sticky and building up badly on the press wheel sides. Glad I drilled when I did though as despite very little rain the soil has stayed sticky on top two inches.You should definitely have had the press wheel set at the highest pressure, increase press wheel pressure when seeding deep or in dry conditions. You must have conditions that ticked both those boxes. Lowering the seed boot would make it harder for the drill to penetrate in hard conditions and increase boot wear. You should have increased the fan speed to about 4500 rpm.
Several of our fields were too hard to drill into, had a pan at 2 inches where we had drilled in the wet previously, so we ran the flatlift through at 8 inches deep. I used a much lower seed rate than you but had drilled a fortnight ago. I've rolled the lot whether it was flatlifted or not.
You've got some really top notch reliable sources there I seeAccording to today's tabloids, we're in for a hard winter.
Last lost winter beans (Wizard) to frost in 2010/11.
Strong suspicion then was that the deeper the drilling the less the damage.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wea...r-earliest-ever-arrival-of-Siberian-swan.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...forecast-Britain-faces-coldest-winter-100-yea
http://www.express.co.uk/news/weath...eavy-snow-cold-UK-weather-long-range-forecast
You've got some really top notch reliable sources there I see
We finished drilling our winter beans over the weekend with our Rapid. We had a problem with the beans blocking the seed tubes, either at the coulter or mid way it seemed. Does the Claydon suffer in the same way or does it cope better with giant seeds. Soil was dry enough and not the issue which we were delighted about this late in the year with a Rapid but the job was awful with blocked coulters every few acres. Looking to establish beans to a consistent depth without ploughing, any thoughts gratefully listened to, if only to give the drill man some hope!!
You've got some really top notch reliable sources there I see
I might ask God tonight during my bedtime prayers for his prediction