Winter Linseed

[Lazy Sod]

I was watching Harry Metcalf's Youtube video about him combining winter linseed. I grew spring linseed a lot during the nineties, but I didn't like the late the late September harvesting, when I wanted to be drilling.

A winter variety became available, so I put in 20 acres. Unfortunately, we had a hard winter and the frost killed the lot. Presumably, there are frost hardy varieties these days.

In over 50 years of farming, that was the only total crop failure I ever had.

 

[Jerry]

I was watching Harry Metcalf's Youtube video about him combining winter linseed. I grew spring linseed a lot during the nineties, but I didn't like the late the late September harvesting, when I wanted to be drilling.

A winter variety became available, so I put in 20 acres. Unfortunately, we had a hard winter and the frost killed the lot. Presumably, there are frost hardy varieties these days.

In over 50 years of farming, that was the only total crop failure I ever had.

It’s ok....

Grown winter linseed a couple times. Yuen’s nothing special.

They claim slugs and pigeons don’t like it.

Not true.

Combining was early and easy but we used reglone per harvest to crisp it up. Not an option now.

Im considering it again but need to look at available chemistry for weed control

 

[teslacoils]

Only period the winter is the early harvest. Cons are chem costs; seed cost; pigeons like it; prepare for it to look pretty sad over winter subject to conditions. You miss the incredible stale seedbed chance from spring.

 

[Badshot]

My may planted marquise spring linseed should be ready to cut next week, no dessication.

 

[Lazy Sod]

I think that things have probably moved on a bit since I went out of arable in 2005.

 

[Flat 10]

@Daniel is your man
I think @polly tunnel might have had some too.

 

[Barry]

I think the newer varieties are more frost tolerant than hardy, which means they are more likely to stand the frosts. But frost heave is something that can take out even those, but have not heard of lost crops to that for a few years.

 

[polly tunnel]

Grew it for 2years never again slug loved it so did pigeons grass weed control was not great followed all the recs sent out took 10 month for them to move it average yield over 2 years 2t/ha not one of my greatest decisions !!!