Winter linseed

[Banana Bar]

What’s the earliest this could be planted in Suffolk?

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[Devon James]

What’s the earliest this could be planted in Suffolk?

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First week of September?

 

[yellow belly]

i planted 15 september 2019 and 2020

i would say can be planted from sept 1 to 20 is the target any earlier and black grass will be a risk
i aim to aply crawler but it has been too wet in december
if we had more forward crops it may have been possible to use crawler in late november

sufolk could be at least a week growing ahead of here so i would be carefull about first week september planting

if it is very dry in early september notill system would be the only option as any cultivation would rely on enough rain

i would always bail straw but leave a long stubble linseed does not grow through chopped straw with any vigour

 

[Brisel]

@Flintstone sowed his quite early IIRC. August, I think.

@They see me rolling

 

[Flat 10]

i planted 15 september 2019 and 2020

i would say can be planted from sept 1 to 20 is the target any earlier and black grass will be a risk
i aim to aply crawler but it has been too wet in december
if we had more forward crops it may have been possible to use crawler in late november

sufolk could be at least a week growing ahead of here so i would be carefull about first week september planting

if it is very dry in early september notill system would be the only option as any cultivation would rely on enough rain

i would always bail straw but leave a long stubble linseed does not grow through chopped straw with any vigour

Mine has come better than I expected through chopped spring barley straw, just had a pass with a terradisc and then combi drilled, I was very worried looking at the amount of rubbish on the surface!

 

[teslacoils]

Good wodge has gone in next next door. Looks good. DD into spring barley on some fairly unforgiving soil.

 

[An Gof]

What’s the earliest this could be planted in Suffolk?

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What’s the earliest this could be planted in Suffolk?

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Depends on the weather

 

[Flintstone]

I planted mine on 25th August last summer, and 4th September the year before. It doesn't look any more forward this year than last year in the middle of winter, so I don't think you get much of a biomass advantage by going really early.

Centurion Max did a good job on the BG where I have treated some patches/headlands in early November (it was still quite mild and growy).

A tip for any growers of it who use liquid N.... What ever you do, make sure you apply it when it's raining, at night, or diluted down well. Linseed scorches unbelievably easily.

 

[Devon James]

I planted mine on 25th August last summer, and 4th September the year before. It doesn't look any more forward this year than last year in the middle of winter, so I don't think you get much of a biomass advantage by going really early.

Centurion Max did a good job on the BG where I have treated some patches/headlands in early November (it was still quite mild and growy).

A tip for any growers of it who use liquid N.... What ever you do, make sure you apply it when it's raining, at night, or diluted down well. Linseed scorches unbelievably easily.

Thanks for fertiliser tip. Let's hope they pay out on these contracts linked to osr price...

 

[Two Tone]

Planted mine about 20th August with a Weaving GD. Seed rate was lightly low. Avadexed it pre-em, then Centurion Max in Mid Oct. Very happy with it.
What a relief not to have to worry about pigeons and bangers in Rape!

 

[yellow belly]

last year i had quite a bit of pigeon grazing in februarry
i have a large flock on the field this year but i cannot find any grazing i think they must be on the ungerminated barley that got lost in the weather before harvest
the linseed fields are the ones with little green growth so easy for the pigeons to see the barley

this october it was colder than most rescent years so growth has been slower

 

[johno]

Drilled on the 18th September with a unidrill in Notts. Grown spring linseed in the past and more often than not it was flat by harvest. Premium crops rep had a look and didn't seem too bothered.

 

[They see me rolling]

@Flintstone sowed his quite early IIRC. August, I think.

@They see me rolling

I agree, for Suffolk it can be early and i'd drill more middle of September. As has been said above, if the weather is dry then hold off until the end of September if needs be.

August is too early, winter linseed is not vernalised and will keep growing if weather stays mild. I have seen August drilled winter linseed flowering at Christmas when we had that mild December. At the very least you could have to spend more on winter PGRs to keep the crop short enough to head into winter (max 10cm/ 3 inches).