winter oats for whole crop question

[egbert]

needing summat to bulk up a crop from some ground going back into grass....will winter oats head up OK going in now?
(for some reason, apparently spring varieties are in short supply!)

 

[egbert]

anyone?

 

[nonemouse]

Pretty sure winter oats don’t actually need any vernalisation so should be ok, still some local drilling Mascarni this week

 

[egbert]

Pretty sure winter oats don’t actually need any vernalisation so should be ok, still some local drilling Mascarni this week

ta...that's what I'm being told.

 

[Jerry]

ta...that's what I'm being told.

I've drilled Miscani at end of last week should be fine for a few more days

 

[sidjon]

We're going to drill Mascarni as soon as I can get our contractor to arrive

 

[egbert]

I was checking, having accidentally used winter barley on a (smaller) site a few years ago. Grew fine......just never headed and looked like tall grass.
A pal has got spare, and I'm taking a 10-12 acre field back in hand after several years of maize.
Undersowing grass.

I had considered a brassica - done that before for a bit of sport.... but this site is 12 miles away, and those bales wuzz HEAVY brother.