Winter wheat after spring barley?
- Thread starter ajd132
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I did it and there were enough volunteers to think it would be all in the feed shed. But by harvest all the barley had brackled on the floor and I never saw a grain of barley in the sample. I am on wide rows which aided the brackling
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
for 2019 we harvested wheat after spring barly which yielded well planted end of October
no till
it was a very dry autumn and the original plan was to grow spring barley but grew some more wheat
also replaced some failed rape the wheat was then 3rd cereal which was also ok
the weather is the big factor
no till
it was a very dry autumn and the original plan was to grow spring barley but grew some more wheat
also replaced some failed rape the wheat was then 3rd cereal which was also ok
the weather is the big factor
Have you got access to a rake or light set of discs to chit the barley volunteers?
Yes I do. As was said above a later variety of wheat would be good also to let the barley braclkle
Hi rob, sort of considering it on some farms where the owners don’t want me to grow osr beans or oats!
continuous wheat works on this land so I see no reason why ww/sb rotation won’t. Should keep on top of BG aswell.
Generally use one of them as a matter of course for bromes etc
I am envious of the simplicity of it!!
It's a shame if they aren't prepared to join along the regenerative oddyssey with a varied rotation.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I struggle to get barley to chit without ruffling it up and pressing it down a bit.
Loads of n and it will go flat. Bit of late topik.
Loads of n and it will go flat. Bit of late topik.
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
I’d go careful on a rotation like that. You’ll end up with BG germinating for 12 months / yr. Far better 2 ww then 2 S barley. Use cover crop between barleys and before 1st barley.
BB
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Grow 4 x WW then 2/3 SB would be even better, if you can keep the BG at bay that long.
BG will also self select for late autumn germination if we are not careful. I heard that continuous SB can get bad BG in it after a few years.
BG will also self select for late autumn germination if we are not careful. I heard that continuous SB can get bad BG in it after a few years.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
If everybody grows oats and peas etc the market will collapse due to oversupply.
totally agree, so many of these alternative crops are just a waste of time and money. get your diversity through cover cropping not the cash crops.
yep fair point. I was more thinking just vary it depending on weed pressure. sling in catch and covers when opportunities present. stripper head spring barley.