Cover Crops 3.0

[humungus]

Still going well. The troops may spend Christmas in the trenches.
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peace declared here today, have withdrawn from the somme and cattle back in the barracks i have some photoes here and they bear no resemblence to the soil in your fields, but it was ploughed in spring and probably worked too deep before sowing

 

[AYF]

What's been eating my rape?!
Wasn't looking its best before this. Was without water a bit too long. Could pigeons do this much damage? Some of it is rabbit. But other bits where I often see rabbits are fine.

 

[Cork]

What's been eating my rape?!
Wasn't looking its best before this. Was without water a bit too long. Could pigeons do this much damage? Some of it is rabbit. But other bits where I often see rabbits are fine.

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Looks like pigeons to me. They’ve started a month earlier than normal here.

 

[AYF]

Looks like pigeons to me. They’ve started a month earlier than normal here.

The edges seem smooth somehow. My first thought was slugs?
But it being near a wood makes sense.

Where the rape is thickest has been left, presume its as they can't land in it as well?

Any non noisy forms of getting them off?
Landlord has a shoot in the wood next to it, so 12 bore would scare his teal away leaving me in the bad books!

 

[Cork]

The edges seem smooth somehow. My first thought was slugs?
But it being near a wood makes sense.

Where the rape is thickest has been left, presume its as they can't land in it as well?

Any non noisy forms of getting them off?
Landlord has a shoot in the wood next to it, so 12 bore would scare his teal away leaving me in the bad books!

You could try a kite. There are various rotating mirrors etc available but I don’t know how good they are.

Banger going here but not suitable for every situation as you say.

 

[towbar]

more wooly friends

 

[Oakley]

Started into the cover crops last week,stubble turnip/ fodder rape mix

 

[nashmach]

That's an excellent looking crop Oakley :Thumbp2: you are taking no prisoners there with three strands of wire

 

[Oakley]

That's an excellent looking crop Oakley :Thumbp2: you are taking no prisoners there with three strands of wire

Ha there's a small minority in the group that could pass as race horses the way they were clearing the wire when it first went up, anything going out over the third strand will face immediate expulsion

 

[Hardysplicer]

View attachment 61517 View attachment 61518 View attachment 61519 Started into the cover crops last week,stubble turnip/ fodder rape mix

Great stand, how much fert did it get?

 

[Oakley]

250kgs/ha 18-6-12 down the spout 30/07/18 followed by 250kgs/ha Sulcan 01/09/18

Grubbed 6" deep with a cultus,sown with one pass then flat rolled- maybe a bit of overkill on the cultivation side
Turnips much bigger than crops I sowed 3 weeks later

 

[Hardysplicer]

Sprayed off this CC in hope of sowing beans early
Ground was surprisingly dry considering it got 16” rain Nov,Dec

 

[Hardysplicer]

Worms busy dragging cc down

 

[Hardysplicer]

Rolled some magic mix this morning -1

 

[nashmach]

Andy Doyle has a lot to answer for with his peer pressure mentioning you at this in the Journal @Hardysplicer :Whistle2:

 

[Hardysplicer]

Andy Doyle has a lot to answer for with his peer pressure mentioning you at this in the Journal @Hardysplicer :Whistle2:

Thought him everything he knows :Thumbp2:

 

[Cork]

The Phacelia/Vetch cover crop is melting away after 4L/Ha Gallup.

 

[KTM 450]

The Phacelia/Vetch cover crop is melting away after 4L/Ha Gallup.
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Do you plan on giving that a run of a disc or something before ploughing? I have similar and even though the KV28 boards are good to bury trash, I can't see them burying all of it.

 

[Cork]

Do you plan on giving that a run of a disc or something before ploughing? I have similar and even though the KV28 boards are good to bury trash, I can't see them burying all of it.

Yes, I think a run of the disc is what’s going to happen.
Only 25-30ac of it so not a big job.

28 boards here too but ES80 doesn’t have the best interbody clearance.

At least it’s dying off which will begin the release of nutrients (this got slurry too). Chopping and mixing it should also aid nutrient release.

 

[Bog Man]

Yes, I think a run of the disc is what’s going to happen.
Only 25-30ac of it so not a big job.

28 boards here too but ES80 doesn’t have the best interbody clearance.

At least it’s dying off which will begin the release of nutrients (this got slurry too). Chopping and mixing it should also aid nutrient release.

How deep will you Plough.?

 

[Cork]

How deep will you Plough.?

9” as per usual :cool1:

 

[headcase]

9” as per usual :cool1:

spud ground:eek3:

5-6 inch is more than enough here

 

[rustymcsocks]

This guy is doing a good job burying a standing cover crop.

 

[headcase]

This guy is doing a good job burying a standing cover crop.

I believe that's caliente(sp) mustard that needs incorporating to release it's gassy goodness

 

[greenhorn]

This guy is doing a good job burying a standing cover crop.

A 7 mounted :eek3: i thought the 6 mounted lads were taking a risk!