Spring oats

[nashmach]

Why is it struggling do you think?

Could do with a drink I think or else I've high expectations.

Been fairly harsh the last few days here with great drying.

The barley on the other side is slow enough about kicking off too.

First photo is not as bare looking in reality as the photo makes it appear but would be at a slightly lower rate.

First time I'm growing SO so maybe I'm a little out of touch on it.

 

[nashmach]

Six days on and it's doing pretty well. Got 40 units of N on Friday evening but last nights rain didn't do much. Grass is coming as well of course :rolleyes2:


Reasonably happy with it

 

[nashmach]

Oats is bombing it since the rain.

Grass is also coming like hell too of course but hoping that will get suffocated yet.

 

[Ags11]

Yep same here. Here's a pic of ours before Wed nights rain.
I was fantasising about killing meadow grass in it!

 

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Sprayed the spring Oats with 45g/ha of Cameo max, generic Starane (Echo pro) @ 0.67L/ha, 50ml/ha of Karate zeon, Combitop @ 4kg/ha and Mancozin @ 0.44L/ha.

 

[jc1160]

Sprayed oats today, few poor patches in wet spots but overall crop is doing well

 

[nashmach]

Oats doing better than barley.

 

[Bgrove]

....always been a more robust crop

 

[Mid cork]

• Isabel oats, noticed this about two weeks ago and gave it 2l of Mancozin soon after. At first I thought it was zinc deficiency, it has got a lot worse since I sprayed it and a few new patches have started to show. I gave it 5 kg of Compitop today. That stripe down the field corresponds with a ditch that was taken out twenty odd years ago. Any idea what it is?

 

[gone]

Both Mancozin and Combitop are not high in Zinc.
Could it be K deficiency?
I wouldn't rule out Zinc, but old ditches are always bad for K.
Are you be able to get watery cattle slurry?
https://www.yara.co.uk/crop-nutrition/oats/nutrient-deficiencies-oats/

 

[Blackwater boy]

• Isabel oats, noticed this about two weeks ago and gave it 2l of Mancozin soon after. At first I thought it was zinc deficiency, it has got a lot worse since I sprayed it and a few new patches have started to show. I gave it 5 kg of Compitop today. That stripe down the field corresponds with a ditch that was taken out twenty odd years ago. Any idea what it is?View attachment 77694 View attachment 77693

I’d have said P and or manganese. Hard to tell from the photos tho

 

[Cork]

• Isabel oats, noticed this about two weeks ago and gave it 2l of Mancozin soon after. At first I thought it was zinc deficiency, it has got a lot worse since I sprayed it and a few new patches have started to show. I gave it 5 kg of Compitop today. That stripe down the field corresponds with a ditch that was taken out twenty odd years ago. Any idea what it is?View attachment 77694 View attachment 77693

I’d say pH. It looks that severe. Even the grass weeds don’t look happy.

 

[Mid cork]

I’d say pH. It looks that severe. Even the grass weeds don’t look happy.

Would the PH want to be extremely low to affect oats? There was winter barley there the last two years and no problem. Mind you I can’t remember when it was last limed.

 

[Cork]

Would the PH want to be extremely low to affect oats? There was winter barley there the last two years and no problem. Mind you I can’t remember when it was last limed.

It looks like it could be pH, it would trigger off the other deficiencies like Phosphorus.
Would you have ploughed any deeper? Perhaps the wet winter pushed the pH over the edge.
I often think the lime just gets washed out of some soils.

It would be interesting to take a soil sample from the poor area and an area where the crop is good and compare the results.

 

[Mid cork]

It looks like it could be pH, it would trigger off the other deficiencies like Phosphorus.
Would you have ploughed any deeper? Perhaps the wet winter pushed the pH over the edge.
I often think the lime just gets washed out of some soils.

It would be interesting to take a soil sample from the poor area and an area where the crop is good and compare the results.

I will take a few soil samples and let ye what shows up.

 

[nashmach]

When would I want to consider topping up the oats to 90 units/acre or thereabouts?

It got weeds and manganese etc on Friday but left out the CCC given the forecast.

Was thinking of going with the CCC later this week when it warms up and calms down and with the N if more rain makes an appearance. Have about 15 more units to go on it.

 

[Blackwater boy]

When would I want to consider topping up the oats to 90 units/acre or thereabouts?

It got weeds and manganese etc on Friday but left out the CCC given the forecast.

Was thinking of going with the CCC later this week when it warms up and calms down and with the N if more rain makes an appearance. Have about 15 more units to go on it.

Before the next rain. I’m at 75, I’ll throw 25 on it maybe next weekend. No ccc on either but weeds done 2 weeks.

 

[nashmach]

I know I'm easily pleased...

 

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The disadvantage of having all the fert on Oats early, still with urea and the year we are having I am very happy to have it all out early and be dealing with mildew rather than be looking at fert sitting on top of the ground and hungry oats.

 

[diesel power]

Husky crying out for a drink. The grower has to wait until Saturday for the same

All the N went on as soon as I could see the tramlines as that tends to be a dry area when rain is scarce and I've been caught a few times with fert laying on top into June.

 

[gone]

Husky crying out for a drink. The grower has to wait until Saturday for the same

Both the grower and the crop would be doing OK if they get a good drink every weekend.

 

[Blackwater boy]

The disadvantage of having all the fert on Oats early, still with urea and the year we are having I am very happy to have it all out early and be dealing with mildew rather than be looking at fert sitting on top of the ground and hungry oats.
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What variety?

 

[gone]

What variety?

Husky, I think, I will have to check the records and get back to you.

 

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Sowing Husky @ 150kg/ha, ploughed, 375kg/ha of 12-5-25+S spread, worked down with the Karat and then sown with the Vaddy.View attachment 75613 View attachment 75614 View attachment 75615

What variety?

Husky, I think, I will have to check the records and get back to you.

Saved having to check records, I had it posted earlier here.

 

[nashmach]

It's looking well this evening anyway but could do with a shot of rain