It will not be worth doing serious damage just to get grassweeds, but that crop will probably need an aphicide in the next couple of weeks and that pretty much has to be done and a grassweed spray could be included then.Very clody ground but this is some of the barley that went in October 3rd, it’s castings and the conditions were very middling, I’m happy enough with how it looks but grass is starting to slowly appear and you would leave drains if I went near it with the sprayer now
Edit: the headland along the ditch is the fathers original covid project a “vegetable garden”
This was somthing I wasn’t sure about, in theory if the weather gets colder will the aphicide be needed?It will not be worth doing serious damage just to get grassweeds, but that crop will probably need an aphicide in the next couple of weeks and that pretty much has to be done and a grassweed spray could be included then.
I really don't know enough about the climate around you, but I would guess you get less heavy frosts than we do.This was somthing I wasn’t sure about, in theory if the weather gets colder will the aphicide be needed?
My view is that the aphids do two types of harm - they fly in and infect when they land and feed. The aphicide will only last a few days (especially if it’s bright weather) so it can be a bit hit and miss. The weather needs to be relatively calm and mild for such flight.This was somthing I wasn’t sure about, in theory if the weather gets colder will the aphicide be needed?
I would agree with you, if the stubbles were clean and well ploughed, but I find if there is a green bridge and all sods are not perfectly buried a 2nd leaf spray is necessary and worth doing some damage to get done.My view is that the aphids do two types of harm - they fly in and infect when they land and feed. The aphicide will only last a few days (especially if it’s bright weather) so it can be a bit hit and miss. The weather needs to be relatively calm and mild for such flight.
The worst damage is done when the aphids get into a crop and are left uncontrolled over winter. They stay in the crop and multiply, they often create circles of virus as they move outwards through the crop over winter.
Therefore, if one could get the spray onto the crop just as they finish flying for the year you’ll do the best job.
Down here, a follow up spray in January (if weather suits aphid flight) has often paid well.
I’ve nothing sprayed yet and don’t want to make tracks if I can avoid it. First commercial crop was sown 14th October.
Wheat is way less susceptible to BYDV and it does way less damage to wheat yield, also weeds are controlable in winter wheat even in April, so no rush, unless you get good conditions leave the wheat till spring.
If they are giving a few good days wait, but my reading of the forecast was tomorrow night and Wednesday are to be rough and it will take a few days for land to soak again after that. The only reason I was suggesting tomorrow morning was to be ahead of the heavy rain as land may be a good as it is going to get tomorrow.
That’s a relief so because the wheat ground is wet, do oats suffer from bydv or is it similiar to wheatWheat is way less susceptible to BYDV and it does way less damage to wheat yield, also weeds are controlable in winter wheat even in April, so no rush, unless you get good conditions leave the wheat till spring.
Oats suffer from BYDV and I think you sowed early, I would like to get an Aphicide on, but weeds are easier controlled in Oats so less critical than the barley, but if I got a chance and wasn't destroying the field I would spray with DFF and an aphicide any chance I get from 2 leaf stage on.That’s a relief so because the wheat ground is wet, do oats suffer from bydv or is it similiar to wheat
After grass?Just checked another bit of ground What would the issue here be ? Yellow tips in random areas, hardly bydv showing up already ?
After spring barley. Super crop of SB in it there was no unusual colouring, got lime in spring, possibly the old scraw that came up having an acidic effect ?looks like Potassium deficiency or perhaps lime.
Possibly acidic but I would have thought the lime would sort that.After spring barley. Super crop of SB in it there was no unusual colouring, got lime in spring, possibly the old scraw that came up having an acidic effect ?
Was it @headcase had similar in barely last year or earlier this year and I think copper was diagnosed as the culprit?.After grass?
looks like Potassium deficiency or perhaps lime.
Feel so helpless with them kind of issues this time of the yearWas it @headcase had similar in barely last year or earlier this year and I think copper was diagnosed as the culprit?.
I wouldn't worry about bits of that once your crop is doing well overall. Any deficiences can be dealt with in the spring with foliar applications.Feel so helpless with them kind of issues this time of the year
Don’t sweat these things.Feel so helpless with them kind of issues this time of the year
Aphicide will be safe on the crop.Also would ye skip the herbicide on this bit of ground ? If the crop is showing deficiency like that ? I assume aphicide would be safe enough still