It's fine then, best place to tip it actually as the clay dries off and if using a cleaner bucket then the beet can end up very clean without washing ithow about if its tipped in a shed?
mine will be tipped in a old cattle shed,not frost proof by any meansIt's fine then, best place to tip it actually as the clay dries off and if using a cleaner bucket then the beet can end up very clean without washing it
That will be finemine will be tipped in a old cattle shed,not frost proof by any means
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how about if its tipped in a shed?
Yea it's the jute type cover we have here. I was led to believe a silage cover wouldn't work as it would seal it to much where as the jute cover would let it breath.
Yea there really is a lack of understanding of the Dm of beet. I grow magnum and then belero for a few sheep men and a friend of mine grows sugar beet. Even though they are all very different in Dm they are still all making the same money out of the yard. If a farmer rings me for beet and I ask does he want belero or magnum a few will say "it doesn't matter sure beet is beet "
Did you ever get a cover @Danielk just in after covering our pile and the cover is fairly buggered, would the likes of the windbreaker sheet for the side of a haybarn be a good alternative
The same reasons we discussed 4 years ago a neighbour had a serious mess last year, left it open to the frost for a month or more every day he went taking beet from the pile two lads had to go up on top and pike off the rotton beet. We only cover the bigger pile we are selling, we don't cover what we are using ourselves as we would be moving through it more regularly.Whats the reason behind covering beet? once it gets a week to season, out of the ground in a heap, its safe for a 3 months storage
None hereOff topic but beet related . Any issue with feeding beet that`s sprouting . See the last of a load of beet tipped here at home is sprouting a green leaf .
No issue feeding. Don’t like to see too much sprouting as it removes nutrition from the root but no harm feedingOff topic but beet related . Any issue with feeding beet that`s sprouting . See the last of a load of beet tipped here at home is sprouting a green leaf .
Did you ever get a cover @Danielk just in after covering our pile and the cover is fairly buggered, would the likes of the windbreaker sheet for the side of a haybarn be a good alternative
Whats the reason behind covering beet? once it gets a week to season, out of the ground in a heap, its safe for a 3 months storage
No issue feeding. Don’t like to see too much sprouting as it removes nutrition from the root but no harm feeding
will be identical, a small shift from energy to protein i think. I have few good know how much beet that had regrown for the second season, and never saw a drop in performance. 22th of April I think was latest liftOff topic but beet related . Any issue with feeding beet that`s sprouting . See the last of a load of beet tipped here at home is sprouting a green leaf
I just let mine feed the wormsQuick question from a complete noob as regards beet (& many other things as well)
do the beet tops be put to any use or are they just left tp rot back into the ground. ?
Quick question from a complete noob as regards beet (& many other things as well)
do the beet tops be put to any use or are they just left tp rot back into the ground. ?
That would be one big cover.https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarming-for-sale/frost-protection-cover/29818831 what kind of material is that stuff made of, would it be reusable or is it once off stuff.
Not all that wide, but I was thinking I could cut it in lengths, I'd only be covering 200t or so at a timeThat would be one big cover.
If it’s like the ones in work they are a fairly heavy cover, they will last a while but any rips or tears and they won’t be long about getting worse, if your cutting them use a very good sharp scissors and do all you can to keep it a neat straight edge, as in don’t let it rip a bit at the end of the scissor blade.Not all that wide, but I was thinking I could cut it in lengths, I'd only be covering 200t or so at a time