Paw
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Yes, it's soil borne so any soil engaging machinery risks bringing in (or out if you already have it).really:eek3:on machinery?
Yes, it's soil borne so any soil engaging machinery risks bringing in (or out if you already have it).really:eek3:on machinery?
With a lot wrapped up is it near time for one ?
Nothing wrong with that plan. If soil conditions and time/machinery allow a run of the roller in front of the onepass is a big help for barley.I don’t know if this is a lesson learned or not I could be eating my words next year my process for winter crops last year I didn’t burn off any ground prior to sowing and I sown barely first week of October in okayish conditions, sticky sod and spots I had to leave because it was too wet, a lot of the scraws from the spring sowing brought back up, rolled one field and I really shouldn’t and probably a bit late with the autumn herbicide.
This year I will be sowing tomorrow so a week earlier but soil is actually nice and dry so hopefully it will be a help, everything is burned off nearly 3 weeks and it’s all well dead, plan is to send out the plough and then the one pass an hour later, have a front press so I might be able firm up the ground a bit better, fertiliser out as soon as the field is sown (straight K of course 👀) that will be on top of the seedbed. The following day or week if weather allows full rate of tower pre-emergence. Leave roller in the shed.
Has anyone any faults or improvements for my system? Was disappointed with my Winter barley this year I think poor establishment and preparation had a lot to do with it. I would like to till in fert but I don’t think I can.
I’d prefer to put the fertiliser out ahead of the drill, and as mentioned a firm seedbed suits barley. If I thought I had the weather window I’d leave a day or 2 between ploughing and sowing, but it’s definitely not the time of year to get caught being too brave!I don’t know if this is a lesson learned or not I could be eating my words next year my process for winter crops last year I didn’t burn off any ground prior to sowing and I sown barely first week of October in okayish conditions, sticky sod and spots I had to leave because it was too wet, a lot of the scraws from the spring sowing brought back up, rolled one field and I really shouldn’t and probably a bit late with the autumn herbicide.
This year I will be sowing tomorrow so a week earlier but soil is actually nice and dry so hopefully it will be a help, everything is burned off nearly 3 weeks and it’s all well dead, plan is to send out the plough and then the one pass an hour later, have a front press so I might be able firm up the ground a bit better, fertiliser out as soon as the field is sown (straight K of course 👀) that will be on top of the seedbed. The following day or week if weather allows full rate of tower pre-emergence. Leave roller in the shed.
Has anyone any faults or improvements for my system? Was disappointed with my Winter barley this year I think poor establishment and preparation had a lot to do with it. I would like to till in fert but I don’t think I can.
Ya I was thinking the same just don’t think it will be possible to get it out before drill is problemI’d prefer to put the fertiliser out ahead of the drill, and as mentioned a firm seedbed suits barley. If I thought I had the weather window I’d leave a day or 2 between ploughing and sowing, but it’s definitely not the time of year to get caught being too brave!
Have to agree with @gone front presses don't do enough for winter barley. I would prefer to roll before than afterNothing wrong with that plan. If soil conditions and time/machinery allow a run of the roller in front of the onepass is a big help for barley.
With a lot wrapped up is it near time for one ?
We're not all finished yet 🙈Time to start the 2020/21 thread I reckon
We're not all finished yet 🙈
Cutting them at the minute, be cutting spring rape thursday and friday, then back to beans againAre your beans not there yet!