Ah was it not allways bio degradable…. No I think it’s completely different plastic made from plant starch that’s only allowed and I don’t think there is any of it commercially used yet but I could be wrong, somthing to do with the price of it.
Ya it's ment to be has gotten better over the last few years but was never fully gone. This stuff is to break down quicker starts after 6weeks I think. But at the moment there is only certain variety you can use under it. Ya something in the region of 50-70euros a ac more I heard
Still some stuff here hanging around from 10years ago. Often if you examine a soil clod, at the heart of it, will be a small bit of plastic
There will be very little difference between that and the plastic stuff when all is said and done, the next week is key for maize and with a super forecast it will be bloom.
Looks like allot of double cobs? We quickly forget about the cold early season with a week of fine weather
Ya seems to be but that 2nd cob won't be hardly half full I'd say. Id sooner one decent cab than two yokes of cobs. I know that hot spell really drove it on. That maize is close to 8ft tall I'd say.
I often reckoned that some varieties were allot more prone to double cobbing. Its annoying
We have had Justina, benicia and these two varieties and they all seem to try give two cobs. I must check the variety that's under the biodegradable plastic and see if that is doing the same
Yes some varieties are very prone to it. The best solution is to reduce N rates and number of plants per acre. Too many plants is pretty much a sure fire way to contribute to multiple cobs, as is overloading the N. Research in our local centre reckon that maize needs no more than 40u/ac.
What is the normal lowest FAO you would plant in your area?
280 would be the lowest we’d go. Start at 400-440 and finish at 280.
Just 40u/ac?
Yep. That would be with organic manures included. Maize needs P to be easily available at early stages, hence starter at sowing, and P & K readily available throughout the later growth stages.
Will it take a month?
It's usually about the 10th year on year and we cutting. The P8200 will be in earlier just will have to wait on the p8201
Was wondering what county be 1st on the journal
Its powerful early isn't it. Green as grass
