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Signum + Kantor + Epsom + Cellulose?? from memoryWhat are you applying? Nutrition? Or is it a mildew spray?
Signum + Kantor + Epsom + Cellulose?? from memoryWhat are you applying? Nutrition? Or is it a mildew spray?
Just curious, there's a pile in my trial plotBasagran + Oil, but it probably way too late, has to be on before flowering.
Sprayed a few peas this morning, first time in a good few years.
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Was that the second of a two fungicide programme do you know? I see pods so it would be very late if it was the only application. We find a single full-rate application works fine but then again if we had access to a high clearance sprayer we would be more inclined to go twice. Lodging tends start at the tramlines where the architecture of the crop is disturbed at spraying and the later the application the greater the disturbance. Peas look well this year.Sprayed a few peas this morning, first time in a good few years.
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I am only guessing, but it looked like his tractor and sprayer had been through them fairly recently so I would think it is second.Was that the second of a two fungicide programme do you know? I see pods so it would be very late if it was the only application. We find a single full-rate application works fine but then again if we had access to a high clearance sprayer we would be more inclined to go twice. Lodging tends start at the tramlines where the architecture of the crop is disturbed at spraying and the later the application the greater the disturbance. Peas look well this year.
Has pea straw any value now or was there any reason not to chop it seeing that there wouldn’t be much of it anyway?View attachment 111940View attachment 111941View attachment 111942Perhaps the easiest cut, cleanest sample peas we have ever cut with a yield well above expectations and our 5 year average. There's a great feeling of beating the system when harvesting a crop like this but in reality it's all down to the man above.
that sample above would be better than 66% of the hay thats savedHas pea straw any value now or was there any reason not to chop it seeing that there wouldn’t be much of it anyway?
We use a lot of straw for bedding each year and find pea haulm brilliant for soakage. It baled up at about 5.5 180kg bales per acre this year so about 1000kg/acre. It might travel the scenic route but it'll be returned to the land eventually.Has pea straw any value now or was there any reason not to chop it seeing that there wouldn’t be much of it anyway?
Ditto for bean strawWe use a lot of straw for bedding each year and find pea haulm brilliant for soakage.
I know very little about growing peas but that sample is a credit to you. Do you use the standard sieve or a round hole sieve ?View attachment 111940View attachment 111941View attachment 111942Perhaps the easiest cut, cleanest sample peas we have ever harvested with a yield well above expectations and our 5 year average. There's a great feeling of beating the system when harvesting a crop like this but in reality it's all down to the man above.
Thanks. Just standard sieves, the top open to 18mm, bottom at 14mm. It's the fan that does most of the work though, set to maximum. The weather helps too. The sample will always be cleaner on a warm, sunny day.I know very little about growing peas but that sample is a credit to you. Do you use the standard sieve or a round hole sieve ?
ooooffffffView attachment 126676View attachment 126677View attachment 126678Blinded by the dollar signs of the protein aid scheme and with some extra land in need of a good break crop we almost doubled our pea acres this year. Not the brightest idea in hindsight. Every square inch had to be scalped off the ground over the last 4 days. We haven't had peas as flat since 2012 but at least the yield will be better, although still below our 5 year average. Just glad to have them in the store before tonight's rain.
I've never heard of it being done. Would a modern wheat variety growing in high N soil without growth regulator be capable of bearing a full canopy of peas? In a July like the one we've had I'd have my doubts.ooooffffff
any merit in sowing 25-30kgs of wheat with it to help it stand?
@Barrowsider Do you use the pea straw for feeding or bedding ? Must obviously be worth saving.View attachment 126676View attachment 126677View attachment 126678Blinded by the dollar signs of the protein aid scheme and with some extra land in need of a good break crop we almost doubled our pea acres this year. Not the brightest idea in hindsight. Every square inch had to be scalped off the ground over the last 4 days. We haven't had peas as flat since 2012 but at least the yield will be better, although still below our 5 year average. Just glad to have them in the store before tonight's rain.
We use it for bedding. The SIM scheme is not available for peas and whilst some growers chop it anyhow we find it makes great bedding for large animals. It's a bit coarse for calves. Because it's so dry at harvest it's brilliant for soaking up any area of a shed that gets a bit sloppy. Yielded 4-5 4x4 bales/ac this year.@Barrowsider Do you use the pea straw for feeding or bedding ? Must obviously be worth saving.
Combining looks a slow job