Winter Oats 2020
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Vry
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We had ploughed so far across the field last year and it had been raining that morning so we sowed the grass part first them made a middle and went back and did the stubble after it dried up a bit. The power harrow took out any sign of a middle.
Not my field so you do as instructed, but we were sowing when everyone said it was to wet they then the were whinging about missing the chance.
Not my field so you do as instructed, but we were sowing when everyone said it was to wet they then the were whinging about missing the chance.
Is it not a bit courageous to sow Oats on the 5th October. Would there not be a danger of them shooting out and the growing point getting killed by an early spring frost. It happened to us in a limited way and we got secondary tillers but we got away with it .
Given that we are min till and things happen slower than with ploughing we never sow much before the 20 th October.
Given that we are min till and things happen slower than with ploughing we never sow much before the 20 th October.
Vry
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Burdizzo
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It's amazing what pops up when you hear somebody on about something!
Hardysplicer
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Is that what it looks like?
diesel power
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Finished up the oats this morning. For once I had the drill calibrated bang on.
nashmach
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Have you only the one shaft in it!!!
diesel power
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That's all nash. It doesn't give any bother blocking in the back so I've never bothered doing anything.
laoisfarmer
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I probably won’t listen if it’s not the answer I want to hear but if it what I want to hear it will be great!!!! When do lads consider it to late to sow oats, it’s very dry ground on top of a hill and water won’t lie on it.
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Cork
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it’s most likely a spring variety so late April is probably the answer.
obviously, crows are quite keen on porridge on winter mornings....
laoisfarmer
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So anytime from now until then ....
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Cork
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In my opinion, yes.
Mid cork
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I have given up on getting winter oats in at this stage. Middle of next February will be the soonest I would go at it again. I had both winter and spring oats this year and all in I was happier with the spring oats.
Claas Grass
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Oats is probably the one that isn't worth panicking over as you could put it in like you say next Feb, a neighbour put in a field last week and it's getting a fair pestering from the black fellas.
