Kes Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Gents, we are having a bad time getting our cover crops in and growing - I expected they would be in about 4 weeks ago and benefiting from all the rain but they arent in yet. How are yours? when do you normally plant and what crops. Any photos of this years crops would be really helpful as would any advice. Many thanks - Kes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 North Suffolk. Maize in one month later than the norm. First week of June this year. Coming well now - about inch and a half. Had rain nearly every day since it was drilled. Couldn't get most of it rolled after drilling due the wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 ours were in 1st week as well you need the combination of warmth and moisture to get maize going well so its still fine time wise just don't delay much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 http://www.kingscrops.co.uk/index.php/don-t-rush-to-plant Worth getting guidance from your cover crop seed provider David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 that was dated a month ago though David this gives a guide for most cover ingredients most should really be in just depends if its suitable to get them in. http://www.kingscrops.co.uk/index.php/when-to-sow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David BASC Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I realise that, but the information about the risk of damaging the soil structure if you work wet soil is still relevant of course and especially given the amount of rain we have had in the last few weeks. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Absolutely, we were lucky in that my mate does the drilling and shoots so it was a priority as soon as dry enough he got it in. Being summer its surprising if the soil is already cultivated how fast it dries out, its mostly a case of motivating the drill man and hoping he isn't trying to catch up on spraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 The spraying was my problem. It had got so delayed due the wet that it had to take absolute priority when the land dried out a bit. Anyway - all in now. Bigger problem is the 'wild' hen pheasants hatching their broods into the latest deluge. Don't think many chicks will survive the cold and wet this year. Last year was our best ever. Dry, dry, dry but the maize failed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 sadly I'm yet to see a wild chick this year the timing of it going very wet and cold hasn't been good. We have a good population of wild English partridges so fingers crossed they have managed to rear some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmos05 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 seen 1 clutch off wild english with 8 in 2weeks ago, and they all still going strong, but seen nothing else yet which is a bit disopointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Cover crops ... ours went in on the 26th of may Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 None of mine drilled yet, just to wet with low soil temperatures. Got 11 drives to go in. Raining very hard now with more forecast so cant see anything getting drillled to late next week at best. As long as its in by the end of June it should catch up. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark g Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 None of mine drilled yet, just to wet with low soil temperatures. Got 11 drives to go in. Raining very hard now with more forecast so cant see anything getting drillled to late next week at best. As long as its in by the end of June it should catch up. A what are you sowing? maize wont cob here if its in any later than about now, i gave up waiting on farmers and contractors a few years ago and bought my own power harrow, sprayer and fert spreader, did 45 acres this time and it was in before the end of may, looking good so far, although some sunshine would be nice, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashgun Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 90% of mine is 3 inches high , 10% is a disaster it was too wet to roll in now its full of slugs, weeds and rooks, considering redrilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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