fieldcraft Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Went out for a couple of hours today in search of some pigeons/crows and to my amazement noticed most winter rape is already out in flower and it's only a few inches tall. And still no birds on it despite the temperature drop. Anyone else having similar problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Went out for a couple of hours today in search of some pigeons/crows and to my amazement noticed most winter rape is already out in flower and it's only a few inches tall. And still no birds on it despite the temperature drop. Anyone else having similar problems A drop in temperature on it's own will not turn pigeons on to rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 The rape isn't flowering it's just contaminated with charlock which looks very similar. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/107515/charlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 I would think the flowering rape you have seen is charlock, a weed which looks very similar. could also be mustard but more than likely charlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Plenty of mustard in flower around here , seems a popular practice again to grow it and plough in to add nitrogen . As said may also be charlock , but it will most certainly not be rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Charlock for sure and too much natural food about for them to bother the Rape yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Another vote for charlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsallpl Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Another vote for charlock. I learn something everyday on this forum. Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE MEK Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Few fields riddled with it up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yes, this one comes up around this time every year on the Forum, the Charlock will die off once the colder weather sets in. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Yep, there must have been a duff lot of seed about this year, seen several fields really yellow with the stuff around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Alot of charlock here also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Lots of yellow pimpinel in my parish , is this also called charloc ? Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddaftspaniel Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Called Skeallachs in Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 Lots of yellow pimpinel in my parish , is this also called charloc ? Harnser . No the two are completely different. Yellow Pimpernel is a low growing herbaceous perennial whilst Charlock can grow anything up to 1m. Autumn Charlock is usually slightly shorter, spring Charlock, particularly that found growing in spring rape is taller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 No the two are completely different. Yellow Pimpernel is a low growing herbaceous perennial whilst Charlock can grow anything up to 1m. Autumn Charlock is usually slightly shorter, spring Charlock, particularly that found growing in spring rape is taller. Thank you . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkeyes Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Would anyone have a photo of charlock pls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 In a crop of spring rape the difference between charlock and rape is hardly discernible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonslayer15 Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 It looks exactly the same as rape, I didnt know this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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