Spring bean's....

[Brisel]

So a lot of my very early Feb drilled winter beans are fudged, 5"of rain didn’t helpso is it worth redrilling them with winters again or do I go with sbarley,agronomist wants me to go with sbarley.
@Brisel @Hindsight

Sorry to hear that.

I'm not sure how winter varieties work out sown this late. You're guaranteed a late harvest. Is that on the heath or at the bottom of the Cliffe on the heavy stuff? I'm guessing clay.

What have you got seed for? I'd be inclined to go with barley. Just for sh*ts and giggles, how about linseed. Curse me later...!

No beans sown here yet. Land too heavy and wet to travel so am mauling in spring barley into brashy clay at the moment.

 

[Heathland]

Sorry to hear that.

I'm not sure how winter varieties work out sown this late. You're guaranteed a late harvest. Is that on the heath or at the bottom of the Cliffe on the heavy stuff? I'm guessing clay.

What have you got seed for? I'd be inclined to go with barley. Just for sh*ts and giggles, how about linseed. Curse me later...!

No beans sown here yet. Land too heavy and wet to travel so am mauling in spring barley into brashy clay at the moment.

Yeah it's just below the cliffe,these two fields are fated,failed osr last year now beans,sbarley it is,at least it's giving the bg a headache.
Have you much drilling to go at?
I've few more days on sbarley,couple of days on SFI stewardship scheme's.

 

[Hindsight]

So a lot of my very early Feb drilled winter beans are fudged, 5"of rain didn’t helpso is it worth redrilling them with winters again or do I go with sbarley,agronomist wants me to go with sbarley.
@Brisel @Hindsight

Sp Barley. Will be harvested by mid August, so time to start again. Home saved non treated seed, hopefully. 100 kg N max. SIngle herbicide and sniff of fungicide. 5 - 6 t/ha and 2.5 t/h straw. SImplest way to manage next five months until hopefully normality returns.

 

[ollie989898]

Barley would give some straw which will surely be worth something in a year like this. Whack fertiliser on with it, herbicide + fungicide and job is done.

 

[Flat 10]

Sp Barley. Will be harvested by mid August, so time to start again. Home saved non treated seed, hopefully. 100 kg N max. SIngle herbicide and sniff of fungicide. 5 - 6 t/ha and 2.5 t/h straw. SImplest way to manage next five months until hopefully normality returns.

Fairly optimistic outlook? 4-5t august bank holiday more likely?

 

[Adeptandy]

Fairly optimistic outlook? 4-5t august bank holiday more likely?

They get more rain than us though

 

[twizz]

What rates are people drilling beans at? Been going at 210kgha but going to run short so thinking of dropping rate in the morning

 

[Adeptandy]

250kg/ha but that was on bank holiday Monday

 

[Chris W]

What rates are people drilling beans at? Been going at 210kgha but going to run short so thinking of dropping rate in the morning

350kg/ha - approx 55seeds/m2

 

[czechmate]

What rates are people drilling beans at? Been going at 210kgha but going to run short so thinking of dropping rate in the morning

I drilled 3 weeks back at 230 kg. Now they are coming up they look bloody thick

 

[Chris W]

I drilled 3 weeks back at 230 kg. Now they are coming up they look bloody thick

PGRO trials data suggests yield optimum plant density for spring beans is 60-65 plants/m2 and economic optimum is 50-55 plants/m2.

 

[Wombat]

350kg/ha - approx 55seeds/m2

I drilled at that in Feb

 

[Brisel]

Anyone still drilling beans? Only started mine this morning!

I'm working on the basis that half a crop at least pays the rent and should set up a good following first wheat.

 

[Adeptandy]

Anyone still drilling beans? Only started mine this morning!
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I'm working on the basis that half a crop at least pays the rent and should set up a good following first wheat.

At the moment I’d have more confidence drilling beans than flowers

 

[Brisel]

I do hope the beans develop flowers later on...

 

[snarling bee]

Anyone still drilling beans? Only started mine this morning!
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I'm working on the basis that half a crop at least pays the rent and should set up a good following first wheat.

You cant just send a picture of the tractor bonnet, we need a picture of the drill.

 

[Adeptandy]

I do hope the beans develop flowers later on...

I’m hoping the AHL1 will as well 🫣

 

[Brisel]

You cant just send a picture of the tractor bonnet, we need a picture of the drill.

Happy?

 

[snarling bee]

Yes

 

[Spud]

Anyone still drilling beans? Only started mine this morning!
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I'm working on the basis that half a crop at least pays the rent and should set up a good following first wheat.

We've been drilling beans today, working on the same theory as you