when is arable ready to cut

valtra2

was out checking it today and grain is full it is still soft and milky inside

whelan1

i have triticale with lupins and will be cutting in a week

denis086

we cut barley undersown early last week it was in the milky stage about a fortnight ago teagasc sent a text telling people to cut arable silage sooner rather than later so around now would be a good time to cut it we had to because a few patches were ripening

John_F

whelan1 wrote: »

i have triticale with lupins and will be cutting in a week

nice one, any regrets about no maize?

whelan1

will let you know when i feed it maize here was brutal last year so decided to try some thing else

blue5000

valtra2 wrote: »

was out checking it today and grain is full it is still soft and milky inside

Have you peas in it, and what cereal is it? Sounds like it is ripe for silage ok.

John_F

whelan1 wrote: »

will let you know when i feed it maize here was brutal last year so decided to try some thing else

or better still if you are testing it :cool:, Maize doing well down here and plastic crops still way ahead of open. Did every one cut back on it up your way?

whelan1

some people said this was the last year, but its about half of what was put in last year... worked out too dear last year :rolleyes:

John_F

true true alot of expensive crops last year when you compare feed value

whelan1

cut the triticale and lupins yesterday , bulked up very well , will see what its like when tested in a few weeks - the lupins where like beans before they where cut

Tora Bora

When is arable ready to cut? When the weather breaks:D:D

JohnBoy

When ye're talking about lupins do ye mean the flower?

like these:




The crop must look class when they're flowering

whelan1

they flowered about 6 weeks ago and before they where cut the flower had turned in to a pod like beans iykwim , yup there where plenty of purple flowers there alright