Rolling WBC

larthehar

I sowed WBC a week ago (broadcast barley and linseed ) and it rained before i router rolled it.. it is just peeping up over the ground now.. too late to roll?

Keepgrowing

larthehar wrote: »

I sowed WBC a week ago (broadcast barley and linseed ) and it rained before i router rolled it.. it is just peeping up over the ground now.. too late to roll?

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Genghis Cant

Don't mind me asking... But why would you want to roll it?

20silkcut

larthehar wrote: »

I sowed WBC a week ago (broadcast barley and linseed ) and it rained before i router rolled it.. it is just peeping up over the ground now.. too late to roll?

Is the purpose of rolling not germination?
If its starting to sprout sure the job is done.

Username John

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Don't mind me asking... But why would you want to roll it?

+1

Isn't rolling supposed to help it strike, and if tis coming up now, job done...

I think if you got rain after setting, be perfect...

Edit : Pah, I should have read 20Silkcut response before posting

Hard Knocks

Username John wrote: »

+1

Isn't rolling supposed to help it strike, and if tis coming up now, job done...

I think if you got rain after setting, be perfect...

Edit : Pah, I should have read 20Silkcut response before posting

Would you chain harrow instead of rolling or do both

larthehar

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Don't mind me asking... But why would you want to roll it?

I always rolled the barley after sowing to manage leather jackets and to press the seed in..
I thought someone told me before if you rolled a germinating seed it would do more damage than good..
The crows are in it strong too

sea12

larthehar wrote: »

I always rolled the barley after sowing to manage leather jackets and to press the seed in..
I thought someone told me before if you rolled a germinating seed it would do more damage than good..
The crows are in it strong too

Well I sowed last night and chain harrowed aswell to put soil over it. Tried rolling a few rows first but there was too much left open and I thought the birds would have a field day ( pun intended) so chain harrowed snd Ellie under half of it last night. Will roll the rest today if it stays dry as want to ensure it strikes but also to bury the stones. Plenty of them ðŸ˜

larthehar

sea12 wrote: »

Well I sowed last night and chain harrowed aswell to put soil over it. Tried rolling a few rows first but there was too much left open and I thought the birds would have a field day ( pun intended) so chain harrowed snd Ellie under half of it last night. Will roll the rest today if it stays dry as want to ensure it strikes but also to bury the stones. Plenty of them ðŸ˜

I harrowed in the seed after sowing just didn.t roll it.. might do it in the morning so..

Base price

larthehar wrote: »

I harrowed in the seed after sowing just didn.t roll it.. might do it in the morning so..

If the seeds have struck then there is no addition to rolling now other than wasting your time and diesel. I presume you have had good rainfall since sowing which would have compacted the ground enabling the seeds to strike.

Waffletraktor

20silkcut wrote: »

Is the purpose of rolling not germination?
If its starting to sprout sure the job is done.

Username John wrote: »

+1

Isn't rolling supposed to help it strike, and if tis coming up now, job done...

I think if you got rain after setting, be perfect...

Edit : Pah, I should have read 20Silkcut response before posting

More or less, to improve soil=seed contact for minerals like manganese which can be tricky and pest cotrol. Can help thicken a poor cereal crop