Crop on the Road to Carrigaline

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 12:52PM #1

Odd enough question but does anyone know what was planted in the large field on the main Cork/Carrigaline road just around Carrs hill on the right if your heading to Carrigaline.

it looked to be growing and then sprayed off, the crop looked to be dead, was left like that for a few weeks but was harvested the other day.

Pass it every day and it had me confused!!!

farmerjj · 06-10-2016 02:25PM

At a guess it was probably maize ( was around 7ft tall?)

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 05:27PM

farmerjj wrote: »

At a guess it was probably maize ( was around 7ft tall?)

Nah much lower
I'm from a farming background so have an idea what most crops look like.

This one was about 3 or 4 feet and a bit leafy.
Was totally brown for weeks, like it was killed off...

BryanF · 06-10-2016 06:10PM

mik_da_man wrote: »

Nah much lower
I'm from a farming background so have an idea what most crops look like.

This one was about 3 or 4 feet and a bit leafy.
Was totally brown for weeks, like it was killed off...

Japanese knotweed ?

mordeith · 06-10-2016 06:42PM

Beans or rapeseed I would say. These crops are often dessicated before harvesting.

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 08:23PM

BryanF wrote: »

Japanese knotweed ?

Nah, it's a huge field of it

Vivienne23 · 06-10-2016 08:25PM

Miscanthus ? Or better known as Elephant grass ?

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 08:25PM

mordeith wrote: »

Beans or rapeseed I would say. These crops are often dessicated before harvesting.

Rapeseed is normally yellow when growing isn't it? This crop wasn't.

Beans maybe, not familiar with how its grown/harvested

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 08:29PM

Vivienne23 wrote: »

Miscanthus ? Or better known as Elephant grass ?

Don't think so, it wasn't that tall

aujopimur · 06-10-2016 09:25PM

Bananas.

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 09:46PM

aujopimur wrote: »

Bananas.

Just like some of the suggestions...

mordeith · 06-10-2016 09:55PM

Anything like this?

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Sam Kade · 06-10-2016 09:57PM

More than likely beans, is it like the crop pictured in the link?
http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/harvest-2015-early-yields-suggest-a-good-year-for-peas-and-beans.htm

mik_da_man · 06-10-2016 10:37PM

Sam Kade wrote: »

More than likely beans, is it like the crop pictured in the link?
http://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/harvest-2015-early-yields-suggest-a-good-year-for-peas-and-beans.htm

Yep, looked like that all right.
Thanks!

Crop on the Road to Carrigaline

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