maize sowing 2011

stanflt · 27-03-2011 07:46PM #1

call me crazy but i might sow half of the crop this week

nilhg · 27-03-2011 07:58PM

Taking a big chance if you're not putting plastic on, I know ground conditions are good but maize doesn't like a bad check.

dar31 · 27-03-2011 08:03PM

stanflt wrote: »

call me crazy but i might sow half of the crop this week

you must not have a superlevy bill looming, if you have money to throw around.

frosts are not done with, first of the april showers are heading our way this week, soil temp is still low, even if it dose survive the above when it comes up it will just sit there, any little turn will put it back.
once it comes up it really needs to keep growing strong, it dosent like bursts of growth, affects quality at cutting. then again that just my view, havent grown any this 4 years, but grew it for nearly 25yrs previous

the current weather is very tempting though, have grass seed to go in, think ill wait another 10 days or so still.

case 956 · 27-03-2011 08:10PM

stanflt wrote: »

call me crazy but i might sow half of the crop this week

Very tempting weather but it still only march and the weather can turn for the worse stil as remember the kast 2 days march last yr we had snow:(.... if it was my maize i leve it for another 10 days anyway to be safe as it expensive enuf to grow nd get sh.t yield next autumn

stanflt · 27-03-2011 08:13PM

dar31 wrote: »

you must not have a superlevy bill looming, if you have money to throw around.

frosts are not done with, first of the april showers are heading our way this week, soil temp is still low, even if it dose survive the above when it comes up it will just sit there, any little turn will put it back.
once it comes up it really needs to keep growing strong, it dosent like bursts of growth, affects quality at cutting. then again that just my view, havent grown any this 4 years, but grew it for nearly 25yrs previous

the current weather is very tempting though, have grass seed to go in, think ill wait another 10 days or so still.

going to use non punched plastic- it wont come through for at least 21days. have being going earlier and earlier every year-wheather permitting of course

as for superlevy-will be 100000litres over:eek:

dar31 · 27-03-2011 08:30PM

stanflt wrote: »

going to use non punched plastic- it wont come through for at least 21days. have being going earlier and earlier every year-wheather permitting of course

as for superlevy-will be 100000litres over:eek:

had to stop and count the zeros, will be that and a bit as well.

would still like another week even under plastic. weather could change for the worst and could be a month before it gets in.

you learn by your mistakes, but you still have to make them first.

what part of the country, if its far south, its a tricky one, any way north id forget about it. hard one to call

stanflt · 27-03-2011 08:34PM

dar31 wrote: »

had to stop and count the zeros, will be that and a bit as well.

would still like another week even under plastic. weather could change for the worst and could be a month before it gets in.

you learn by your mistakes, but you still have to make them first.

what part of the country, if its far south, its a tricky one, any way north id forget about it. hard one to call

north east-near the coast

bob charles · 27-03-2011 10:33PM

if its under plastic you could work away but only if you need to cut early for some reason or getting wheat or grass seed in next Autumn. I will be waiting for a few weeks yet before planting in the open. Too busy trying to get sugar beet in this week

blue5000 · 28-03-2011 11:52AM

I think the soil temp for maize has to be 10C at 10 cm depth for maize to germinate, I'd be inclined to wait till April.

John_F · 28-03-2011 04:41PM

few lads down the south setting this weekend, weather annd ground conditions v tempting but could get alot of crap between now and the middle of april. What variety are you thinking stanflt?

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