gamecovers

[keeper23 8]

hi guys,

new to the forum. bin a gamekeeper for few years now in leicestershire,and was just wondered how everyones game covers are doing in the wet weather.

[MOO 730]

doing as well as expected ...but have a big problem with slugs thats been sorted ...once the sun appears which it has too ...supposed to be a scorcher tomoro and that will do it some good .....put the first of our birds out today

Edited June 25, 2012 by MOO

[killbilly 17]

My fodder kale is being hammered by slugs:( - the last few summer here have been awfull cloudy wet affairs which has caused an explosion in their population

[killbilly 17]

Does any grow maize?? - visited another lads set-up yesterday and says he's given up on it as it just hasn't performed in recent years. Another victim of this run of rubbish summers:(

[shootlodge 145]

Maise is slow & bird cover good..

[pro keeper 111]

Hi chap here in buckinghamshire i have only just got mine in, we put in two covers two weeks ago and four on sunday, today i redrilled one of the first plots as the seed rotted, the bloody ground has been to wet to get on, we planted maize millet and sorgum, lots of slugs around too so plenty of slug pellets needed, my remaining crop from my first drilling session is going well ready for some fert soon,

Edited July 3, 2012 by pro keeper

[jc43 3]

Hi , I'm in the south east , Maize & Millet has been in about four weeks , its slow need some warm weather to get it going, slugs are giving the maize a bashing

[keeper23 8]

my maize and millet has been in for nearly 5 weeks and the maize is only 5 inch high and no sign of the millet. had 2 plots were nothing came so am going to have to re do when the weather allows. what do you guys suggest for a late mix. utopia any good?

[Gkeeper111 22]

All maize seed rotted out in our clay ground. Slugs have eaten kale off along with flea beetle although pellets and spray has been used. I've blocks of cover thats meant to be maize which is just soil and ELS cover that's just redshank! Joyous!

[lilvixen 26]

Some crops went in on our heavy ground only last week but then our neighbours had to re drill 150 acres fodder maize at same time because it had rotted in ground! Covered everything in slug pellets and it's just starting to show fingers crossed. Just hope it grows can't afford to have 60 acres fail!

[danw 1,748]

For once I am pleased we are organic, we took the decision 6 years ago to plant permanent covers and they are at a stage where they now need thinning means one less worry this year

[Ideation 8,216]

Cant even get on to sow it.

[keeper23 8]

update on the gamecovers. anyones picked up yet. most of my maize is there still only 8 inch high.as for the campaign mix and kale. been hammered by slugs and flea beetle.gunna have to redo at least 4 plots.

[Wolfie 106]

For once I am pleased we are organic, we took the decision 6 years ago to plant permanent covers and they are at a stage where they now need thinning means one less worry this year

Hi what permanent covers have you planted .Wolfie

[the monkey 338]

mine is a disaster....too wet ..one plot is just redshank ,its swamped the maize ,we couldnt get onto the land to spray...another section was under water for 3 weeks so no maize at all....cant even walk on it let alone do anything else ..

 

as wolfie said what permanant cover is the solution or is it just down to a bad year