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Post by victory on Aug 30, 2021 15:34:59 GMT -6
Just had a look at my standing L255PC canola that is close to 100% seed color change. Because of the dry summer and then later rain, there is now also some green canola pods. They do not roll in between my fingers yet. This is just in certain areas of the field.
I probably should have swathed it a week ago but didn't look then. Now I feel like leaving it and see if the green pods will make it to maturity. That will probably take another month I'm guessing. If I do decide to swath it now or later, I'm going to need a swath roller to keep the swaths from blowing away. Don't have a swath roller either.
It is not a heavy crop and not tall like 255 usually gets. Any ideas?
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Post by meskie on Aug 30, 2021 16:04:52 GMT -6
Spray it then straight cut it.
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Post by Oatking on Aug 30, 2021 19:38:33 GMT -6
what percent green canola pods. If the weather does not show more than 60 k winds for 6 days swath it. You probably dont want to spend more than you have to. Meskie is right though that would be the best option especially if your field is weedy. I swathed my l252 at 60 percent colour change and 5 days later combined it because of big thunderstorms in the forecast. The green seed was borderline 1.8 percent for a one but it was dry and didnt want to chance it. That was two and half weeks ago in a 48 bushel an acre canola crop. I think these newer varieties must be ripening much more quickly than the old days. I heard one guy was in combining after 5 days laying in the swath.
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Post by SWMan on Aug 30, 2021 22:08:45 GMT -6
Depends how many immature pods are there and how many frost free days left and risk of hail, etc. But you paid for the pod shatter resistance and uneven crops are one of the biggest features of that trait.
I wouldn't ever swath without a roller, blows my mind that some do.
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Post by victory on Aug 30, 2021 22:43:08 GMT -6
Probably up to 30% green pods in places. It wouldn't work to combine when the majority of the field is ready. Green patches are scattered throughout the field. Generally don't get frost until about the 2nd week of September. Think I'm going to wait. If it was a big crop it would make more sense to spray it. Have the same thing with the faba beans, except the green ones are all through the field. Could have been an early harvest, but now it looks like it going to be a very stretched out harvest.
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Post by shmiffy on Aug 31, 2021 1:10:32 GMT -6
Green canola pods will probably make it right through the combine. Will see the odd green pod in the grain tank
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