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Post by wheatking76 on Nov 28, 2023 21:11:34 GMT -6
what are other farmers finding for good yellow pea varieties was growing Meadows and really liked them but seed was becoming poor and poor, so i tried Inca's and i dont think they are much better i had the 2 side by side and meadows were still a touch better and went all Inca's this year and wasn't overly impressed, ya it was a dryer year but heck the canola across the road did better, i noticed more splits even with slowing the rotor down and opening concaves, not a lot of peas grown around here anymore so no trial or other locals to talk to on this
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Post by carlos on Nov 29, 2023 10:47:33 GMT -6
I tried lewochkos last year. Stood really nice, not too many splits, but i try to get them a little on the tough side and aerate them. Yield around 40 with 12.5% hail damage. Grew spectrums before that.
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Post by kens on Nov 30, 2023 0:11:37 GMT -6
I've been growing lewochkos for 4 years now approximately. Good variety that stands up well, yields well. Their biggest downfall is getting viable seed. Most seed growers wont grow them as the seed coat cracks and really hurts the germ. 2 years I had to seed 225lbs+ because the germ was around 80%.
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Post by carlos on Nov 30, 2023 21:16:13 GMT -6
Good to know. I will find out when I do a test on them. I do have a New Holland combine,so should be good!!
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Post by kens on Dec 4, 2023 17:55:38 GMT -6
I should add to my first response. My Lewochkos had 98% germ this year, so germ abviously isn't a problem every year. I'm cleaning ebough of them for 3 years of use.
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Post by wheatking76 on Dec 10, 2023 10:23:16 GMT -6
interesting ive never heard of that variety i'll do some looking, heard of carvers and wondered about them
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Post by mountrose on Jan 20, 2024 10:02:51 GMT -6
Last two years I have been doing a yellow pea variety trail with 6 or so varieties that each roughly get about 6-9 acres in the same field right next to eachother. So far varieties tested are: Salamanca spider spectrum chrome profit orchestra and inca.
2022 the winner by a very small margin was spider and 2023 winner was spectrum. We have been growing spectrums since 2020 and have been very happy with them. Good yield and great stand ability. I’m located about 15 miles south of sask/mb line. Soil type is loam. Usually shoot for about 350k plants/ac.
2022 avg yield for plot was about 66
2023 avg 57
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Post by kenmb on Jan 25, 2024 9:32:37 GMT -6
Can get Profit from seed dealer a few miles away, but thinking I should hunt around for Chrome which might be a better choice based on shorter advertised vine length although maybe that doesn't mean much. If anyone has comments on these two then let me know. Been growing Amarillos for a few years and do notice the stronger vine vs the Golden and Treasures from years before but time to get a new seed stock of some kind. Don't think I will notice yield differences between varieties so more interested in how they grow. I hope for 35 to 40 bu/ac on a average year with peas down one shoot and around 90 lbs of phos down the other as a means to build phos for future years. So a 5% yield gain is going to take a lot of precise data collection to prove which I don't have.
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Post by mountrose on Jan 26, 2024 22:52:01 GMT -6
I don’t have too much to comment about standability differences between chrome and profit. Have you had a non-determinant pea before like the profit? they can sometimes require a bit more patience before pulling trigger on dessicating. If your area sometimes gets late rains right before harvest the profits (and spectrums) will put on new flowers and pods while the rest of the plant is dead. It sounds worse than it really is, but it can sometimes definitely help with the yield. It just makes the timing for spraying a bit more difficult. At least that is my experience in the difference between those two.
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Post by kenmb on Jan 27, 2024 8:26:36 GMT -6
Haven't seen a characteristic note for determinant / indeterminate when looking at varieties. Would be nice to know what the various varieties grown in the past were. Not uncommon to be doing preharvest and have peas blooming in low spots while higher ground has maybe 10% green plant visible. Probably a good characteristic to dig into and figure out which may be a better choice for variable land.
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Post by SWMan on Jan 29, 2024 20:05:36 GMT -6
Have had good luck with Chrome for several years now. Very good yielder, almost as good if not similar to Carver but processors didn't seem to want Carvers anymore because of protein profile.
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Post by victory on Jan 29, 2024 23:13:19 GMT -6
Nice to see you back on here SWMan! Always enjoyed hearing and learning from your knowledge and experiences.
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