Canola and planters

[flea beetle]

You're going to all the trouble/cost of using a planter, why not have earlier maturing canola, main stem canola and seed 9 plants per foot? Increase your yield, earlier harvest, decrease your risk.

Judging from what I read from furrow, and the pictures he posts, I would say that he has things figured out pretty well.

[flea beetle]

80% live 20% die. Did i really have to spell it out?

There are 2 kinds of people in this world, those who can extrapolate.

In your words in another thread, you're and idiot. Have you looked up the definition of mortality?

Isn't it funny how that came to bite you in the butt so fast?

[farming101]

80% live 20% die. Did i really have to spell it out?

There are 2 kinds of people in this world, those who can extrapolate.

When you get it wrong the first time....it's somebody else's problem. oh boy
I always suspected canola plants were mortal

[tweety]

Lol , it’s much more than saving a bit of canola
Ideally shoot for 200,000 seeds per ac or slightly less in ideal conditions
Average is 2 lbs but can be 1.7 to 2.5
Keeps close to 5 plants per foot . Seems to average seed spacing 2.2 to 2.5 inch
As I have said for a few years ... it’s not for everyone . But neither is a $600,000 tractor and $600,000 drill . But they most likely work great for those that have them 👍.
Higher cost ? Compared to what ?

You're going to all the trouble/cost of using a planter, why not have earlier maturing canola, main stem canola and seed 9 plants per foot? Increase your yield, earlier harvest, decrease your risk.

[tweety]

Where do you get 80% mortality? It would be more like 80-90% survival rate compared to a PHD of any brand.

80% live 20% die. Did i really have to spell it out?

There are 2 kinds of people in this world, those who can extrapolate.

[Misterjade9]

Why the much higher cost of a planter for an indeterminate crop like canola?

2 lbs of 4 gm seed is 4 plants per foot at 80% mortality. 4 is pretty low for all the things that can go wrong. 5 gm seed is around 3 plants. Would seem there is much better places to save money.

Where do you get 80% mortality? It would be more like 80-90% survival rate compared to a PHD of any brand.

[furrowtickler]

Why the much higher cost of a planter for an indeterminate crop like canola?

2 lbs of 4 gm seed is 4 plants per foot at 80% mortality. 4 is pretty low for all the things that can go wrong. 5 gm seed is around 3 plants. Would seem there is much better places to save money.

Lol , it’s much more than saving a bit of canola
Ideally shoot for 200,000 seeds per ac or slightly less in ideal conditions
Average is 2 lbs but can be 1.7 to 2.5
Keeps close to 5 plants per foot . Seems to average seed spacing 2.2 to 2.5 inch
As I have said for a few years ... it’s not for everyone . But neither is a $600,000 tractor and $600,000 drill . But they most likely work great for those that have them 👍.
Higher cost ? Compared to what ?

[tweety]

Why the much higher cost of a planter for an indeterminate crop like canola?

2 lbs of 4 gm seed is 4 plants per foot at 80% mortality. 4 is pretty low for all the things that can go wrong. 5 gm seed is around 3 plants. Would seem there is much better places to save money.

[furrowtickler]

Furrow what row spacing on your planter?

Any idea if planters skew on steep hillsides?

Thanks for sharing your info and photos.

We can run 15 in or 30 in
All canola , peas Blackbeans and soybeans are on 15 in space
We also did corn on 15 in this year . Other results from area look beneficial over a 30 inch spacing
No the Horsch does not skew much , stats fairly stable

[poorboy]

Furrow what row spacing on your planter?

Any idea if planters skew on steep hillsides?

Thanks for sharing your info and photos.