April – Initially there was a sowing job for a neighbour…
…Then there were several fertilizing jobs and I had to make 2 trips back to the dealer with the Zetor to refill the Rausch spreader…
…After the last job was done I still had plenty of fertilizer left over for my own fields.
Last month I prepared field 3 for sowing and it fell to the Massey-Ferguson to deliver the Soya Beans to the pre-fertilized field…
…With all the vegetable matter littering the surface it was difficult to see where I’d sown, so the ridge marker was very handy. Then, with sowing complete, I rolled the field to compact the soil and prevent erosion…
…a nice easy job for the BM๐ I’m doing my best to share the workload around the tractors and with such sunny weather it seems silly to be sitting in a cab๐
The Oilseed Radish in field 1 was ready to plough in during the second week of April…
…Once more I turned to the MF to do the job. That’s another field ready for sowing – The plan has changed again๐, I’m going to put Sorghum in this field and after harvesting the Barley in field 2, I will be planting Canola there.
I spent the rest of the week mowing my grass crop and making hay…
…All of which was handled by the BM with a minimum of fuss. Baling the hay required a bit more power, so the MF hauled the Lely baler up and down the rows…
…producing 20 bales…
…All of which I loaded by hand into our trailer and set off to the biogas plant…
In the the 3rd week of April I sowed the Sorghum in field 1…
…Rolling the field afterwards to complete the job. I also fed the grass some fertilizer. With nothing else I could do and with the Barley getting close to harvesting, I took the Vistula Combine up to the dealer for some pre-harvesting season maintenance…
…and that really was the end of the work for April – the last week was quiet with little to do but watch for the Sorghum and Soya plants to come through๐
More from Osada soon ๐๐