Once the snow has disappeared, it’s time to evaluate the performance of your fall-sown crops. In most of Ontario, they’re not only doing well, they’re already growing like weeds. In some parts of the state, winter wheat harvest is five days ahead of the 10-year average.
This week’s episode of What Wheat Pete Says begins here. Host Peter Johnson also answers questions about weed identification, herbicide timing, PGR timing, summer vacation plans, and more.
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summary
- Winter wheat, winter canola, and rye!Spring is coming
- It’s time to go to southwestern Ontario — the alfalfa is coming in and it’s being fertilized.
- Winter wheat doesn’t like wet feet.
- Make sure the soil is suitable before you go (and if it’s suitable, say “uh…shi…”)
- The solar eclipse was majestic and truly spectacular.
- Eastern Ontario has some good-looking wheat, and geese have their share too
- Looks like Winterkill isn’t over yet.
- Fuyuna, who came in late, is still doing well.Even the bad parts aren’t that bad
- Winter rape blossoms are planted in August and September. Is September too late?Depends on how far north you are
- This could be Ontario’s fourth crop rotation.
- Seeds must be ordered by mid-June. Please call early!
- April 8th Will winter wheat breed?oh boy
- Improving wheat management — we’ve made breakthroughs
- Heading in early April does not mean harvest will be significantly earlier.
- Eastern Ontario is about 100 GDD ahead in 2023 and 150 GDD ahead of the 10-year average.
- 10-12 GDD per day during this period
- What will happen to the timing of PGR? Growth stage 30, 31, or 32
- Is PGR necessary?
- Is it too cold to use herbicides? Probably not!
- Whitlow Glass — What the heck?Some years, strange weeds are preferred.
- loss of nitrogen. Save N!check out agronomists are here
- There is no perfect day to do this, but make sure to time it properly to minimize your losses.
- Demand for N increases after growth stage 31.Therefore, there must be N
- Make decisions based on growth stages, not the calendar.
- Be careful of striped rust
- Dead wheat, pH, sand dunes…wireworm problems?
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