Jonathan Kelly
Limavady, Derry
While snowfall amounts this week have been minimal, conditions have been far from ideal in Derry, says Jonathan. The return of cold, wet weather means conditions were only fit for finishing the last of this spring’s draining.
Jonathan sowing Lynx beans this week.
He was able to get some sowing done between the snow showers, however. Earlier this week he sowed Lynx spring beans at 240kg/ha. The field had been extensively drained so was in reasonable condition when he ploughed it. The field was ploughed, power-harrowed and drilled using his Lemken Solitaire 9 3m one-pass drill. The field will be rolled when conditions improve. He is planning on applying the herbicide Nirvana (4.5l/ha) as soon as he can. This is his first year growing beans due to the new pilot Protein Crops Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland.