If ever a set of photos showed why blackgrass can be a problem associated with soil type and drainage then read on (as well as rotation, compaction, etc. etc.) These pictures were taken this afternoon as I went for a walk around our oilseed rape.
There is pigeon, slug and phoma to contend with as well, but here we go....
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| On the left Denchworth clay and on the right the soil changes to lighter Banbury series ironstone. |
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| The view from the same spot looking uphill into the freer draining Banbury series |
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| and here thinner establishment on the heavier Denchworth, more blackgrass and targeted by pigeons!! |
