Flax's second attempt.

[farmaholic]

My flax has bolls that would be ready to harvest and green immature bolls ON THE SAME PLANT. That's what happens when the plant basically shuts down due to lack of moisture then tried again when a good rain showed up. Stems are still a bit green. Probably best to desiccate that shit and let the immature crap blow out the back of the combine. The two growths are fairly far apart in development.

[grrrr]

Same here. Brown, blue and green. The green is weeds.

[TOM4CWB]

Same here as well. Must have been all that SMOKE being blown our way!

Late rains blow flax maturity crazy when early hot weather/drought.

[TOM4CWB]

Same here as well. Must have been all that SMOKE being blown our way!

Late rains blow flax maturity crazy when early hot weather/drought.

[TOM4CWB]

My second attempt was posted twice... kind of like the blue flax blooms I took pictures of today! Server was slow... just like the rainfall this year!

[boarderbloke]

farma, if you wait for the second growth, it'll really push your harvest late into the fall, and by then your earlier maturing balls will be on the ground. Plus, you'd be risking the second growth to frost and may not make anything. I agree, spray it now, as it'll still take 3wks to cut straight. Swathing will likely still take 2 wks to dry, and then you have the risk of a September Howler, blowing swaths for half a mile or more. I'd say act quick, as the more/bigger the green growth, the longer you wait.

[Oliver88]

What kind of flax yields are you guys estimating this year?

[TOM4CWB]

I am thinking 75 percent of normal... normal being 30bu/ac. 23bu/ac.

[farmaholic]

Neighbor has "malt" barley that did the same thing. Emergence was good and all looked ok until lately, it thinks it should try again.