NFC Tipple drilled into a ploughed up grass ley, lightish land, one pass power harrow and drill combination, but not consolidated enough to prevent the roots being dried out when the dry spell with cool conditions prevailed in April through to May. Plants dropped leaves and tiller numbers, some plants died. Digging extensively over the fields only presented one leather jacket which had been suspected, but white tips suggested also a nutrient and moisture issue as well. The fields were subsequently all rolled with a flat roller and subsequently recovered, but not before the crop was left much thinner.The crop was given a foliar feed to stimulate root development once the crop received some rain.
The result of some patience, although the crop is not very thick and is not likely to yield a huge crop, too few heads per square meter. 
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