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Where or what in does the rape seed harvest end up.
[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]
Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying prosess.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.
Quote from: gardentg44 on November 17, 2009, 08:59:42Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying prosess.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.[farmers plough the stems in, they ain't allowed to burn stuff any more!! ;)
Quote from: tonybloke on November 17, 2009, 20:34:13Quote from: gardentg44 on November 17, 2009, 08:59:42Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying prosess.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.[farmers plough the stems in, they ain't allowed to burn stuff any more!! ;)]in theory but not in practice
Quote from: gardentg44 on November 19, 2009, 07:51:37Quote from: tonybloke on November 17, 2009, 20:34:13Quote from: gardentg44 on November 17, 2009, 08:59:42Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying prosess.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.[farmers plough the stems in, they ain't allowed to burn stuff any more!! ;)]in theory but not in practicehave you seen farmers burning stubble?
how many hives have you got? (I got a couple)
Quote from: gardentg44 on November 19, 2009, 07:51:37Quote from: tonybloke on November 17, 2009, 20:34:13Quote from: gardentg44 on November 17, 2009, 08:59:42Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying proses.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.[farmers plough the stems in, they ain't allowed to burn stuff any more!! ;)]in theory but not in practice[have you seen farmers burning stubble?]
Quote from: tonybloke on November 17, 2009, 20:34:13Quote from: gardentg44 on November 17, 2009, 08:59:42Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying proses.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.[farmers plough the stems in, they ain't allowed to burn stuff any more!! ;)]in theory but not in practice
Quote from: gardentg44 on November 17, 2009, 08:59:42Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying proses.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.[farmers plough the stems in, they ain't allowed to burn stuff any more!! ;)
Quote from: sarah on November 06, 2009, 09:00:25[why do they spray it to kill it? don't they just cut it? didn't realise how much i didn't know about rape!]They spray it with a systemic weed killer such as roundup or hoedown,which kills off the rape, and speeds up the drying proses.They then harvest the pods only.the rest is usless and will not rot down therefore must be burnt.