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Colby, Kansas | Typically for winter canola you want to have it seeded 6 weeks before the first killing freeze. For us in SW Nebr that means planting in early Sept. That will produce blooms much earlier than mid July (like mid/late May). I'm honestly not sure if you can pull that off unless you plant a spring type and I'm not real familiar about what that timeline would look like.
Getting a good stand has been the biggest challenge for me, maybe found the ticket this year no-till about 1" deep with a single disk airseeder. In winter Canola its also important to surface apply some N prior to planting (30 - 40 lbs) to ensure good early season growth.
As stated above, I will reiterate from experience, previously applied sulfunurea herbicides will cause serious stand issues (like there will never be a stand) Learned that the hard way when a plot failed to emerge and research showed that Amber had been applied that spring (Amber to Canola is minimum 14 months)
Lucas
Edited by LHaag 10/11/2007 00:01
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Calling all Canola Experts
