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Block 37: Puutarhalohko

The block information contains basic information about the block and events during the growing season, observations, and yield data.

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Block 37
Puutarhalohko

Block basic information

Area: 1.62 hectares
Soil type: richly loamy sandy moraine (rmHtMr)

Clearly shaped, partly sloping to the north block. The light soil type is suitable for many plants as well as experimental activities. Not suitable for potatoes, as there is potato blight in the soil and a high phosphorus level.

Restoration works: In the fall of 2020, the clearing of the ditch along Runkomäentie and leveling of the field edge embankment.

Crop rotation

2024 Grazing pasture
2023 Silage pasture
2022 Mixed crop (grains + grass seed)

Research and experiments

2020 Spring wheat variety and fertilization trial
2021 Heirloom potatoes

Cultivation measures

Cultivation measures

Pasture grass

Cultivation measures

Silage grass 14.6.2023 Harvesting of silage into bales, yield 871.48 kg DM/ha

Cultivation measures

Mixed crops (Oats, Wheat)
17.5.2022 Plowing
19.5.2022 Harrowing
19.5.2022 Seeding, Oats, Matty, Wheat, Lion and Pearl
30.5.2022 Seeding, grass seed, Naturcom, Retuhiiliseos
26.8.2022 Harvesting, yield 2541 kg/ha

Cultivation measures

Broad beans, Kontu
13-14.05.2021 Cultivation twice, penetrating goose foot blade
14.05.2021 Sowing: Broad beans, Kontu 290 kg/ha
13.05.2021 Harvest, yield 1118 kg/ha

4.6.2021 maatiaisperunan istutus
4.6.2021 planting of rustic potatoes

Cultivation measures

Barley, Elmeri
27.4.2020 Levelling cultivation
5.5.2020 Cultivation, penetrating the goosefoot blade
6.5.2020 Fertilization, Ecolan Agra Organic 13-0-0 organic fertilizer, 400 kg/ha, for the field of the grain variety trial
14.5.2020 Sowing, Barley, Elmeri 254 kg/ha
15.9.2020 Harvest, Yield 1825 kg/ha
7.10.2020 Plowing

29.5.2020 Puutarhalohko alkaa pikkuhiljaa vihertää
29.5.2020 The garden plot is gradually starting to turn green.

Research and experiments

In 2020, there was a spring grain variety and fertilization trial at the garden plot. Click here for results and the comparison of varieties.

23.07.2020 Viljojen lajikekokeet.
23.07.2020 Variety tests of grains. The top image has filtered only the blue color, the middle one the green, and the bottom one uses all colors. Based on this year, the most accurate crop images can be obtained after blue filtering.

Cultivation measures

Silage grass
6. 2019 Harvest, yield 3000 kg per hectare
23.7.2019 Harvest, yield 2100 kg per hectare
4.9.2019 Harvest, yield 2300 kg per hectare
28.10.2019 Plowing

Cultivation measures

Oats Matty and grass seed mixture
15.5.2018 Spring tine harrowing
15.5.2018 Sowing of oat Matty, 210 kg/ha
14.6.2018 Weed harrowing
14.6.2018 Sowing of grass seed mixture Retu for improved forage, 25 kg/ha. The mixture contained timothy 40%, reed canarygrass Retu/Karolina 25%, bluegrass SW Nexus/Live 20%, Italian ryegrass Meroa 5%, red clover Saija/SW Yngve 5%, alsike clover Frida/Aurora 3%, white clover Jögeva4 2%.
13.9.2018 Harvest 2022 kg/ha

Block monitoring

17.5.2018

Lohko on kylvetty. Siemen oli osittain jäänyt pintaan.
The plot has been sown. Some of the seed had remained on the surface.

24.5.2018

The settling has started off at a good pace.

Epätasaisuutta on havaittavissa kylvöstä.
Unevenness is noticeable from the sowing.

1.6.2018

Kaura on kaksi- ja kolmilehtivaiheessa.
Oat is in the two-leaf and three-leaf stage.

8.6.2018

Kasvusto on kasvanut suht taisesti. Tyhjiin kohtiin rikkakasvit alkavat kasvamaan.
The vegetation has grown relatively evenly. Weeds are starting to grow in the empty spots.
Pikkuhiljaa alkaa korrenkasvu.
Slowly, the growth of the blade begins.

12.6.2018

Kylvöaukkoja näkyy vieläkin kasvustossa.
Sowing gaps can still be seen in the vegetation.
Korrettuminen on hieman edistynyt.
The correction has progressed slightly.

20.6.2018

Kaura jatkaa suht taisaista kasvua.
Oats continue to grow relatively smoothly.

28.6.2018

Hieman epätasaisuutta havaittavissa.
Some unevenness is noticeable.
Korkeutta on paikoin jopa 45 cm.
The height is even up to 45 cm in places.

2.8.2018

koko lohko

Cultivation measures
The plot has served as a training plot for machinery in the fall; last worked with a disc plow.

Barley Elmeri
12.5.2017 Direct sowing fertilization and barley Elmeri, 229kg/ha, YaraBela Finnish saltpeter 400 kg/ha (108-0-4-16 kg/ha)
16.5.2017 Rolling
6.6.2017 Weed control, Ariane S 2 l/ha
29.6.2017 Disease control and stem regulation: Moddus M 0.25 l/ha, Acanto 0.25 l/ha, Proline 250 EC 0.25 l/ha
5.9.2017 Harvest, threshing 5300 kg/ha, Nutrients removed in the harvest (92.1-18.7-27.3 kg/ha)
20.9. Plowing

Apply 16 kg/ha of nitrogen, 19 kg/ha of phosphorus, and 23 kg/ha of potassium.

Cultivation observations

25.9.2017 Kasvikauden seuranta lohkolla on päättynyt, lohko kynnettiin 20.9.2017.
25.9.2017 The monitoring of the growing season in the field has ended, the field was plowed. 20.9.2017.
11.9.2017 Lohko puitiin 5.9.
11.9.2017 Harvesting 5.9.


4.9.2017 Tähkät ovat lähes täysin taittuneet, ohran ”niskat on nurin”. Kasvuaste 90-92.
4.9.2017 The ears are almost completely bent, the barleys’ “necks are down”. Growth stage.90-92.
28.8.2017 Ohra katkeaa vielä peukalonkynnellä, joten kasvuaste on edelleen 89.
28.8.2017 The grain still breaks with the thumbnail, so the growth stage is still ongoing 89.
Puutarhalohko 2017
21.8.2017
21.8.2017 The splitting of grains is no longer successful with a nail, with a growth stage of 89. The moisture of the sample taken manually from the block was 21%. However, an additional 3-4% unit can be added to this, because when collecting samples manually from the block, one subconsciously chooses more mature plants. Additionally, there are green grains in the spraying lanes that increase the overall moisture in the block.
14.8.2017
14.8.2017
14.8.2017 Kasvusto vaihtaa väriään, kasvuaste 87, eli kova taikina vaihe, jyvän halkaisu onnistuu vielä kynnellä.
14.8.2017 The vegetation changes its color, the growth stage is 87, which means a hard dough phase, the grain can still be split with a fingernail.
15.8.2017
The spray tractor does not have row wheels, but rather 540 mm wide tires. The 2 closure gates in the seeder with a row spacing of 12.5 centimeters are insufficient to cover this, so the tractor also compacts the adjacent paths. This causes subsequent sprouting and also affects the growth of the plants that are already behind.
Lehdet ovat kuolleet lähes kokonaan.
The leaves have almost completely died.

9.8.2017 Despite the rain, barley has remained standing, with a growth rate of 83-85.

2017
2017
Laikkutauti on kellastuttanut ohran lehdet.
Scab disease has yellowed the leaves of the barley.

On average, there were 450 ears per square, and 30 grains per ear, especially the side branches have short ears. With these conditions, the estimated yield is about 5500 kilograms per hectare, with a growth rate of 71-75.

Varsinkin sivuversojen tähkissä löytyy lyhyitä tähkiä. Syy voisi olla Yaran Megalab analyysissakin löytynyt boorin puutos.
Especially in the ear heads of side shoots, there are short ears. The reason could be the boron deficiency found in Yara’s Megalab analysis.
2017
2017

The flowering of the ear has ended, growth rate is 69.

Kasvuston korkeus on noin 80-90 senttiä.
The height of the growth is about 80-90 centimeters.
2017
2017

The blooming of the ear has begun, stamens are visible and the growth rate is 61-65.

Vaihteluväli jyvien määrälle tähkässä on 40-45 jyvää per tähkä.
The range of the number of grains per ear is 40-45 grains per ear.
2017
Lentonoen saastuttama ohra.
Barley contaminated by aircraft.

7.7.2017 The barley is mostly in the ear, growth stage 57 (70% of the ears are out).

Kohdat joissa pintamaa on eroosion myötä hävinnyt, on huomattavasti vähemmän tähkiä. Lohkolla keskimäärin tähkiä neliöllä 400-450kpl/neliöllä.
Areas where the topsoil has been lost due to erosion have significantly fewer heads. On average, there are 400-450 heads per square meter in the block.
Ohralla on verkkolaikkua.
The ear has a web spot.
Suurinosa tähkistä on jo ulkona. Alalehdet ovat kuolemassa valon puutteesta.
Most of the ears are already outside. The lower leaves are dying from lack of light.

29.9.2017

Sivuversoja kasvustossa on 3-5.
There are 3-5 side shoots in the growth.
Vihneet paistavat pääversoista, kasvuaste 49.
The greens are shining from the main shoots, growth stage 49.
Ohralla on verkkolaikkua!
The ear has a web spot!

22.06.2017 The growth has remained steady and clean. The growth stage is the stem growth phase.

Ohrakasvusto on tasainen.
The ear vegetation is even.

Ohran kasvuaste on 31-32. Korrenkasvu on hyvässä vauhdissa.
The growth stage of the oat is 31-32. The stem growth is well underway.
Tähkä on muodostunut korren sisälle suojaan!
The ear has formed a protection inside the stem!

12.6.2017

Kasvusto on kasvanut umpeen, sekä ruiskutusurat ovat pysyneet puhtaana rikkakasveista.
The vegetation has grown thick, and the spraying paths have remained free of weeds.
Ohran kasvuaste on 22-23.
The growth stage of the oats is 22-23.

6.6.2017

Ohralla keskimäärin 4 kasvulehteä, kasvuaste 14 (Zadoks). Rikkakasveja ei juurikaan lohkolla.
On average, 4 growth leaves on the ear, growth stage 14 (Zadoks). There are hardly any weeds in the field.
Ohralle on ilmestynyt vaaleita pilkkuja lehtiin. Oireet viittavaat mangaanin puutokseen, lohkon pH on 7,4 sekä kevät on ollut kuiva sekä kylmä, jotka kaikki heikentävät kasvin mangaanin saantia pellosta.
Light spots have appeared on the leaves of the ear. The symptoms indicate a manganese deficiency, the block’s pH is 7.4, and the spring has been dry and cold, all of which weaken the plant’s manganese uptake from the field.

The variation seen in the field perpendicular to the sowing direction is likely due to the previous autumn’s tillage practices, as well as erosion that occurred during the winter.

30.5.2017 Barley continues to grow, with a growth stage of two, with two or three leaves open, at 12-13 Zadoks.

Syksyisen muokkausharjoitusten jälkeen pelto jäi hienojakoiseksi. Eroosion aiheuttamat jäljet ovat havaittavissa vielä 30.5.
After the autumn plowing exercises, the field remained fine-grained. The traces caused by erosion are still noticeable on May 30.
Ohran kasvuaste 12-13 Zadoksin asteikolla 30.5.
The growth stage of the barley is 12-13 on the Zadoks scale as of May 30th.

30.5.2017 captured ortho aerial image, pixel size on the ground 1.9cm. The image also reveals erosion marks from the winter. It should be noted that the fields do not appear very green from above, even though they may appear green when viewed from the road.

23.5. 2017 The field has germinated quite evenly! The growth stage is 11 according to the Zadoks scale.

Elmeri ohra on orastunut tasaisesti 23.5.
Elmeri barley has sprouted evenly on May 23.
Elmeri ohran kasvuaste (Zadoks) 23.5 on 11, ensimmäinen lehti on täysin avautunut.
Elmeri’s growth stage of barley (Zadoks) 23.5 is 11, the first leaf is fully unfolded.

Cultivation measures

Oats, Matty

Soil analysis 26.11.2021:

Viljavuusanalyysit 26.11.2021

Garden plot sampling line 2:

Puutarhalohko näytteenottolinja 2:

Soil analysis 2.5.2018:

Viljavuusanalyysit 2.5.2018:

Soil Sample 2014:

Maanäyte 2014:

2024 Meadow pasture
2023 Silage pasture
2022 Mixed crop (grains + grass seed)
2021 Broad bean, Kontu
2020 Barley, Elmeri
2019 Silage pasture
2018 Oats, Matty (cover crop)
2017 Barley, Elmeri
2016 Oats, Matty
2015 Barley, Tiril
2014 Spring wheat, Anniina
2013 Green fallow
2012 Spring wheat, Anniina
2011 Barley, NFC Tipple
2010 Spring wheat, Kruunu