[dschill]

Calling for -2 here wednesday evening. Flax is very green even some flowers in sprayer tracks.

 

[nicemustang]

-4 or -5, a breeze would help.

 

[dschill]

I should also mention its very wet. 40 days of rain here

 

[uthinkyourwet?]

2004. Had flax that was not even very green. Low temperature of 0C. Flax yield of 0 bushels. Canola beside went 44.

 

[Duane H]

2004 my flax was same thing 0. It was august the 20th and I think it went to -7

 

[nicemustang]

Some other factors? We've had flax that had worse frost, and still get an excellent crop. When in 2004 did it freeze? I find flax to be VERY hardy.

 

[joesixpack]

2004 was the last year we grew flax and the best crop that I'd ever seen in my life. -4 fixed that.

 

[dschill]

Thanks for your input fella's. Just as I thought, everyones experience is different and conditions are unique to each situation... We shall see.

 

[Duchek]

Same thing here. Had flax in 2004 when it froze. Not much was left besides a low yielding crappy looking light sample.

 

[MCatSHF]

Hello Dschill
Don't know how much, but I do know that the -1° C we had the other morning wasn't enough to kill my fairly green flax, & fairly green barley, & fairly green, yet undent silage corn.

 

[Ben Heide]

K, so somewhat related in it's subjectivity, i have a question. I haven't ever grown much flax. Would it be more frost tolerant than canola later in the season? And has anyone broadcast it before and worked it in with a harrow or vertical tillage unit?

 

[nicemustang]

I would say very similar to canola, better frost tolerance in my experience. Also should expect similar results as canola with broadcasting, it seems to germinate anywhere it lies. I'm guessing a vertical tillage unit would do a good job.

 

[dschill]

received cold for 3 hours. Zero degrees from 4am till 5:30 than dipped to -2 for an hour. We shall know more in next couple days.