Bit dry
- Thread starter warksfarmer
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Tractor Boy
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- Location
- Suffolk
I’ve got that under nearly every hedge and tree this year. Just assumed that the roots had dried the soil out to such a depth until we get back to field capacity any rain on top will just disappear into the bone dry soil below.
- Location
- south norfolk
I’ve had volunteer cereals behind the combine suck all the moisture out of the ground too.
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cotswoldcs
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- Location
- Bang In the heart of the Cotswolds
That's 50mm of rain more than some got
Unlikely. Around here most older hedges were planted on formed up banks. It's partly for shelter for livestock.
- Location
- East yorks
It will soon be wet and crappy
agree. Tuesdays 2-spots on the forecast now down graded to 50% chance of ashower
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Had more than enough to get wheat growing well this October
Notill needs a lot less than cultivated
If it did not rain till March would not matter to me
Notill needs a lot less than cultivated
If it did not rain till March would not matter to me
Hindsight
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
Nice throw away remark - but do you really mean it? Bit catastrophic I would contend. Regards.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
No till would only work here if it kept dry until March or even better April
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
In 2011 it was very dry till april4 2012 when Anglian put a hose pipe ban in the first and only one since 1976
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Works fine here mole regularly and do not drill when it is too wet
Cracks deeper than 4 times subsoiling depth with cover crop roots down a foot by mid October deeper than any plough
Hindsight
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- Location
- Lincolnshire
Yes, 2011 was exceptionally dry and as you say in 2012 the weather broke early April and then rained pretty much until Xmas. 2006 was also dry and that carried into spring of 2007 when the weather broke late May Bank holiday and it rained solid until end July. So in both 2012 and 2007 yields were awful as no sun. Hence my question - if history repeats then no rain until March is begging for an awful no sun grain fill period. Think I would prefer a normal winter rainfall.