SRRC
Member
- Location
- West Somerset
Raining here now, strong winds behind it too. This picture was from Wednesday, spider's webs covering the furrows. Only 10 acres left
Drilling anyone?
- Thread starter kevindb880
- Start date
- Location
- south norfolk
Spiders webs between furrows or on stubbles is a beautiful sight.never been able to capture it on film
Nick...
Nick...
- Location
- S E Glos
Also means you won't get any aphids
- Location
- East yorks
13mm so far since 1
- Location
- East yorks
I am very glad we didn’t drill anything yet if the next 24hrs play out as planned
4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
planned !!!, by who or what? surely couldnt have been carol
- Location
- East yorks
They have been saying since early yesterday we were going to get 50mm of crap, so far we are at 20mm tonight and I would say we will easily double that In the next 18hrs. It really is the biggest crock of rubbish
RushesToo
Member
- Location
- Fingringhoe
If you let them be, move the soil and it might be different.
kevindb880
Member
- Location
- Herts
More rain forecast today! I think we have given up on barley it’s just too wet now, we have drilled just under 80 acres out of 200!
We did get 40 acres of that in this week but having to move the ground in front of the drill and letting it dry you need 2 or 3 days dry and we just don’t get it.
Also have 130 acres of wheat to drill, if we don’t get that drilled I don’t know what we will put in in the spring.
On a brighter note we did plough in 24 acres of beans but we had to stop because it’s too wet, we do have 20 acres of light ground which we will be able to plough next week and that could be it.
I’ve worked here for 36 years and I’ve never known an autumn like this.
We did get 40 acres of that in this week but having to move the ground in front of the drill and letting it dry you need 2 or 3 days dry and we just don’t get it.
Also have 130 acres of wheat to drill, if we don’t get that drilled I don’t know what we will put in in the spring.
On a brighter note we did plough in 24 acres of beans but we had to stop because it’s too wet, we do have 20 acres of light ground which we will be able to plough next week and that could be it.
I’ve worked here for 36 years and I’ve never known an autumn like this.
- Location
- East yorks
4course
Member
- Location
- north yorks
stopped here at last , im going to float off and see some pals in a hostelry, cant stand anymore looking out the window, come back at dark and hope the lakes have become puddles by morningMore rain forecastit’s been raining for 25hrs solid here
- Location
- Lincolnshire
40 mm in the rain gauge in last 24 hours. Water accumulating in low areas. Not good. Best ignore it.
- Location
- East yorks
Just hoping the 2 main becks through our farm don’t top over as that will really knacker it. They have a foot to go at the moment but rising
snipe
Member
- Location
- west yorkshire
55mm in 24 hrs.
- Location
- East Sussex
We’ve our own problems down here but Christ I feel for you lot up country
- Location
- northumberland
should've came up to kelso to the races, twas a lovely day, even better with hospitality from KV and Paxtons
Minesapint
Member
- Location
- Oxon
Nothing drilled here. Horsch sprinter on 5 inch Dutch openers at present. Any mileage in trying cereal drilling with the bean coulters? Will the packer run any cleaner with less soil disturbance, or am I just being hopeful? Wider row spacing doesn't worry me too much. Any body tried it?
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Bang on 20mm here...15 of which came through the night Friday into Saturday