Mr Charisma
Member
- Location
- stratford on Avon
I have about a quarter of the crop to sell compared to 2019 harvest but on a plus side I have at least got one field of barley in and rolled
Here we we go again................
- Thread starter snarling bee
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Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
You do know that you only have the location of Crapweathershire by courtesy...
- Location
- East yorks
Total crap here at the moment 8 deg with horizontal rain, another low that won’t go into the North Sea
That’s enough rain for winter now so it can sod off
That’s enough rain for winter now so it can sod off
Ivorbiggun
Member
- Location
- Norfolk
110 mill here in 3 days.
beardface
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
Like die hard 2 looking at Country file weather.
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
The world really has gone mad
- Location
- Dorset/Wilts
Didn't see it. How bad?
Super crap after Tuesday?
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Next weekend has the potential to be "fing gash" apparently. And for those in the west, Wednesday looks a shitter too.
beardface
Member
- Location
- East Yorkshire
If the low moves less wet if it doesn't then more wet. Either way wet.
We had about 50mm between Thursday and Saturday. If we get the same again by Sunday then we'll be half way to last year again.
Ivorbiggun
Member
- Location
- Norfolk
BBC weather forecast for here gives rain on 11 of the next 14 days.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Exactly. Shock this morning at 5.30.
All revved up to drill the barley today, but I think that was the problem - I put a 430kg hybrid seed into the drill in readiness for an early start. Sorry, my fault!!
All revved up to drill the barley today, but I think that was the problem - I put a 430kg hybrid seed into the drill in readiness for an early start. Sorry, my fault!!
Mark C
Member
- Location
- Bedfordshire
BBC 5 day said dry till tomorrow lunchtime so has a long day drilling WB yesterday. Should be finished today lunchtime with time to roll
And pre em. Woken at 3 am hammering down ! 8.5mm this morning
And pre em. Woken at 3 am hammering down ! 8.5mm this morning
- Location
- Lincolnshire
It is getting silly. I've been up most of the night for the last three days worrying about something I have zero control over, keeping thinking if it doesn't get drilled it will be a disaster. Or if I do get it drilled something will go wrong.
GeorgeK
Member
- Location
- Leicestershire
There isn't much slack in the system any more. To manage disease, weeds and turn a profit we are reliant upon favourable weather. Any conditions much below ideal hurt now.
If this wet continues much longer we'll be subjected to posts from the beach boys having a go in their "Heavy stuff, but it's working down OK!" the day after 4" of rain
If this wet continues much longer we'll be subjected to posts from the beach boys having a go in their "Heavy stuff, but it's working down OK!" the day after 4" of rain
And yet our fathers and grandfathers wouldn’t drill wheat until well into October , with November being seen as the optimum date .
What’s gone so wrong that people are panicking at the end of September .
I suppose they had livestock to look after as well. All arable farming gives you too much time to think and worry .
- Location
- Lincolnshire
As mentioned, there is no slack. Even on my tiny acreage the number of decisions needed to get "right" are high, and you only know if you got them right after the event.
I know there is one days drilling to be done. I know last year we didn't get one drilling day from 23rd September to early April.
It really does sap the fun.
And to add to it, I have a strong feeling that one of my smoke detectors has run out of battery.......and it has been plastered into the ceiling. Couldn't make it up.
I know there is one days drilling to be done. I know last year we didn't get one drilling day from 23rd September to early April.
It really does sap the fun.
And to add to it, I have a strong feeling that one of my smoke detectors has run out of battery.......and it has been plastered into the ceiling. Couldn't make it up.
I had a nice day of cutting beans and drilling barley until 2mm rain at 6pm last night scuppered that one. 100 ac of land worked down but baked out so we waited for a shower to moisten it enough to drill. 30mm last week turned it into a pudding and the forecast turns shite tomorrow morning
Still, at least we’ve got time to unblock the combine which is full of wet weed from a field inside a racing circuit that we have to cut or top off by the weekend ready for a big race meeting next weekend.
Still, at least we’ve got time to unblock the combine which is full of wet weed from a field inside a racing circuit that we have to cut or top off by the weekend ready for a big race meeting next weekend.