2019 all over again?

[Cab-over Pete]

I had the best February we’ve ever had, spread loads of lime, good chunk of Fibrophos too.

We finished a job on March 1st at lunchtime. It was getting breezy and started to rain.

Didn’t spread a single tonne of anything then for 7 weeks.

I can’t ever remember in my life not turning a wheel in March until then. Just a few hours done!!!

 

[Wombat]

I had the best February we’ve ever had, spread loads of lime, good chunk of Fibrophos too.

We finished a job on March 1st at lunchtime. It was getting breezy and started to rain.

Didn’t spread a single tonne of anything then for 7 weeks.

I can’t ever remember in my life not turning a wheel in March until then. Just a few hours done!!!

I said to someone I don’t think I can remember a year with as many messed up critical periods of crop production as this one.
Spring a total sh!t show, summer a write off. October well the less said the better.
Yellow warning for tomorrow again with 30–50mm supposedly. I seriously give up with this year.

 

[bobk]

I said to someone I don’t think I can remember a year with as many messed up critical periods of crop production as this one.
Spring a total sh!t show, summer a write off. October well the less said the better.
Yellow warning for tomorrow again with 30–50mm supposedly. I seriously give up with this year.

Without doubt , never had a year where everything went tits up , happy to see the back of 2023

 

[Renaultman]

Without doubt , never had a year where everything went tits up , happy to see the back of 2023

It's nowhere near 2012 here, by far my worst year in recent times, I even managed to top a bit of FFC up today, bit damp but travelling well

 

[Devil's advocate]

Given up now.

See what Feb 24 brings.

I'd like to sow winter crops till 1st March, plan B maybe mobile seed cleaner to dress my own spring barley, its a bit weathered so don't know.

 

[Flat 10]

Given up now.

See what Feb 24 brings.

I'd like to sow winter crops till 1st March, plan B maybe mobile seed cleaner to dress my own spring barley, its a bit weathered so don't know.

Germ test it asap so at least you can make a plan.

 

[Wombat]

Given up now.

See what Feb 24 brings.

I'd like to sow winter crops till 1st March, plan B maybe mobile seed cleaner to dress my own spring barley, its a bit weathered so don't know.

Problem with that is I patched some in in great conditions in feb, then we got, March, April, July and august and all the lat bits never made it to harvest. Hopefully if the whole field is late you can the timings of everything is a bit more even and easier.

for the spring barley, count 100 pop on the window cill in a saucer and wet paper towel, see how many germinates. Pop straight in drill. Pay royalties job done

 

[Devil's advocate]

Lot worse for those on the best land.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Problem with that is I patched some in in great conditions in feb, then we got, March, April, July and august and all the lat bits never made it to harvest. Hopefully if the whole field is late you can the timings of everything is a bit more even and easier.

for the spring barley, count 100 pop on the window cill in a saucer and wet paper towel, see how many germinates. Pop straight in drill. Pay royalties job done

Not sown in the 1st place, so will be into frost mould. Have had great results in the past.

 

[Tompkins]

Hopefully I will get the last 12 acres of wheat in today. Admittedly this year has been a complete b*****d but our land was a lot wetter this time in 2019. Heavens opened on the 25th of September that year and it rained every day for what felt like the rest of the year.
For once it seems the south west may have missed the worst of it this time, I really feel for those with new seeds underwater

 

[EddieB]

I’m going to drill some beans tomorrow, resorted to ploughing and combi drill. Looking at the forecast I’m hoping to finish the barley off towards the back end of next week. Quite sandy and quinoa volunteers growing, dd should work ok.

 

[bobk]

Lot worse for those on the best land.

I watched that , what a mess .

 

[DrWazzock]

It’s far worse than 2019. We seem to get belts of constant rain for 12 or 24 hrs at a time here. All of the clay is just about a complete failure except that which was drilled against all the advice in September.
With hindsight we shouldn’t have drilled anything early last week but rain amounts that followed weren’t forecast.
Is there anything I can spin on to bald areas of clay that would at least provide some ground cover? Brown mustard? Probably not but just asking.

 

[David.]

How would you be getting BYDV sprays on, even if it was all drilled and up in rows?

 

[Devil's advocate]

It’s far worse than 2019. We seem to get belts of constant rain for 12 or 24 hrs at a time here. All of the clay is just about a complete failure except that which was drilled against all the advice in September.
With hindsight we shouldn’t have drilled anything early last week but rain amounts that followed weren’t forecast.
Is there anything I can spin on to bald areas of clay that would at least provide some ground cover? Brown mustard? Probably not but just asking.

Black oats?

 

[Devil's advocate]

How would you be getting BYDV sprays on, even if it was all drilled and up in rows?

No need aphids can't swim?

 

[Devil's advocate]

It’s far worse than 2019. We seem to get belts of constant rain for 12 or 24 hrs at a time here. All of the clay is just about a complete failure except that which was drilled against all the advice in September.
With hindsight we shouldn’t have drilled anything early last week but rain amounts that followed weren’t forecast.
Is there anything I can spin on to bald areas of clay that would at least provide some ground cover? Brown mustard? Probably not but just asking.

In 2019 we made real nasty ruts harvesting sprouts & caulie.

Hardly any ruts in the veg field this year, I was there Friday morning & going this afternoon.

 

[DrWazzock]

How would you be getting BYDV sprays on, even if it was all drilled and up in rows?

You wouldn’t. Can’t even walk across it at the moment.

 

[DrWazzock]

In 2019 we made real nasty ruts harvesting sprouts & caulie.

Hardly any ruts in the veg field this year, I was there Friday morning & going this afternoon.

G for Y!

 

[Devil's advocate]

G for Y!

sorry translate.

Stubble just marked a bit today, but not possible to drill. Erosion would be a huge problem were we to try & drill. With the delay, I may try to get someone with a trenching wheel to cut through the underlying sandstone & drain some surface water we get from the road to the nearest ditch, which is 600 metre,

Would like to put a late fungicide on the Xmas sprouts but the leaves are too wet.