Now at 18.8mm for May (and the last 10 weeks)
I put a rain water harvesting system for spraying in mid March, should fill with 50mm (average monthly rain) it is nearly empty.
A month without rain?
- Thread starter T C
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I put a rain water harvesting system for spraying in mid March, should fill with 50mm (average monthly rain) it is nearly empty.
Fish
Member
- Location
- North yorkshire
Our 10 week total now stands at,
drum roll please
a grand total of 5mm,
I would say we are up the creek, but the creek has dried up.
drum roll please
a grand total of 5mm,
I would say we are up the creek, but the creek has dried up.
- Location
- East yorks
and someone nicked the paddle .....
Dim Reaper
Member
- Location
- North Yorkshire
We’ve had 16.8mm since 15th of March, near Whitby. What rain we have had has come in the form very light showers which barely dampened the concrete.
Bossfarmer
Member
- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
31 mm here for may and things are bone dry, crops holding on for now will be very concerned in june when heat gets up
barleybasher
Member
I can't believe this! After such a wet drilling season we just need some luck and FAST!
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
In a barbed wire boat
Don’t think some of our land has even had that much about 45 mins south west from you.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
It’s game over here. The worst crop and grass disaster I have ever known this early in the year. Is anybody aware of that or will that be the next big thing the government didn’t see coming in plain sight for months.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Looked at my Nov planted wheat as I drove past with the sprayer today - straw is going to be very short indeed this year!
Looks like maize and grass could be likewise.
Looks like maize and grass could be likewise.
nails
Member
- Location
- East Dorset
This is turning into a bad Spring Drought but nothing new if you look back. In the 1700,s Gilbert White recorded a few Spring Droughts with 1775 being particularly bad and 1785 and 1769 nearly as bad. 1775 broke in June with some huge storms and a following wet spell.
- Location
- Bedfordshire
Did nothing happen in the 1800's and 1900's then.
I think we now all expect the weather to break and we will have 3 months of well above average rainfall when it is too late for combinable crops.
Muddyboots
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- Location
- Suffolk
If it does break before harvest then the next problem is going to be regrowth here now as a lot has gone to far and will grow from the bottom again.
That will bring another set of difficult management decisions!
That will bring another set of difficult management decisions!
nails
Member
- Location
- East Dorset
1700,s is just an example although the weather was particularly extreme around the time of Gilbert White.
TheYellowRaincoat
Member
Fields ask for water, let's hope it doesn't fall all at once!
- Location
- Lincolnshire
It will have to rain at some point. Probably
- Location
- norfolk
Im sure someone on the ‘drilling anyone’ thread said “its going to be dry next week week” in october?
'bout the same in this arid bit of Shropshire. Bummer is that 5 miles away they have had several good showers to keep the grass green and "might" save the Spring drilling.
Wondering what the best summer sown crop will be for some grazing for the Sucklers come Autumn and into Winter. Think they will be wintering outside on sand this time.... Straw will be too costly!
Mr Mackay
Member
- Location
- HMP Slade , Shropshire
I was going to spray off some grass for stubble turnips 2 weeks ago but the wife stopped me !! In 2 minds now but best we left it as it is considering
Aye, bird in the hand thing... at least you have a bit of grazing at the moment... Looking at my aftercut last week, I reckoned I could DD into the stubble with little competition. The seeds would not grow mind!!
Wondering on a root or a leaf crop?