Anyone made any hay yet?

[Tha Ulsterscot]

I cut a small field on Monday morning, and although it got rain that afternoon, its looking good now and hope to bale and wrap if need be tomorrow evening. Would have cut more but too many other things happening this weekend and next week. rest will just have to wait

 

[4course]

that we cut friday has lain in situ till last night, had a miserable few days with considerable rain, spun it out last night and was pleasantly surprised lost a bit of colour but no nasty smell or rotten bits ,just been for another look and quite hopeful that if the weather plays ball now we will take the headlands off for haylage and see if we can get the rest for hay though it wont be the best or worst weve ever made the next decision is do we go round or square and do we additive

 

[bovrill]

Still got my three little bits left to cut, which have been waiting about 5 weeks. And at the moment I think I've done the right thing. I've not spoken to anyone that's successfully baled decent hay just round here in that time period, including a big bit on some pretty hot ground.
There's a bit less than a mile away which must have been cut at the weekend, which was looking very sorry for itself when I drove past earlier.

 

[powerontheland]

Still got my three little bits left to cut, which have been waiting about 5 weeks. And at the moment I think I've done the right thing. I've not spoken to anyone that's successfully baled decent hay just round here in that time period, including a big bit on some pretty hot ground.
There's a bit less than a mile away which must have been cut at the weekend, which was looking very sorry for itself when I drove past earlier.

I managed to have some baled on Sunday at East Hanningfield, cut last Monday, turned it Friday, most of it was ready, but the idiot with the baler (you know who I mean) turned up later than expected having fiddled with the baler and not tested it . So in the end he didn't start until 1830, then rained off until Sunday morning.

 

[bovrill]

the idiot with the baler (you know who I mean)

having fiddled with the baler

His favourite pastime, take something that's working well, and cock it right up!

 

[powerontheland]

Yes, I was not best pleased!

 

[4course]

been a perfect sunny with a bit of breeze afternoon and evening ,the hay we turned yesterday now after another go across lunchtime looks a different crop so a lot more more promising ,just depends on the weather,ive given up looking at the forecasts from whoever as they have all been wrong this last few days now going with does my shoulder ache = rain do I feel happy= sun and more telling is mrs 4course in good humour= heatwave today ive been humming as I work feel no arthritis or sciatica and just had a very nice lovingly prepared meal with a bottle of fizz so haymaking here we come !!

 

[onthehoof]

On last bit now though haven't cut all of it, I think it's grown more in the past fortnight than since the end of March

 

[rob1]

been a perfect sunny with a bit of breeze afternoon and evening ,the hay we turned yesterday now after another go across lunchtime looks a different crop so a lot more more promising ,just depends on the weather,ive given up looking at the forecasts from whoever as they have all been wrong this last few days now going with does my shoulder ache = rain do I feel happy= sun and more telling is mrs 4course in good humour= heatwave today ive been humming as I work feel no arthritis or sciatica and just had a very nice lovingly prepared meal with a bottle of fizz so haymaking here we come !!

if the mrs is happy and had a bottle of fizz I should skip the haymaking

 

[4course]

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if the mrs is happy and had a bottle of fizz I should skip the haymaking

unlikely to wrap it !!!

 

[ffukedfarmer]

I've cut 15 acres this afternoon, hope it turns out to be the right decision, but it feels now like I don't have much to lose as I really need 2-3 good weeks to finish and that doesn't look at all likely.

 

[Grassman]

Next week's forecast sounds rubbish!

 

[Pan mixer]

Next week's forecast sounds rubbish!

I am trying to be in denial but I fear you are correct.

1987 all over again, three nice weeks in June, rained the rest of the summer.

 

[Clever Dic]

Taken a punt over the last 2 days now got rather a lot on the deck. All for haylage should start baling tomorrow westerwolds mown before the big rain it looks completely unaffected. Fingers crossed till Tuesday.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Next week's forecast sounds rubbish!

So the same as every week then?

 

[Goweresque]

The only positive thing I take from the weather forecasts is that they're hopeless at predicting step changes in the weather pattern. The weather tends to get stuck in a certain pattern, and the models just predict more of the same for the foreseeable future. So the fact they're all saying continued low pressure and westerly winds for the next few weeks is neither here nor there really - more than 3-5 days out they don't really know, and wouldn't be able to spot a change to settled high pressure if it was coming.

 

[FG.]

I can always predict the weather and my neighbour hates me for it.
When ever I mow, it rains.
My neighbour was busy trying to snatch some wheat off this afternoon.
I rang him up and said I'm off to knock some headlands. No!
Anyway, just as I finished, it rained lol

 

[powerontheland]

Cut 15 acres today, headlands will be baled tomorrow for Haylage. Rest will bale Sunday if it's nice and stays windy, but most likely Monday

 

[bobk]

The only positive thing I take from the weather forecasts is that they're hopeless at predicting step changes in the weather pattern. The weather tends to get stuck in a certain pattern, and the models just predict more of the same for the foreseeable future. So the fact they're all saying continued low pressure and westerly winds for the next few weeks is neither here nor there really - more than 3-5 days out they don't really know, and wouldn't be able to spot a change to settled high pressure if it was coming.

Exactly , until they know when the jet stream will move they're predicting the obvious

 

[4course]

if the mrs is happy and had a bottle of fizz I should skip the haymaking

still going for hay , as they say make hay whilst the sun shines, with luck the good humour and weather may last while sunday