Anyone made any hay yet?

[Steph-a-knee]

Only got 7 acres left to cut, intend to put it into small bales, destined for the horse job. It's old meadow stuff and I've often made good hay out there in early September so not too worried at the moment.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Managed to bale some second cut in the dry

Didn't last long

 

[4course]

got all excited early this morning reasonable forecast up early to clear drier then work land for sowing grass and catch crops , complete and utter waste of time by lunchtime enough rain to put combining back 48h, hay now unlikely to go tommorrow and worked grass tilth is now a bog, ffs im stuggling to maintain my general bonhomie, and to make matters worse the rainfall radar showed a thin band of rain coming right over us with yellow and red splodges and it was correct!!! and its raining as I post

 

[Grassman]

got all excited early this morning reasonable forecast up early to clear drier then work land for sowing grass and catch crops , complete and utter waste of time by lunchtime enough rain to put combining back 48h, hay now unlikely to go tommorrow and worked grass tilth is now a bog, ffs im stuggling to maintain my general bonhomie, and to make matters worse the rainfall radar showed a thin band of rain coming right over us with yellow and red splodges and it was correct!!! and its raining as I post

Rain alarm can be highly annoying when you look and see the only bit of rain is over you

 

[Chuckie]

All of a sudden the forecast looks better for next weekend onwards?

 

[Grassman]

All of a sudden the forecast looks better for next weekend onwards?

They have been saying that for 2 months!

 

[rob1]

They have been saying that for 2 months!

but every week they say it the closer they are to getting it right

 

[Grassman]

Simons long range is more hopeful for the week after next but as he says it's too far away to be confident.

 

[jemski]

I should have cut on Thursday - we've had 4 good days and 2 more forecast now. But they forecast rain all weekend!

 

[Grassman]

I should have cut on Thursday - we've had 4 good days and 2 more forecast now. But they forecast rain all weekend!

Is Mondays rain not coming now?

 

[Ukjay]

Hay making virgin here and I'm in the middle - so all my fingers are crossed. Forecast rain Monday evening 1600 to 2000hrs, so hoping it fooks off and I can get some horse fodder. Turned it twice today and it seems to be drying ok currently - mother nature may spoil it though

 

[jemski]

Is Mondays rain not coming now?

If we get anything it'll be a bit of light drizzle.

 

[Grassman]

If we get anything it'll be a bit of light drizzle.

Countryfile weather forecast just crashed!

 

[Bob c]

baled 18 acres today 1400 + bales cut thursday morning
no pics , you know what stood up hay looks like but nice and green in the bottom and not gone flat

 

[Goweresque]

I should have cut on Thursday - we've had 4 good days and 2 more forecast now. But they forecast rain all weekend!

I know, frustrating isn't it? I did cut a bit Thursday fortunately, more in hope than expectation, which I got today, got another bit down yesterday evening which should (fingers crossed!) be done on Tuesday, which looks a good day suddenly.

I just get the feeling (in the south at least) that the pressure is building in, and the weather is picking up nicely. You don't need much more than a dry day or two plus a sunny day in the high teens to make hay at this time of year, its dead standing up.

 

[onthehoof]

Another 2000 small ones done, was cut Thursday

 

[Bob c]

baled 18 acres today 1400 + bales cut thursday morning
no pics , you know what stood up hay looks like but nice and green in the bottom and not gone flat

moved 21 ,......14 stacks of 40 bales to go
better get on

 

[Bob c]

all done
just got in wife says why is there hot water coming out the cold tap
dont be silly,...........well there is

 

[4course]

round baled hay,part of what we have down tonight, amazingly dry after yesterdays rain clear sunny evening with no damp has helped, left a third as want it for little bales and baler needed to bale some wheat straw as promised to a customer in the morning back on track now, almost

 

[4course]

Another 2000 small ones done, was cut Thursday

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additive? drying plant? wrapping it? no way on earth could we have made hay from some cut on thursday with the weather weve had