Anyone made any hay yet?

[steveR]

The hay that a lad made locally in May which is the subject of another thread hasnt caught fire yet but he did spread it out in under cover!

Ouch! Done that in the past... I remember using AddH when we did little bales which was some rum stuff and would allow some heating but killed the mould spores. I used to stack the bales with horizontal vents every other course in the barn which helped a lot. However, big round bales killed that Two weeks "resting" worked wonders on a bit of green hay, and of course, it was a great walk with the kids of an evening, rolling the bales 1/4 turn, to stop the ground giving a damp patch on the bale!

Haylage was the secret for us, albeit plastic film is now getting less appealing. But in a season like this, it is a huge benefit to be able to wrap headlands and under trees etc!

 

[vantage]

June weather has seen the need to fire up the Clearview! Got to be a first,unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere!

 

[Goweresque]

June weather has seen the need to fire up the Clearview! Got to be a first,unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere!View attachment 810706

Apparently last Tuesday (11th) was the 9th coldest June day going back to 1772 (when the Central England Temperature data series starts) and the maximum temperature reached on Tuesday was the lowest daily maximum on record for a June day, going back to 1878.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

June weather has seen the need to fire up the Clearview! Got to be a first,unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere!View attachment 810706

Apparently last Tuesday (11th) was the 9th coldest June day going back to 1772 (when the Central England Temperature data series starts) and the maximum temperature reached on Tuesday was the lowest daily maximum on record for a June day, going back to 1878.

Yep lit ours last Tuesday . Encouraged by having visitors. But that's a first for us in June.
8° here before lunch that day.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Had ours ticking over for four days too

 

[vantage]

Brings a new meaning to a “flaming” June!

 

[Longlowdog]

It was 5 degrees in Aberdeenshire, lit the fire for two evenings last week. I tried to top one field as the sheep left it and after seeing black lines behind me I gave up. Hay will be weeks away before it can even be considered.
The only consolation is that we have more grass here for hay and grazing than we have had for years. The weather until last week was warm and wet.

 

[topground]

According to Michael Eavis, if it rains at the Bath & West it will be dry for Glastonbury. Just have to hope it rained at the Bath & West. I didnt go so dont know!

 

[4course]

the dilemma, do we cut today for hay and accept that the forecast is not brilliant for the first couple of days though not set in stone but better for end of week to bale or do we wait.

 

[d williams]

the dilemma, do we cut today for hay and accept that the forecast is not brilliant for the first couple of days though not set in stone but better for end of week to bale or do we wait.

Depends where you are south east looks ok anywhere else still looks a bit risky

 

[Devil's advocate]

the dilemma, do we cut today for hay and accept that the forecast is not brilliant for the first couple of days though not set in stone but better for end of week to bale or do we wait.

cut a little

 

[Simon Chiles]

Depends where you are south east looks ok anywhere else still looks a bit risky

The forecast is for up to 50mm of rain tomorrow night in the south east. We had over 100mm last week so the ground is pretty saturated, it’s hardly hay making weather.

 

[puppet]

Hay involves heat, wind and work. We have none of those yet and it is only mid- June so patience required.

 

[farmerm]

I would agree patience is needed. The BBC monthly outlook forecast for the end of the month looks promising , probably means it will actually be cold with another 100mm of rain, but they have to be right sometime...

Monday 24 June – Sunday 7 July
Becoming warmer and drier for most.
The end of June and start of July should see high pressure building more widely across Europe, with Atlantic low pressure systems generally staying to the north-west of the UK. Most parts of England and Wales can expect to see a lot of dry weather, and temperatures will tend to be above normal in all areas, with southern and eastern areas likely to be warmest.
The low pressure systems passing to our north-west may bring occasional spells of rain and some windy weather to Scotland and Northern Ireland, but both countries can expect a fair amount of dry and calm weather, and it will be warmer than normal too.
As always, there is some uncertainty for this part of the forecast. One reason for this is that there is a tendency for low pressure systems affecting the UK in mid-June to linger for the rest of the month. So, whilst we expect the weather to become drier and warmer, there is a chance that it may remain unsettled and cool through to the start of July, with some spells of warm, dry weather, albeit perhaps rather short-lived.

 

[7610 super q]

Hmmm....patience.... As I've said elsewhere, dad says June '76 was wet, then turned scorchio. However, I can't remember a sh!te summer turning suddenly into a good one. Heavy crops of old grass, with the odd dock that's grown into a tree never makes nice hay IMO. Thankfully, I've given the job a miss this year. Ironically, the Timothy grass that hasn't done that well over the last 4 years, has decided to grow rampantly in the WB.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

My Father used to say "a dripping June puts everything in tune" so a very similar quote!

And ' a wet May brings a full dray '

 

[farmerm]

Wet May, June and July makes one cry.

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Wet May, June and July makes one cry.

Making more than one cry at the moment !!!!

 

[ajcc]

Plenty early for haymaking yet. No worries for another month of waiting, it’ll come right. Thank God for the rain, I say.

 

[d williams]

The forecast is for up to 50mm of rain tomorrow night in the south east. We had over 100mm last week so the ground is pretty saturated, it’s hardly hay making weather.

Just going on bbc weather not good then