Drilling anyone?

[cquick]

90% done this week. Will finish tomorrow hopefully

 

[ploughman1963]

All the ground we deal with is very wet - barley all done a week ago, all bar a few acres of oats in - but, we haven’t even reached the date I target as start date for drilling wheat yet - plenty of time yet for this area IMO. Would sooner drill in good conditions in November than mauling it in now?

 

[icanshootwell]

patience,dear chap patience , this god awful sowing time at least here and as far as ive travelled this last fortnight into scotland across to yon side of the pennines and south out of yorkshire has now reached the stage of some folks wont sow ,some will maul it in others may get most done but not all and most will be past their optimum sowing date re yield . When has combinables paid best over the last 40 years ? and thats with or without the B word

The trouble here is when our soils get wet at this time of year, they stay wet, I know its still early but difficult to fit it in and less and less sun in the day all adds up to wetter soils. Looks like today i am working maize ground thats being harvested today, disks or plough, were see what sort of mess they leave.

 

[icanshootwell]

All the ground we deal with is very wet - barley all done a week ago, all bar a few acres of oats in - but, we haven’t even reached the date I target as start date for drilling wheat yet - plenty of time yet for this area IMO. Would sooner drill in good conditions in November than mauling it in now?

I agree with you there, but you never know if Nov will be any drier, could be wetter.

 

[Fish]

Even in 2000 it stopped eventually, sometime in Jan 2001

 

[ploughman1963]

I agree with you there, but you never know if Nov will be any drier, could be wetter.

We seem to want everything done by mid October now - I can remember drilling going on into Nov/Dec just because the kit wouldn’t allow you to get on faster - always a first time but we always seem to get a break

 

[4course]

Underway again here ploughing a grass ley out and its going in well, rain forecast so wont get much done unless the weather man is wrong for once in our favour

 

[Steevo]

Back drilling again today now too. Tried at 10am but too damp from yesterday’s rain and the morning dew.....but just about dry enough now on untouched, sprayed fallow.

Slow progress....but progress all the same.

 

[Chae1]

Back drilling again today now too. Tried at 10am but too damp from yesterday’s rain and the morning dew.....but just about dry enough now on untouched, sprayed fallow.

Slow progress....but progress all the same.

Whats drying it out?

No sun or wind to dry anything here.

 

[nick...]

Tried this morning on some ploughed ground that has a soaking yesterday afternoon.done a round,struggled for foreward motion and then spent an hour on pressure washer cleaning completely blocked press and underside of power Harrow and rear roller
Nick...

 

[Mr Charisma]

And to think folk reckoned I was 'getting concerned' to soon. Unfortunately it seems I was right to be ?

 

[Cowcorn]

And to think folk reckoned I was 'getting concerned' to soon. Unfortunately it seems I was right to be ?

If yere getting the rain we have tomorrow then it is going to take a week of dry weather to dry the ground . Its like standing under a sprayer nozzle atm.

 

[Steevo]

Whats drying it out?

No sun or wind to dry anything here.

I haven’t a clue to be honest, it’s been a very dull day. This morning I was ready to abandon hope....then 2pm this afternoon it it’s a totally different story.

Just back in after drilling 20ac. That’s 60ac done so far.

 

[icanshootwell]

We did quite a lot today but still very wet

 

[kevindb880]

16 acres more drilled today, could be it for a few days if the forecast is right, rain tomorrow and Monday and still predominantly unsettled.

 

[Chae1]

We did quite a lot today but still very wet

Thats proper land! Never seen anything turn over like that before.

 

[RushesToo]

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Made a start on wheat today. Only just dry enough on top for grip

Was about to ask where all that plastic came from, looked closer and saw it was autumn leaves. Quite sad really that it was my first thought. :-(

 

[Shutesy]

Tried this morning on some ploughed ground that has a soaking yesterday afternoon.done a round,struggled for foreward motion and then spent an hour on pressure washer cleaning completely blocked press and underside of power Harrow and rear roller
Nick...View attachment 836628

Definitely to wet then if the combi wont go, thought they were supposed to go in all weathers when nothing else would?

 

[MrNoo]

Thats proper land! Never seen anything turn over like that before.

It's Herefordshire, it's all like that down there, match ploughing heaven...

 

[motrac3a]

Just ventured outside now and it’s absolutely bouncing....looks like there’s been a lot through the night as well

Same here, going to order a few tonnes of uncle bens rice. Maybe that'll grow?