Drilling anyone?

[Mr Charisma]

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.

We are way beyond a week to dry out know, last Monday I walked into a couple of triod, cultipressed fields and were pleasantly surprised at how they walked, gave me some confidence that we might be having a go with 10 days dry and windy weather, walked around yesterday morning and bloody hell it's wet now, and 14 mm last night

 

[Fish]

We are way beyond a week to dry out know, last Monday I walked into a couple of triod, cultipressed fields and were pleasantly surprised at how they walked, gave me some confidence that we might be having a go with 10 days dry and windy weather, walked around yesterday morning and bloody hell it's wet now, and 14 mm last night

Only 14mm, luxury

 

[Spencer]

27mm here.. pretty standard getting

 

[Mr Charisma]

Only 14mm, luxury

We were lucky for once. But to be honest it doesn't really matter if its 14 mm or 34 mm now. Soil is at full capacity so anymore than 10 mm just runs straight off the top into a ditch

 

[Fish]

We were lucky for once. But to be honest it doesn't really matter if its 14 mm or 34 mm now. Soil is at full capacity so anymore than 10 mm just runs straight off the top into a ditch

Yes, in the same boat here, it will take weeks to dry and even if it does it's gonna be very late.
Just have to wait until spring, best of luck.

 

[Steevo]

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

I’d go straight for the fish if I were you....no point doing half measures.

 

[kevindb880]

Nearly 22mm of rain overnight! That’s buggered it for a few days.

 

[4course]

all this doom and gloom is not good, Yesterday could have almost travelled on the stuff we ploughed and part knocked. Even after last nights and todays god knows how much wet we should with a couple of dry days get going again, not everywhere but most. Last week I was thinking we maybe shouldnt have ploughed so much but now having seen a headland ploughed on sat even before the rain last night today im glad we have cos I dont think fresh ploughed will go anytime soon. at least not to make a half decent no damage seedbed cos that will cost more in the long run. Mindst im going to look up safest last sowing dates for some varieties ,reckon weve still got 4-5 months ,now thats positive thinking!!!

 

[snarling bee]

Anybody who can plough and combi drill close behind has not got heavy land. Heavy land under the plough needs weather and machinery to get a seed bed.

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

If you can drill like that on the furrow then it is not proper land. You should come down south and see what some of us farm. Its a good job we are a darn sight drier.

 

[Renaultman]

Only 14mm, luxury

Hey, we're getting into cardboard box or life of Brian territory.

 

[robbie]

Despite yesterday's deluge the ground has settled well.

I needed the tractor for other jobs but thought I'd just try pulling a headland furrow in before I dropped the pigtail off.
A dry day today and it would pull down and drill tomorrow.

 

[Clive]

"only" 6.9mm Sunday vs the 29mm forecast

Going to calibrate and have a go later today with the Avatar


will let you know how it goes !!!

 

[jimcooke770]

Forecast here (Romney Marsh ) looks ok from 16th
Could be perfect ?

 

[Flintstone]

Started with the Claydon earlier. Going in a treat.

 

[Brisel]

Good for you! It hasn’t stopped raining all day here.

 

[Flat 10]

Started with the Claydon earlier. Going in a treat. View attachment 836972

What has that field had done to it previously please? Just raking? Looks a bit more than that.

 

[shakerator]

Started with the Claydon earlier. Going in a treat. View attachment 836972

Has that been disked prior ?

 

[Steevo]

Good for you! It hasn’t stopped raining all day here.

Likewise! Forecasters don't have a clue either. To quote them yesterday "the devil is in the detail"......or in other words we're just making it up as we go along.

 

[Flintstone]

No. It was a CSFB ravaged crop of rape that I killed off in April!

No cultivations at all.

 

[Clive]

"only" 6.9mm Sunday vs the 29mm forecast

Going to calibrate and have a go later today with the Avatar


will let you know how it goes !!!

didn't go well , we could have got it in but wasn't a good job so will wait and hope for dryer