Getting dry

David.

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
J11 M40
Couple of hefty showers here probably 3mm.
Perhaps the rest of this will germinate now..
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7mm in gauge now total including spitty shower Sunday.
 
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ffukedfarmer

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
West Kent
On the way back from Lamma mid afternoon it absolutely chucked it down between Banbury and Oxford on the M40. It dried up somewhere south of Thame, then the odd shower in places round the m25.
Got home and had 10 minutes of heavy rain giving around 2mm which should have just about washed in yesterdays fertiliser and helped things along a bit.
 

robbie

Member
BASIS
4mm this afternoon.
Heavy shower at the mo whilst pulling out an irritator.
Glad I put extra N on the wheat today.
We missed this afternoon's rain at the farm but 3 miles away I was putting fert on it was running down the road in the way home.
It's hammering down here and has been for half an hour, it's black all around so hope it'll last a few hours.

Assuming we get a decent amount I'll be chucking more on my wheat, I've never put so little on.
 

Nick.

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Kenilworth
I’ll send the next shower over. 👍🏼
I’m sure we’ll be as dusty as you by the morning (again.)
Some of the wheat on our sandy patches look a bit likes it’s had glyphosate. 🙈
 

Nick.

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Kenilworth
Fingers crossed. Spreading fert today.
I really hope this is wrong. 🙈
Yesterday it was giving 8mm for tomorrow night.
 

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britt

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BASE UK Member
Only 7mm here in April, 2mm Sunday and 3 yesterday. Unless we get an forecast soaking I can't see any point putting the last bit of N on the wheat.
Linseed really struggling to make a row, planted 3 weeks ago.
 

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