High pressure till end of april

[CPF]

It’s Just a Blackthorn winter
that’s the old saying.

 

[Hilly]

I’ve seen it worse , for years we had sleet snow n rain in April killed new born lambs for fun , this is workable with the other is pure misery.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I’ve seen it worse , for years we had sleet snow n rain in April killed new born lambs for fun , this is workable with the other is pure misery.

You have to look at the bigger picture of misery ,
Whats this doing to spring sown Cereals on the back of last year ,not another shortage of straw
I have never known it so cold for so long in April
Do I leave the [emoji848] the grass seed in the bag ?

 

[Treg]

Don't worry once the mowers come out in May it will pour down for 6 weeks.

 

[Mark C]

The weather in May did the damage here last year. Only 4mm of rain and we average 51mm
We are bang in our average rainfall for March but April looking V dry . However average april temps are 5 degrees lower than normal.
Having to buffer feed some stock that were turned out early!

 

[ffukedfarmer]

You have to look at the bigger picture of misery ,
Whats this doing to spring sown Cereals on the back of last year ,not another shortage of straw
I have never known it so cold for so long in April
Do I leave the [emoji848] the grass seed in the bag ?

Barns will be completely empty of fodder before long.We’re in for a sh!t storm unless we get a good growey May.

 

[Chae1]

You have to look at the bigger picture of misery ,
Whats this doing to spring sown Cereals on the back of last year ,not another shortage of straw
I have never known it so cold for so long in April
Do I leave the [emoji848] the grass seed in the bag ?

Your now the grass seed messiah. You'll know.

Personally it's so dry here grass seed won't germinate so it won't come to any harm I don't think. If it had a week of warmth and moisture, then turned frosty would do more harm.

How come before you sold grass seed you never commented on it? Now you sell it your into every thread.

 

[icanshootwell]

You have to look at the bigger picture of misery ,
Whats this doing to spring sown Cereals on the back of last year ,not another shortage of straw
I have never known it so cold for so long in April
Do I leave the [emoji848] the grass seed in the bag ?

All depends if you drill into any moisture, never like drilling grass in the spring, seems to take all summer to get it going. Also reliant on the weather.
Drilled in Autumn is by far the better option.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Your now the grass seed messiah. You'll know.

Personally it's so dry here grass seed won't germinate so it won't come to any harm I don't think. If it had a week of warmth and moisture, then turned frosty would do more harm.

How come before you sold grass seed you never commented on it? Now you sell it your into every thread.

I can take the grass seed bit out if you like but as I have 50 acres to sow its on my mind ,10 acres going in today , I sowed a lot this time last year and it was 6 weeks before it came through ,

 

[TheEarlOfMoray]

Your now the grass seed messiah. You'll know.

Personally it's so dry here grass seed won't germinate so it won't come to any harm I don't think. If it had a week of warmth and moisture, then turned frosty would do more harm.

How come before you sold grass seed you never commented on it? Now you sell it your into every thread.

Sounds like it was here last year. Everywhere had rain apart from Morayshire. Plenty moisture here this year. Ground is soaking wet.

 

[DRC]

Wheat and barley on lighter land looking a bit sick , but on a positive note, we’ve got all the muck and slurry onto maize ground without leaving a mark and I’ve ploughed most of it .
And it’s boot not welly weather .

 

[Hilly]

You have to look at the bigger picture of misery ,
Whats this doing to spring sown Cereals on the back of last year ,not another shortage of straw
I have never known it so cold for so long in April
Do I leave the [emoji848] the grass seed in the bag ?

Who cares about grass seed in April anyway my lambs can easily survive this weather they can’t so much sleet n snow, April is always funny weather .

 

[Hilly]

You have to look at the bigger picture of misery ,
Whats this doing to spring sown Cereals on the back of last year ,not another shortage of straw
I have never known it so cold for so long in April
Do I leave the [emoji848] the grass seed in the bag ?

And their will be supply issues with straw for ever now so get used to that , growth regulator , choppers , power stations , whole crop .

 

[Derrick Hughes]

And their will be supply issues with straw for ever now so get used to that , growth regulator , choppers , power stations , whole crop .

Your going over the top with misery now[emoji23]

 

[Hilly]

Your going over the top with misery now[emoji23]

True though.

 

[MrNoo]

Wheat and barley on lighter land looking a bit sick , but on a positive note, we’ve got all the muck and slurry onto maize ground without leaving a mark and I’ve ploughed most of it .
And it’s boot not welly weather .

Was up at Whitchurch yesterday, crops up with you normally look much better than down this way but was surprised nowt special, see the irrigators were going on I assume lettuce. You do have some lovely soils but it was very dry where we were at the ploughing match.
Down here there is moisture just below the surface (for now) but there those that ploughed/Combi'd their spring crops in lost a lot.
Got some fert to bang on, not sure what good it'll do just sat on the surface

 

[Dave6170]

Halle f**king lujah! Weather has been awful here! Grass is going brown with the cold and wind

 

[Spencer]

Well my March down Westerwolds are 1 purple leaf from frost so guessing they may have been better left in bag although no use planting them in dust now

 

[Derrick Hughes]

True though.

The two issues with straw are price and weather, always have been and as long as they don't build another 10 power stations then will be for the future , I have not run out of straw yet , that tells the story in itself . I don't go around like Mr Scrooge trying to beg it, so my loyal band of suppliers look after me

 

[DRC]

Was up at Whitchurch yesterday, crops up with you normally look much better than down this way but was surprised nowt special, see the irrigators were going on I assume lettuce. You do have some lovely soils but it was very dry where we were at the ploughing match.
Down here there is moisture just below the surface (for now) but there those that ploughed/Combi'd their spring crops in lost a lot.
Got some fert to bang on, not sure what good it'll do just sat on the surface

Very variable soils in Shrop’s . Very light in places especially East of the county.
I’m going to put fert on today. Last thing I want is it coming wet and not able to get on.
Just a small amount though .
Haven’t sprayed anything yet