How are your fields that were underwater for months??

[Pilatus]

To those that had a lot of your land flooded for weeks / months during the last autumn/ winter, has all the water drained/ evaporated away? Have you managed to do any remedial work on those fields?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Local place had 200acres flooded ,,it drained away so fast ,they drilled it with spring barley and are now irrigating it to stop the barley drying out

 

[Happy]

The opposite of before.
All the low lying $hite bits where wheat was rotted out or never came have great establishment of spring barley.
The bits rising up out the hollows that had better wheat on them haven’t or aren’t going to germinate

 

[Against_the_grain]

I dont want to talk about this years crops anymore! They all look sh!t!?

 

[DrWazzock]

The low bits that were wet now look those pictures you see of a dried and cracked lake bottom on telly during a catastrophic drought. I am expecting to find the hollowed out body of a dead wildebeast in one soon.
The higher sandy bits are so dry and dusty that the tractor tyre marks close in behind you on the tramlines.

 

[steveR]

To those that had a lot of your land flooded for weeks / months during the last autumn/ winter, has all the water drained/ evaporated away? Have you managed to do any remedial work on those fields?

Got a small area of grassland that was underwater for weeks on end, the grass is gone, not much of a surprise there. I am guessing the soil will be dead now.

Hope to run the drill across after the rain that is forecast, and stich some more grass in...

Also got a block with water still on it after the neighbour's contract spud men **cked the land drains and flooded 15 ac over 3 holdings. Drying slowly, so might get a bit of mustard on... Put it in CS

 

[teslacoils]

This was underwater in Feb. Pic taken 11/4/2020. Cracks 8" deep now. It's like a lunar landscape. Will disc lightly and sow with grass.

 

[2wheels]

The low bits that were wet now look those pictures you see of a dried and cracked lake bottom on telly during a catastrophic drought. I am expecting to find the hollowed out body of a dead wildebeast in one soon.
The higher sandy bits are so dry and dusty that the tractor tyre marks close in behind you on the tramlines.

looks like you are going to have to plough.

 

[dan 6170r]

River seven flooded
How high some of the rubbish is left in the trees
Now we’re making dust

 

[mo!]

We had a block under 10 ft of water for about 3 weeks, then the EA forgot to operate their gate properly and put 30 ac back under. Spring wheat looks really well now, although 25mm of rain would be welcome.

 

[Danllan]

The low bits that were wet now look those pictures you see of a dried and cracked lake bottom on telly during a catastrophic drought. I am expecting to find the hollowed out body of a dead wildebeast in one soon...

If you were a local friend, that would be the sort of thing to arrange - but sheep, no wildebeest handy - just to see the look on your face one day.

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Is this why my field is so wet?! That 'is' water squirting out just above the suction pipe!

 

[ajd132]

Local place had 200acres flooded ,,it drained away so fast ,they drilled it with spring barley and are now irrigating it to stop the barley drying out

This scenario must be a red flag for how we manage soils in the U.K.

 

[Bob lincs]

Is this why my field is so wet?! That 'is' water squirting out just above the suction pipe!

Did you cause the leak with your digger

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Been agitating Welsh Water for nearly a year and they've finally investigated it. They claim a collar will be fitted sometime next week. I have 'fixed' another leak in the same pipe by laying a land drain to take the water away. WW paid for the contractor's costs!!! Maybe this needs to be in the WTF thread.