How's the spring drilling going?

[Barleycorn]

Totally pee'd off, not drilled an acre of spring barley yet. Late starting ploughing due to the wet, had a good week last week and got a nice few fields worked down, then this morning about an inch of rain. Blowing a gale at the moment, and heavy hail!

We never go too early as most of ours is undersown, but this is getting ridiculous.

Grass isn't growing as we have had heavy frosts, and God knows when the soil temperature will get up to something sensible.

I know we like to moan about the weather, but I wish someone up there would give us a break!!

 

[Penmoel]

Ploughed one field and two more to go , would not like to drill just yet anyway, seed is too expensive to put in a cold cold bed, which at the moment has a white blanket over it as well

 

[grumpy]

some times it grows better in the bag,we started sowing last year on March the 5th last sown stuff was April 12th the last sown stuff was the best by far.

 

[Refco]

It just seems that there is no end to the rain. Surely it's got to stop at some point?!

 

[neilo]

Ploughed one field and two more to go , would not like to drill just yet anyway, seed is too expensive to put in a cold cold bed, which at the moment has a white blanket over it as well

Agreed. I've got 50ac min-tilled waiting for it to warm up, with another 25ac still to do. It was amazing how tight it was all packed down, just from constant rain for 12 months. I took the view it wasn't going to dry out or warm up until it was lifted a bit. Perhaps not a year for DD! No point drilling it into a cold, wet seedbed.

 

[Wombat]

Not really got some wheat in about 2 weeks ago and was undecided over the barley but all the forecasters including Simon had about 40mm in the forecast for the following 4 days. Apart from the cold it's turned about to be about 12mm in the last 10 days which we could of lived with, I think as usual it's if it feels right do it

 

[Chrisw]

Stubble cultivated 60 acres and ploughed 20 acres. All drilled up 10 days ago with a 4m freeflow. Ground was tight as hell even the land after daffs, but 2 days wind and dry and it was good to go. Checked the seed today and although we have had rain on and off since drilling, the roots are going down and the main shoot is heading towards the surface. I give it 5-7 days and it will emerge. Glad we drilled when we did, neighbour still trying to get going, showers really messing it up for him at the moment

 

[Poorbuthappy]

32 acres in. Ploughed up nice and dried off lovely, drilled and had a bit of nice warm rain on it. Since that its been frozen hard, and now horribly wet and cold

 

[Johndeere]

950 acres to go, with the amount of cold weather and torrential rain we keep having I think it's still better in the bag, won't take long when we get a window of opportunity. Over the past month a lot locally has gone in on heavy min tilled land and rolled, all covered in puddles at the moment

 

[Bluetooth]

30 acres of beans in nearly 2 weeks ago but that's it. could have maybe pushed a bit of spring barley in the day after beans but saw the forecast and didn't bother. since we got stopped in mid October its proved right just to wait, not nice watching others smashing seed in but time seems to have shown waiting's been the best bet so far.

 

[fingermouse]

300 acres to drill some ploughed,some to wet to plough,some still to wet to walk on.Best place for seed here is in the shed, least its keeping all the winter seed company.

 

[DRC]

Back to square one here today after heavy rain friday night and snow last night,the fields are as wet as ever.Will that topdressing be washed away?
Drilled 15 acres of spring barley on some lighter land with 30 to go on heavy land,the rest,55 acres is now going in to maize if it ever dries out.
A neighbour on all heavy land has got 300 acres to do,ploughed it last week and the furrows were shining,gonna take some working down for spring crops!

 

[Stoxs]

Totally pee'd off, not drilled an acre of spring barley yet. Late starting ploughing due to the wet, had a good week last week and got a nice few fields worked down, then this morning about an inch of rain. Blowing a gale at the moment, and heavy hail!

We never go too early as most of ours is undersown, but this is getting ridiculous.

Grass isn't growing as we have had heavy frosts, and God knows when the soil temperature will get up to something sensible.

I know we like to moan about the weather, but I wish someone up there would give us a break!!

Thankfully only got 80 acres of maize to plant so not to much pressure.
It is challenging enought to get the land ploughed at the moment, having muck spread on the land and it being quiet hard underneath its like a skid pan.
only got another 30 acres to go so should wrap it up this week.
If you need a hand when it dries out might find a spare evening to help out!!! got good variety of drills for your needs here!! lol