May hay

[Billboy1]

Grass not quite ready but nearly it would be a shame to miss this dry weather tempted to cut for hay this week

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Cut today . No point have grass and no weather .seen it so many times. People wait for it too bulk up and the weather breaks and they end up with old grown rubbish

 

[Billboy1]

Bone dry ground at least 10 days dry forecast but not fully mature but I can’t resist ??‍

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Bone dry ground at least 10 days dry forecast but not fully mature but I can’t resist ??‍

Leaf drys quicker that thick stem

 

[jimmer]

We are obviously experiencing a very dry time but ....
Hay in may should be left another day
Hay in June oft baled too soon
Hay in July is nice and dry
Hay in August is seeds and dust
Hay in September you'll live to remember

 

[7610 super q]

Hay in October, face like a cucumber.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Hay in May give me a call
Hay in June I love you all
Hay in July , stick it in Stow Auction and see it make £30/ton , on a good day

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hay in May will fill the barn with flames

 

[7610 super q]

Leafy grass, face like a slapped arse.

 

[beardface]

My neighbour tried may hay last year. Took him 2 weeks to wilt it and even then it was touch and go with the moisture probe.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

This is totally unprecedented weather for May (here at least) - it'll make better now than any normal May, and better than it will in July if its raining every day.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

My neighbour tried may hay last year. Took him 2 weeks to wilt it and even then it was touch and go with the moisture probe.

This is making hay without cutting it

 

[jondear]

Cut yesterday for some meadow hay

 

[flowerpot]

Just what we were discussing this morning.

 

[beardface]

This is making hay without cutting it

I made some hay on hls land couple years ago in a drought. Cut it one day wilted in the swath for 2 then rowed and baled. Easiest hay I've ever made and it smelled fantastic.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

My neighbour tried may hay last year. Took him 2 weeks to wilt it and even then it was touch and go with the moisture probe.

I tried to make hay in July last year was down for a Month , and I still have to look at the shite everytime I go in the shed . Lost the good weather by being greedy

 

[M-J-G]

Leaf drys quicker that thick stem

I agree it does to start with, but leafy grass takes a lot of drying to get that last bit of moisture out of it.

We have 10ac that is too strong for grazing and I'm tempted to try it for hay in small bales for the sheep, but I've tried very early stuff before and it takes a long time to dry.
But if it had long enough it would probably be be worth a shot.

 

[Werzle]

Some hay been baled just down the road from me, bales have been left out to sweat and have already gone out of shape.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Some hay been baled just down the road from me, bales have been left out to sweat and have already gone out of shape.

That’s the trouble, they go as soft as shite, I wouldn’t attempt to make hay in May no matter how hot it was, middle to the end of June here

 

[M-J-G]

May down south is more like June up here