Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Oh dear.
As soon as I can get 2 dry days together mines getting baled and carted to the muck heap!
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Sad Pictures of Hay
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As soon as I can get 2 dry days together mines getting baled and carted to the muck heap!
caveman
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- Location
- East Sussex.
Chuck it in the yard and get some pigs in.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Not until you cut it, that could easily be nice hay when it gets out hot.Am I now joining the Grass now Fooked club due to this persistent precipitation
baled mine today, 18 days, rain or showers on over half of them.
Here it is in the shed with a bale of last years (which has bleached a lot due to the light) for comparison.
It is nearer black than green.
multi power
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
When there is a foot of snow you will be glad if itNot until you cut it, that could easily be nice hay when it gets out hot.
baled mine today, 18 days, rain or showers on over half of them.
Here it is in the shed with a bale of last years (which has bleached a lot due to the light) for comparison.
It is nearer black than green.
- Location
- South Shropshire
My old mate , Walter ( sadly, long deceased now) used to say, " they'll eat it when it's weathered black, a lot better'n they'll eat it when it's white through being baled t'soon"Not until you cut it, that could easily be nice hay when it gets out hot.
baled mine today, 18 days, rain or showers on over half of them.
Here it is in the shed with a bale of last years (which has bleached a lot due to the light) for comparison.
It is nearer black than green.
How does one know when the grass growing in a field has come to the point of no return. By this, if I look at our fields - the grass must be 1mtr high in places, but then the top half has done its job for mother nature as has started bleaching out as the grass starts to die back I suppose, so then it will start to have less chance of standing up if the precipitation continues?
Ironically one could say it will take less time to dry after cutting, but for a layperson, how does one know when to say the time has passed for any potential hay from a field, is there any hard and fast rules to help prevent dusty worthless hay (nutrients wise, it's for horses so do not need such a hi feed content - but horses can be finicky creatures)?
Ironically one could say it will take less time to dry after cutting, but for a layperson, how does one know when to say the time has passed for any potential hay from a field, is there any hard and fast rules to help prevent dusty worthless hay (nutrients wise, it's for horses so do not need such a hi feed content - but horses can be finicky creatures)?
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
That grass looks ok really so long as we get a bit of weather to harvest it.
The weather problems this year are nothing compared to previous years. (Last year June was terrible)
For a lot of horses that grass will be perfect. Low energy meadow grass is far more popular than seeds round here.
multi power
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
The only rule for hay is sunshine to get it dry, really nothing else matters
- Location
- Near Colchester
I have plenty of grass like the above, I am not worried about it at all as far as quality goes, getting it dry is always the trick - I reckon that after the middle of August hay gets tricky.
As the old saying goes '15th August brings the cold dew'
Trouble is to balance the hay with the harvest etc. for me anyway. lots of combining, straw carting and so forth.
As the old saying goes '15th August brings the cold dew'
Trouble is to balance the hay with the harvest etc. for me anyway. lots of combining, straw carting and so forth.
harperfarmer
Member
Snatched the last 20 acres yesterday. Been down for 16 days and had barely more than 48 hours dry at a time. Something will eat it.....
I suppose I am fortunate enough that my task list is not so hectic as a true farmer, but ironically my task list seems to be moving more towards a farming one, moreso when additional animals finally arrive
It is a refreshing change to be able to learn new things like I am, morseso via experienced individuals.
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
Plenty of nice young green grass in the bottom of those crops. Will make nice enough stuff.I suppose I am fortunate enough that my task list is not so hectic as a true farmer, but ironically my task list seems to be moving more towards a farming one, moreso when additional animals finally arrive
It is a refreshing change to be able to learn new things like I am, morseso via experienced individuals.
Well, I will let everyone know once we see some sun. Two weeks off soon, so hopefully able to get it sorted
Well, I will let everyone know once we see some sun. Two weeks off soon, so hopefully able to get it sorted
That's when it gets hot.
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
Baled the stuff today. 54 big bales straight to the muckheap.
Just glad to see the field cleared.
.Just glad to see the field cleared.
multi power
Member
- Location
- pembrokeshire
Oh pooBaled the stuff today. 54 big bales straight to the muckheap
Just glad to see the field cleared.
Clever Dic
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- Location
- Melton
Sorry...Baled the stuff today. 54 big bales straight to the muckheap
Just glad to see the field cleared.
Anybody that makes much hay makes that type of product at some time.
Sadly.