Spring crops really struggling

[chaffcutter]

@Crabtree are you a Dartmouth fan too? Me and the OH love it there!

 

[Crabtree]

@Crabtree are you a Dartmouth fan too? Me and the OH love it there!

Yes, not stayed there before, but visited whilst in Devon previously. Not trying to be too ambitious on the holiday front this year....with a 3 month old . Just hope we don't take rain with us !

 

[Cherieanne]

How late will pea harvest in Norfolk be this year?

Potatoes only just coming up.
Looks a late harvest?

Farmers say they are so late getting crops in due to all the cold weather and snow we had here

 

[limestone brash]

Late drilled sb - surprisingly good
Early stuff that had heavy rain after drilling is worse

 

[Bossfarmer]

View attachment 681510 Late drilled sb - surprisingly good
Early stuff that had heavy rain after drilling is worse

when was it drilled?

 

[limestone brash]

last week in april (so not so late depending on how you look at it)

 

[Brisel]

View attachment 681510 Late drilled sb - surprisingly good
Early stuff that had heavy rain after drilling is worse

Are you double jointed at the knees?

 

[radar]

How late will pea harvest in Norfolk be this year?

Potatoes only just coming up.
Looks a late harvest?

Farmers say they are so late getting crops in due to all the cold weather and snow we had here

Spoke to HMC peas guy at Worth Farms Open Farm Sunday and he reckoned vining would start week of 25th. Are still drilling though!

 

[Cherieanne]

Thank you radar
For reply

 

[Cherieanne]

Anyone got any peas? Not the weather that’s holding ours back now, it’s the bl**dy pigeons.

I’m sorry to hear that. They always destroy pea fields.
Hope your peas get going soon

 

[Cherieanne]

Planet SBarley looking OK here,the very early drilled barley on the lightest ground is a bit thin which I think is due to the cr*p April washing the N out.
Had an inch of rain at weekend which is suiting the heath and the next village had 2 inchs dump on them.View attachment 679386
Its in mid flowering now.View attachment 679368 View attachment 679374 View attachment 679380

Looks a lovely rich green hope you have a good harvest

 

[Bossfarmer]

so the big question is....has the rain the last few days been enough to save these spring crops and avoid a yield penalty?

 

[DRC]

The only spring crop I’ve got is maize, and that’s growing very well at the moment . Had 5mm last night .

 

[Iben]

so the big question is....has the rain the last few days been enough to save these spring crops and avoid a yield penalty?

What rain?

 

[Bossfarmer]

What rain?

not had any???

 

[Iben]

2mm over three days if that counts? Otherwise no.

 

[Sandy]

At least we not need any pgr on the spring crops!

 

[jd2013]

At least we not need any pgr on the spring crops!

At this rate, we will not be needing the combine!

 

[Surgery]

so the big question is....has the rain the last few days been enough to save these spring crops and avoid a yield penalty?

damage would be done by now

 

[Sandy]

so the big question is....has the rain the last few days been enough to save these spring crops and avoid a yield penalty?

No