The Drought

[Derrick Hughes]

If you don’t mind me asking. Why re seed in the spring, rather than autumn. Seems like you can easily loose a whole season with a spring re seed.

I've been trying to reseed that land for 3 years . Its peat over blue clay . Done a lot of drainage work on it , but after June last year just gave up due to the weather it lies we over the winter so new seed would probably drown . The other two , one had spuds in the other winter rape

 

[Henarar]

had a fair bit of rain here today
thank goodness the terrible drought is over

 

[DRC]

had a fair bit of rain here today
thank goodness the terrible drought is over

For you maybe.

 

[kingfisher]

Still only 5mm this month, it just keeps passing us by!!

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If you don’t mind me asking. Why re seed in the spring, rather than autumn. Seems like you can easily loose a whole season with a spring re seed.

4 years ago my dairy grazer refused to sow fertiliser on these fields. To poor to warrant it . . I drive down the hedge every day now gives me so much joy to see it

 

[Fubar]

Yes we seem to be stuck between the rain from the north and coming up from the south. No mans land

Same here in Herefordshire. The forecasted wet week has so far produced nothing. And the East wind today is sapping the last breath out of crops.
Why is it we get every storm going in a wet time but during a drought we can't even buy a shower.

 

[Pola]

Same here in Herefordshire. The forecasted wet week has so far produced nothing. And the East wind today is sapping the last breath out of crops.
Why is it we get every storm going in a wet time but during a drought we can't even buy a shower.

Same here east of Hereford all of 0 nothing

 

[Fubar]

Same here east of Hereford all of 0 nothing

It goes dark, clouds thicken, there's 2 spots... you get all excited and .... the sun comes back out and the storm goes right around you!!?

 

[CJS]

Still only 5mm this month, it just keeps passing us by!!

You’ve been so unlucky I’m in mid Suffolk and up to 41m for this month so far 0 in May though

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Just to make it clear . This was a shortage of water , 2 years ago it was extreme heat . My ponds are bone dry . Never seen them bone dry

 

[M-J-G]

4 years ago my dairy grazer refused to sow fertiliser on these fields. To poor to warrant it . . I drive down the hedge every day now gives me so much joy to see it View attachment 886435

Is that image taken recently?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Is that image taken recently?

This very morning

 

[M-J-G]

This very morning View attachment 886515View attachment 886516

A drought does not result in grass like that.

 

[Henarar]

For you maybe.

At least its quelled the sand storms for a while

 

[Derrick Hughes]

A drought does not result in grass like that.

That's a damp ish field , grass has not been burnt, its been starved of water

 

[M-J-G]

That's a damp ish field , grass has not been burnt, its been starved of water

If that's the result of a drought we'll all be fine.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

If that's the result of a drought we'll all be fine.

Farms in Ceredigion are divided wet and dry land if available. They did that for a reason , we win if its wet we win if its dry

 

[Wombat]

52mm so far in June, that will do till oct.

 

[nick...]

Feel very luck here.emptied 31mm out last night and another 5in gauge this morning and looks very grim over head so hopefully a bit more coming.
Nick...

 

[Hammer]

Feel very luck here.emptied 31mm out last night and another 5in gauge this morning and looks very grim over head so hopefully a bit more coming.
Nick...

I think I'm not far up the road east from you and we've had 4mm this week!