Goweresque
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Listening to the rain on the window early this morning the classic Led Zepp song came into my head: 'If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break':
We're used to crap springs in Crapweathershire.
But this takes the biscuit.
Usually manage to maul something in by now.
Ho-hum. Always next year, I suppose........
If we moved from Northern Ireland to Crapweathershire we would think we were in heaven. This bad spring they are having is what we call normal! I wish it was dry enough to worry about drilling, at the moment it isn't dry enough to spray, never mind spread dung, plough and drill.I've just had a look to see where SA62 is, and have to say looking at the Google aerial images, it looks fine country. Everything west of that line from Fishguard to haverfordwest and below has plenty of arable, and little rushes that I could spot. Plenty of rushes in my part of the world and very very little cereal.
Cryin' won't help ya, cryin' won't do you no good'Listening to the rain on the window early this morning the classic Led Zepp song came into my head: 'If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break':
If we moved from Northern Ireland to Crapweathershire we would think we were in heaven. This bad spring they are having is what we call normal! I wish it was dry enough to worry about drilling, at the moment it isn't dry enough to spray, never mind spread dung, plough and drill.
Was this a wined up ? I’ve lost my sense of humour recently so can’t tell!Dont be daft. Forecast a bit better after today. You and I will both be drilled up by the 20th. I did 25 acres yesterday which would have been 40 if not had a breakdown.
When the weather is right ill start at 5am and finish at 8pm and be done in 3 days. Its frustrating but not end of the world - yet. Remember last years dry spell?
Was this a wined up ? I’ve lost my sense of humour recently so can’t tell!
Fast forward to August: I wonder if the merchants will still have that "sh!t on their shoes" look, when someone asks for £25 tonne, or £50 an acre for wheat straw in the swath
The 500 tonnes of straw I chopped last year (because it was apparently "far too dear") would now be worth £60,000 EX FARM, but come harvest new crop straw will be miraculously worth "sweet fudge all" again
I'll try selling through the local straw auction, but I'm 90% certain that it will all go through the chopper.
Fast forward to August: I wonder if the merchants will still have that "sh!t on their shoes" look, when someone asks for £25 tonne, or £50 an acre for wheat straw in the swath
The 500 tonnes of straw I chopped last year (because it was apparently "far too dear") would now be worth £60,000 EX FARM, but come harvest new crop straw will be miraculously worth "sweet fudge all" again
I'll try selling through the local straw auction, but I'm 90% certain that it will all go through the chopper.
5th July 1976 ?
Good. 2 weeks ago I snuck onto my disced barley stubble and sprayed the headland off so the overlaps ploughed cleanly.Well according to the Met office, by next Wednesday its going to be 19 degrees and sunny here.......