This week for hay?

[George from SJM Planning]

Hi all, I seem to be worse than the TV forcasters at predicting the weather.

Looks like there may be a dry spell Tuesday to Saturday in West Wales, I've got 4ac of hay to make, does anyone have any opinion of trying this week.

I'm not going to hold anyone to their predictions but I just thought I'd see what the concensus is.

 

[multi power]

i did have the same thought this morning

 

[balerman]

I don't see the coming week being any different to the summer so far,if you are lucky you will get 3 or 4 good days together,so do you feel lucky?

 

[George from SJM Planning]

I think i'll speak to the neighbour who makes it for us and see if he thinks i'm mad.

 

[KMA]

Looking at Simon's forecast, it'll possibly the best chance you'll get this year. At least you should be able wrap it a day earlier to get good haylage if the weather looks like breaking.

Yesterday was the first time I've been in a field with the mower, rake, baler and wrapper right behind each other. Glad I'm not going to be the one opening those bales. Thankfully I was just dropping off more wrap.

 

[Grassman]

Lucky for you its just 4 acres.
A lot of us have had this this issue all chuffing summer! I have had to just keep mowing and hoping!
Personally if I was you I would wait till after countryfile to make the decision. Or look at farmers weather.co.uk . It's been a gamble all summer and I havn't seen anything to confirm that settled weather is coming.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

4ac is all we have for hay each year and it's all still standing.
I hope we have enough time for it to make hay as we need small bales and nobody local with small wrapper.

 

[Grassman]

It's showing rain for Monday now

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Neighbour is planning to come and cut late on Monday. Fingers crossed.

 

[multi power]

Neighbour is planning to come and cut late on Monday. Fingers crossed.

Can't you get it cut today?

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Weatherfor cast says tomorrow is gonna be wet which I why we left it till Monday.

 

[roscoe erf]

Weatherfor cast says tomorrow is gonna be wet which I why we left it till Monday.

where about's are you as I'm going to try to do mine

 

[George from SJM Planning]

I'm near Newcastle Emlyn, when dad spoke to chap who is going to do it he was feeling quite confident Monday will be good to start.

 

[roscoe erf]

I'm near Newcastle Emlyn, when dad spoke to chap who is going to do it he was feeling quite confident Monday will be good to start.

not far away then fingers crossed

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Where are you Roscoe?

 

[multi power]

I would mow now.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

I'm off to do some this afternoon , it can't cure if it's not cut .

 

[4course]

we were lucky made same grand 2nd cut stuff this week cut monday led undercover last night you just cant trust the forecasts or they are ambiguous

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Can't get it cut before Monday now so just have to cross my fingers.

 

[roscoe erf]

Where are you Roscoe?

5 miles out from Carmarthen heading to newcastle