Whats the weather like near you?

[doobin]

On 31/03/2024 at 11:13, Stubby said:

Its not just the fields near the roads Rubin . From Lavant  village all the way up to the top of St Roches hill is OSR .

Depending upon the layout of the farm tracks etc, that could still be considered block cropping.

 

Possibly the estate have decided to up their planting area based upon a good forward price?

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

 

 

Possibly the estate have decided to up their planting area based upon a good forward price?

That is what I was hinting at . What do mean by " block cropping " ?

[doobin]

17 hours ago, Stubby said:

That is what I was hinting at . What do mean by " block cropping " ?

Block cropping is simply planting your combinables in fields all in the same area. As different crops require inputs (fertiliser, spraying) at different times, as well as needing to be drilled and harvested at different times, it makes sense to keep all your OSR in one block and all your barley in another. It reduces time spent on the road considerably.

[Stubby]

34 minutes ago, doobin said:

Block cropping is simply planting your combinables in fields all in the same area. As different crops require inputs (fertiliser, spraying) at different times, as well as needing to be drilled and harvested at different times, it makes sense to keep all your OSR in one block and all your barley in another. It reduces time spent on the road considerably.

Understood bud . Makes sense . 

[Whoppa Choppa]

Unbelievable.

Ridiculous.

Jinxed.

Fubar.

Relentless.

Insane.

Extreme.

Incomprehensible.

Staggering.

Nonsensical.

Lamentable.

Cursed.

Horrible.

Evil.

Abominable.

Abysmal.

 

In other words, HELL. 

 

And the forecast for April is the same.

 

Doomed!

Edited April 2 by Whoppa Choppa

[Stool master]

[Doug Tait]

For those of a glass half full outlook, on two occasions recently I've gone outside and it hasn't been raining for a few minutes, and when it started again it smelled like summer rain.

Might be the new way of telling the seasons, what the rain smells like.

[roboted]

Overcast but dry all day 😃, good run for the spaniels ducks and pheasant put up but back in the car when I saw the Egyptian Geese (?) .

Weather is definitely  on the up and spirits rise with it.😊

[sime42]

Spring returned today. It wasn't especially sunny but it was pleasantly warm and most importantly, no rain. There's a 1 in 4 chance it'll make another appearance tomorrow I reckon.

[dan blocker]

6 hours ago, Stool master said:

Still a bit damp by the looks of it? May be best just to run over it with the mower set on high?