The farmer's dilemma is always the same, is it too early to plant? The past few days when Britain was again soaked to the bone is another indicator that it is too early to sow, but the Met Office has indicated that within 10 days we should have a heat wave...our area of planting is relatively small, about 400 acres for corn (sillage for the milk cows) and about the same for wheat (A new crop for us) the balance of the land is a mixture of pasture for the cattle and fields for hay and other grasses to feed the cattle during the winter months.
You don't want to plant when it is raining, clumping and risk of fungus, but you don't want to plant in the scorching heat. So the decision has been made, planting for both Wheat and corn will start tomorrow, we are expecting at least four days of sunshine and relatively warm weather, followed by a few days of rain. Our soil is sufficiently dry now, so we should be ok.
Always a risk!
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