A costly 48 hrs...

[furrowtickler]

Should get reseeding done by tonight
Between last Friday morning and Sunday afternoon we had near drought conditions - frost - more dry winds that killed struggling damaged canola - heavy hail then a flooding 1/2 hr rain.
Although the moisture was welcome , the rain/ hail actually hit everything that never froze from Friday morning .
We are leaving about 1/3 of the canola that should be ok , the wheat finally started to regrow today and 1/2 the peas still don't know wtf hit them lol.
Those just south of the river need rain bad now -
Over the past 4 days I have seen as much different types of frost / crop damage and variations of each as I have seen in 20 years . This is going to be interesting to see how this all plays out .
And yes Tom - sometimes reseeding is nesesary - lol , never say never

[SASKFARMER3]

I have been in your shoes before a few times the worst was 99 I think when 2/3 of the crop was reseeded with a disc drill and it did turn out but that fall we had a open fall till October. Lots of sleepless nights as temps fell in Sept. the others I should of went fishing. Some times you win some times you lose. Hopefully the weather in your area straitens out no farmer needs consecutive wrecks in a row.

[boarderbloke]

furrow, you've posted often about frost hurting canola, and about some very low temps being recorded. But I haven't noticed you or any others, experiencing those conditions, speak of damage to the pea crop. Prior to the hail storm, were the pea crops untouched by the frost? are they that much more hardy than canola and barley? Just wondering, as your in a fairly big pea growing area.

[freewheat]

Yup, peas are hardy, and if they do get toasted, their growing point is below the soil, so they will bounce back. Hence you seed peas first, and canola closer to last in frost prone areas.

[hobbyfrmr]

I am not exactly sure what happened to the faba beans. They froze black! I was looking down rows 100 feet long all turned black. I went back 3 days later its like it never happened! Without pictures I would never believe it. No signs of dead leaves or dead plants. Very strange but thankfully it looks like they will continue to grow

[furrowtickler]

Neighbour has Fabas in as well - seeing the exact same thing - they happy - peas sad lol

[furrowtickler]

Peas here that have been froze are coming back ok now , the peas froze and hailed on need a shot of nutrient / tilt to get them going and prevent loss in yield potential. They could see a 20-50% yield loss if not looked after shortly

[hobbyfrmr]

It's a different management style over here. I don't help crops. If they are not strong enough to be a crop, they become fertilizer.

[furrowtickler]

Well some of the peas smell like silage lol

[ado089]

This spring certainly has been character building, if not soul destroying. At least with frost and drought the fertility should still be there next year and my weed control bill is getting cheaper by the day. My organic crops are also clean as a whistle. Canola in the bin is gaining value by the day.