For an area that had standing water to seed around this spring, the tables have turned, and turned hard.
Over that period of summer heat(last 4 weeks), we've had a total of 14mm out of 7 different passing clouds. Averaging 2mm per shower, really only wets the leaves, and could be more closely compared to a heavy dew, than rain. I'd say we've had 10-20bus/ac shaved off our potential from where we stood at the end of spraying. I thought the sub soil would help more with the lack of rain, but I think now, the crop was too shallow rooted to withstand the 30-35' heat in July.
Dug in the soil with a spade between the rows and bone dry in the top 6 inches. Can't pinch any soil together, at that depth, that will stick together. Top half of canola pods not filled yet, top third of durum not filled yet.
I'd say this week is pivotal, if we get an inch of rain, we might come out with an avg crop, if we miss it again, we'll continue to slide. Really disappointing to loss acres to flooding and then loss bushels to drought later in the same year.(reminds me of 2011)
Can't image where we'd be at if we had started the year dryer, but then again, maybe we would have grown better deeper roots in the spring.
Need a good rain to fill what we have, otherwise she'll be a light, thin, quick harvest.
Over that period of summer heat(last 4 weeks), we've had a total of 14mm out of 7 different passing clouds. Averaging 2mm per shower, really only wets the leaves, and could be more closely compared to a heavy dew, than rain. I'd say we've had 10-20bus/ac shaved off our potential from where we stood at the end of spraying. I thought the sub soil would help more with the lack of rain, but I think now, the crop was too shallow rooted to withstand the 30-35' heat in July.
Dug in the soil with a spade between the rows and bone dry in the top 6 inches. Can't pinch any soil together, at that depth, that will stick together. Top half of canola pods not filled yet, top third of durum not filled yet.
I'd say this week is pivotal, if we get an inch of rain, we might come out with an avg crop, if we miss it again, we'll continue to slide. Really disappointing to loss acres to flooding and then loss bushels to drought later in the same year.(reminds me of 2011)
Can't image where we'd be at if we had started the year dryer, but then again, maybe we would have grown better deeper roots in the spring.
Need a good rain to fill what we have, otherwise she'll be a light, thin, quick harvest.
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