Finally took some time to see why the ground gets saturated every time it rains. We have had cool, wet weather since last fall's harvest. Mother Nature has caught up!
Jan 7 .5 2009
Jan 10 .5
Jan 27 storm 10 inches snow 2 inches ice
Feb 3 inch of snow 1.3 inches in gauge
Feb 13 1.3 inches from wind storm
Feb 18 .2
Feb 27 .8
Mar 8 .1
Mar 19 .3 (1 in other gauge)
Mar 25 .6, (.4)
Mar 26 .5
Apr 4 .9, other farms 1.0
Apr 6 .4, other 1.0
Apr 14 1 inch, other 3 inches!
Apr 20 .4, other 1.2
May 1 inch, other 4 inches
May 6 1 inch, other 3 inches
May 14 1 inch
You can see the variation in rainfall with 1, 5 and 30 miles but the short answer is it is all soaked! There have really been few days for field work, maybe a week total this season.
We just need some heat now to make this new crop grow! Sure has been a good year for winter annual crops and weeds!
I think I have a long summer of scouting ahead!
Ed
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