22 August 2007
Haying
Posted by Richard under: Hay; Smallholding .
As you can see, the hay cut is underway.
Not much more to say about it than that, other then the jury is still out on whether it needs ‘turning’ or ‘bobbing’. Hedley reckons we may get away with a ‘bobbing’, but he is sticking by the old adage that “once you’ve bobbed, you can’t turn it” (however, I have sinced learned that you can follow a ‘turn’ with a ‘bob’).
Whatever the outcome of the bob/turn conundrum at least we have some movement on the hay front.
Just keep watching the weather and hoping for a few clear dry days…looks like its going to be cracking the flags until after the weekend at least.
3 Comments so far...
farmingfriends Says:
23 August 2007 at 5:01 pm.
I hope the weather stays fine. it is certainly hot, dry and windy here today.
Sara from farmingfriends
Rebecca (living sustainably and felting in rural Ireland) Says:
23 August 2007 at 9:44 pm.
Ah you lucky thing. Our field is still sitting there waiting, the farmers here all too busy getting their own hay in during the minimal non existent dry spells. I think we will have to buy hay this year, and its going to be expensive.
I tried a sythe …. feck me!
Richard Says:
23 August 2007 at 11:27 pm.
I have removed thistles with a sythe, but never been ambitious enough to attempt a whole hay cut. If you can cut and bale it for less than a £1 a bale, you’re hired.
It’s a problem getting a contractor/farmer to cut hay when the weather has been so poor (as we have discovered) - it’s not just that they are doing their own, it’s that it takes longer to dry if it is matted and wet - more turning and ‘bobbing’.