Southernspeed
Silver Member
I have a question ... or two (as usual!) , first time making hay, stupid kind of questions!
I blinked and I missed the boot stage. Some of it (mixed grasses) is just out of boot, some have good seed heads. It's only about 12-18 inches tall so I wasn't paying much attention. We had a lot of rain today, likely get some tomorrow then 'should' be clear until Friday PM although a couple of weather apps say there may be showers Wednesday. Temps generally in the 70s, maybe touching 80 degrees, pretty breezy. But then, they didn't forecast the rain today! The following week is looking very wet.
So ... would you wise folk cut Monday and hope to get it baled by Thursday evening or wait at least two weeks and have stemmy hay? Will it even dry on wet ground with high humidity? How detrimental is it to leave it another two weeks or more?
Please don't be shy to state the obvious, all I know about haying is what I've read here and seen on youtube!
Thanks for any info!
I blinked and I missed the boot stage. Some of it (mixed grasses) is just out of boot, some have good seed heads. It's only about 12-18 inches tall so I wasn't paying much attention. We had a lot of rain today, likely get some tomorrow then 'should' be clear until Friday PM although a couple of weather apps say there may be showers Wednesday. Temps generally in the 70s, maybe touching 80 degrees, pretty breezy. But then, they didn't forecast the rain today! The following week is looking very wet.
So ... would you wise folk cut Monday and hope to get it baled by Thursday evening or wait at least two weeks and have stemmy hay? Will it even dry on wet ground with high humidity? How detrimental is it to leave it another two weeks or more?
Please don't be shy to state the obvious, all I know about haying is what I've read here and seen on youtube!
Thanks for any info!