Very Dry Summer

[landtracdeerhunter]

After all the snow and the wet Spring, it sure went dry around our area. Never did get much of a garden in.  The little that is planted needs to be watered every 5 days or so. This seems to be the new normal now.

How's it in your neck of the woods?

[Doc]

We had a late start because the garden was too wet all the time to get the rototiller out there. Then when things started to dry out a bit (like June 1st) we got everything in, but had seed germination problems. Beets, swiss chard, parsnips and spinach never came up or came up so sparsely that there will be no harvest. Carrots, summer and winter squashes are up and thriving the broccoli plants, lettuce, and rutabaga all got eaten by a woodchuck ( I got revenge on him but all that is gone. peppers are growing good. So it is a mixed situation this year. We are in the middle of a 5 day dry stretch, but nothing is bothered by that and we are supposed to get some rain Friday. I am not worried about the things that are up and growing. But it has not been a good year. 

[First-light]

My corn fields were planted late and look like shit. Looks like a write off coming. 

[airedale]

Around here not too dry, I would say a little on the wet side for the most part.

Al

[GreeneHunter]

Looks like this hunting season is going to be TIC Heaven !!!

[landtracdeerhunter]

On 7/22/2025 at 9:43 AM, landtracdeerhunter said:

After all the snow and the wet Spring, it sure went dry around our area. Never did get much of a garden in.  The little that is planted needs to be watered every 5 days or so. This seems to be the new normal now.

How's it in your neck of the woods?

Some much for the normal.  We have had just over 13 inches of rain in the last month. Areas in low lying fields still have water standing in them .First cutting hay still to be made for those that didnt cut before middle of July. Make the first and second together. Corn and soybeans yellowing in the low  fields.  Last years drought sure turned the other way, this season.

 

[Four Seasons]

2 hours ago, landtracdeerhunter said:

Some much for the normal.  We have had just over 13 inches of rain in the last month. Areas in low lying fields still have water standing in them .First cutting hay still to be made for those that didnt cut before middle of July. Make the first and second together. Corn and soybeans yellowing in the low  fields.  Last years drought sure turned the other way, this season.

 

It’s been just about perfect up here in Jefferson Cty. We were wet early and planted around the wet spots. End of June, Early July kinda dried out well then perfect rains to finish the corn and kick in the beans. Bad part is it’s almost cutting the lawns twice a week. Last year lawns were brown. 

[GreenDrake]

Planted 10 acres of Brassicas and Chicory 3 weeks ago just before the rain. The plot exploded. Looked good last week as we had some intermittent rains. Heading up this evening to take a look. I hope the chicory takes well as I intend to establish a full plot of Chicory in this plot going forward.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Made a couple rounds with the haybine around the field Friday. Tractor tires still come up wet in places. Hard to make dry hay with damp ground underneath. Looks like straw, but the second six inches coming up in it greens it. Very little nutritional value. Mow it down and let it rot back into the soil this year. Flipped over in July and got wet here very quickly

 

[GreenDrake]

Last weekend I planted over areas that I had previously missed. Cannot wait to see how it came along after the recent rains.