Drought monitor this morning still shows our place on Wayne/ Hardin line to be abnormally dry, need a system to get in Gulf and come our way but that isn't looking good either.
Got .07" yesterday which brings the past 3 days storm rain to 2.15". Since July 28 have gotten 6.68". As hot & dry the 6 weeks prior to 7/28 were, the recent rain probably saved my clover and has allowed some prep work to begin.
We've still got our historical driest period ahead of us and that's what has me concerned. September can be brutal. Believe it was 2019 that we got decent rain in early August and I charged ahead with planting. Had a good rain shortly afterwards and great germination. Then the faucet shut off & only received .25" inch the entire month of September. Plots were total loss and it was mid October before replanting all.
Ordered my seed the other day for late August pickup but unless things drastically change, it'll be after September 15 before it goes in ground. Everything is just too dang expensive this year to have to do twice. Then there's the army worm potential to consider as well....