Working near Cumberland City, we got high winds, wall cloud, temp drop and 3 drops of rain….
Cadiz area got a good shower and Clarksville got a sudden down pour….
Cadiz area got a good shower and Clarksville got a sudden down pour….
Food Plots Hot, dry spell
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sharpshooter
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15 drops at my house, Anderson co. Radar showed red about a mile away after the line passed. It's about to get real crispy here.
RS
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My place in Humphreys Co didn't get a drop.
BSK
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Nope. Not one drop.
One soybean plot in a narrow valley, doing great. Surface of soil still moist. Three ridge-top plots saw good germination, but plants are stunted. Three more ridge-top plots are now almost bare dirt. Total failure. Sunn hemp is up and seems to be doing well, but doubt it will last another week to 10 days without rain, especially with the 100 degree temps forecast for next week. And no organized rain in the 2 week forecast as of this afternoon.
BSK
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I sure hope we have a wet late summer and early fall. I'm going to need great fall food plots. Looked at a bunch of oak branches blown out of treetops from the gust front this morning and very, VERY few acorn buds on any of the white oak varieties. A tad more on some of the reds, but still not a lot.
I find that strange, as in Nashville I'm seeing a ton of acorn buds on downed white oak limbs. But then, at my place in Humphreys, we almost never see two good acorn crops in a row, and last year was the bumper crop from Hades.
I find that strange, as in Nashville I'm seeing a ton of acorn buds on downed white oak limbs. But then, at my place in Humphreys, we almost never see two good acorn crops in a row, and last year was the bumper crop from Hades.
JCDEERMAN
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Geez! Well we most certainly didn't get any. A man can't catch a break on anything these days
JCDEERMAN
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Good to know. I did notice all the oak branches at the house
Looks dry to me at least thru the 4th.... Rethinking my approach.
JCDEERMAN
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Still no rain in Hickman. Just got an assessment of our place though. My cousin went to our place over the weekend. Surprisingly, the buckwheat was up to about a foot tall in all the new plots (21 acres). I can't believe that, but is testament to how resilient buckwheat is. Not sure on the sunn hemp - he doesn't know what it looks like.
Another testament to no till - all the sorghum we planted last weekend has sprouted and is about 1-2" tall. We had rain I believe the Wednesday -Thursday prior, drilled in sorghum (9 acres) that Sunday and then sprayed. All that thatch from cereal rye and crimson clover was holding moisture in the soil. So much so, that all that sorghum sprouted in this 100 degree dry heat. Couldn't believe that. Now, will it withstand another whole week with no rain and 100+ degree temps? Lord help us
Another testament to no till - all the sorghum we planted last weekend has sprouted and is about 1-2" tall. We had rain I believe the Wednesday -Thursday prior, drilled in sorghum (9 acres) that Sunday and then sprayed. All that thatch from cereal rye and crimson clover was holding moisture in the soil. So much so, that all that sorghum sprouted in this 100 degree dry heat. Couldn't believe that. Now, will it withstand another whole week with no rain and 100+ degree temps? Lord help us
BSK
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Sunn Hemp is supposed to be drought tolerant. Well, sadly we're about to put how drought tolerant is to the test.
TheLBLman
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How well does it remain "standing" up late season or late winter?
Thinking it could be good as security cover, as in some rows of it allowing me to walk across a field without been seen by deer feeding in the field.
backyardtndeer
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This has been the driest June I have ever seen on our farm, in the 30 years I have been here. I have fallen behind on getting my beans planted, now I am kind of glad I have not planted them yet.
BSK
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This is my first year with it. Popcorn might know.
Really hope this doesn't turn into 2019 all over again. Had less than . 25" rain in September & 100 degrees in October that year. Spread lime the past two days so was all over camp, clover has gone dormant and dang dust is just about unbearable...
JCDEERMAN
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It's really bad. I am surprised however on the amount of dew each morning. Hoping that little bit is soaked up before it gets evaporated
skipperbrown
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Last year mine stood high and proud until the first heavy frost and then it collapsed to about 2'.
Boll Weevil
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Don't worry y'all...we'll prolly get 4ft of rain over a 3 day stretch and it'll be recorded as a normal rainfall year. Good thing climate change isn't real. 
BSK
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Tiny chance of showers at my place tonight, but better chance Sunday night. Then models suggest a rainy 4th of July Weekend and a return to more normal patterns after that (more afternoon thunderstorms and more frequent fronts coming through post-4th of July weekend).
BSK
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I had to laugh when I saw it being reported that Nashville is now at the longest stretch of time without breaking 100 degrees in the city's record history. And that goes back to the early 1800s. So much for Global Warming.Good thing climate change isn't real.
