BSK
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We got 0.01" 
Food Plots Plant or Wait
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and we got nothing...
JCDEERMAN
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Nothing here as well 
BSK
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We are stuck in a pattern. The first pattern is fronts coming in on Thursdays or Fridays. The second pattern is the models will predict a great rain out of these fronts 7-8 days out. Then about 5-6 days out the models change to much less rain. Then the front gets here and we get virtually nothing. This is happening over and over, and I see no end to these patterns. Long range models have a front coming in next Friday and then the Friday before MZ. Both are predicting good rains. But the models are starting to trend away from a good rain next Friday. I would guess by this coming Monday, the models will have almost nothing for next Friday.
JCDEERMAN
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It's unbelievable. Never seen anything like it. This year and last year going MONTHS with rain gauged by mere decibels. At least there are acorns, unlike last year.
I haven't seen this in years, not to mention 2 years in a row. So frustrating!
megalomaniac
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NOAA drought map released yeaterday...
Now all of TN is abnormally dry/ drought.
But nothing compared to south MS... literally trees are dying down here. Largemouth bass in the back bayous have died from the high salinity 9 miles inland from the gulf.
Now all of TN is abnormally dry/ drought.
But nothing compared to south MS... literally trees are dying down here. Largemouth bass in the back bayous have died from the high salinity 9 miles inland from the gulf.
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JAD
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We got nothing last night in south Rutherford county. Except for a few low, shady spots, my plots look like beach sand. Tough year, again!
BSK
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Two years in a row just doesn't seem fair. Looking back, I also experienced plot failures in 2016 due to fall drought. Looked back at my trail-cam pictures for that year and plots are basically bare dirt Oct. 25th.It's unbelievable. Never seen anything like it. This year and last year going MONTHS with rain gauged by mere decibels. At least there are acorns, unlike last year.
I haven't seen this in years, not to mention 2 years in a row. So frustrating!
JCDEERMAN
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That's rough. Ours all sprouted, but dew can only sustain for so long
DoubleRidge
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We didnt get enough to even settle the dust.
I'm doing all I can guys...we're carrying 11 boys from church camping this weekend. Leaving this afternoon and be back Sunday afternoon. Camping will normally get us a shower or two...but not this year?
I'm doing all I can guys...we're carrying 11 boys from church camping this weekend. Leaving this afternoon and be back Sunday afternoon. Camping will normally get us a shower or two...but not this year?
deerhunter10
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Nothing more then a sprinkle that lasted at the most 30 seconds.
We got lucky here in the NW tip of Cheatham Co. with an inch and a half... Yay!
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BSK
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Can't believe how well some of my plots look, despite no rain. I guess the plants are living off the dew. Even plots that haven't received more than 0.30" since I broadcast planted them 6 weeks ago are showing green.
held out for the weatherguessers and put mine in wednesday. hoping for the rain they said we would get. barely wet the asphalt
BSK
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Welcome to my world.held out for the weatherguessers and put mine in wednesday. hoping for the rain they said we would get. barely wet the asphalt
Checked our plots in southern Hardin today. We planted 2 weeks ago and they look just like we left them. Zero rain since we planted. Turkeys are having a field day on them. I hate turkeys.
JCDEERMAN
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Our drilled plots are surprisingly healthy and in the shaded spots, they are around 6". The worst spots are about 1". If we would have gotten timely rains. The stuff would be 10-12" tall. We need rain so bad!
BSK
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Thank you!
Quailman
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I've been lucky but definitely could use some more rain! Planted Labor Day weekend and had three timely rains in the last month. In the shaded areas, the plots are definitely holding moisture but I'm just surprised how quickly it dries out. If we could just get a good 1/2-1" rain I would be ecstatic!
I'm also surprised how much the deer are using the plots with a bumper crop of acorns this year.
I'm also surprised how much the deer are using the plots with a bumper crop of acorns this year.
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My brassicas actually look much better than the clover despite the lack of rain. They even look better than my backyard clover plot which gets watered several times a week.
