tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post6832798324370249620..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: What is Up with the Rain This Year?PioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-67205412703038581442015-11-20T00:38:53.749-05:002015-11-20T00:38:53.749-05:00It was insanly dry this summer and we were having ...It was insanly dry this summer and we were having unseasonly warm weather for november but two days ago the winds came at all day today I was working outside in temps that were -8C before wind chill and a sustained winds of 60-70km per hour and a gust speed over 100km/hr..... thats about 60mph <br /><br />Exile1981Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-68033133335974181322015-11-18T22:25:23.547-05:002015-11-18T22:25:23.547-05:00Lisa - My gardens are in terrible shape. The wife&...Lisa - My gardens are in terrible shape. The wife's illness and my fence project combined with the rains meant I let em go to weeds. Gonna take me forever to get em whipped into shape again.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-5350251688787020692015-11-18T22:24:13.569-05:002015-11-18T22:24:13.569-05:00deborah - Well no a pond or any diversion is out o...deborah - Well no a pond or any diversion is out of the question because the water is coming down the drive. What has happened is over the years of adding in more gravel etc. has raised the drive level above the barn entrance. What it needs is to be scooped out and redone but that is going to require me to hire someone with a bobcat at the very least. Need to get the drive level down below the PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-23071567367906411512015-11-18T22:21:18.118-05:002015-11-18T22:21:18.118-05:00Vera - Well all the early rain we got carried us t...Vera - Well all the early rain we got carried us through the dry spell but it played merry hell on getting in the first two hay crops. With the last rain we got the other day and then the one today the [pastures are greening up again nicely. Of course this weekend is suppose to be our first real cold snap so it will all go brown again after this.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-22289735094525635972015-11-18T22:18:56.165-05:002015-11-18T22:18:56.165-05:00Sf - Well we need the rain. Just not so much comin...Sf - Well we need the rain. Just not so much coming down so fast IMO. I could do with some cooler Summer temps but of course I would prefer the Winters stay warmer and wetter :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-72829541437835204992015-11-18T22:17:32.919-05:002015-11-18T22:17:32.919-05:00Dawn - Ack!!! Turkey rounding at night in the rain...Dawn - Ack!!! Turkey rounding at night in the rain doesn't sound fun at all!!!<br /><br />The biggest issue I have are the roof panels on the barn.Seems like I am constantly needing to climb up there and make repairs.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-45924086493468791962015-11-18T09:40:57.074-05:002015-11-18T09:40:57.074-05:00It's frustrating when it does that. A little m...It's frustrating when it does that. A little more balanced would be nice. It is raining here today too. I guess the good thing is the ground has been soft so it was easier to weed the garden and pull out all the summer plant remains when I went in this weekend.Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-59023737502220423472015-11-18T07:33:07.581-05:002015-11-18T07:33:07.581-05:00also was reading about constructing small swales i...also was reading about constructing small swales in permaculture. may be good for your situation?deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-75416499138694172232015-11-18T07:31:48.104-05:002015-11-18T07:31:48.104-05:00if you follow the barn flood to the main source ca...if you follow the barn flood to the main source can you dig a diversion? prevent it happening again,esp. if there comes another wet spring it will be bad for the lambs.<br /><br />there has to be a way.<br />maybe build a pond and divert to it. you can water garden during dust bowls. lot of work but in the long run easier as you age.deb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-2652998685636110302015-11-18T02:35:08.938-05:002015-11-18T02:35:08.938-05:00Here in SW France we have had a similar weather pa...Here in SW France we have had a similar weather pattern this year. We have a river running along side us which never goes down to a dribble but this year it nearly did, and our grazing was nil which meant having to give hay to the animals. Last year we had patches of rain all the way through the summer so everything remained green. Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-73758983880751680122015-11-17T19:50:01.693-05:002015-11-17T19:50:01.693-05:00I saw on TV where you guys were getting it again, ...I saw on TV where you guys were getting it again, it is supposed to be here late tomorrow. We don't need any more rain as it hasn't ever dried from the last hard one. Probably has to do with global cooling, which is actually what is going on despite the government propaganda. If this keeps up then we will get some big snows this winter.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-71898849976208442772015-11-17T18:13:22.759-05:002015-11-17T18:13:22.759-05:00Its the same here, we are being hit tonight with t...Its the same here, we are being hit tonight with the third storm in just over a week, The turkey run ha been smashed down in the wind and the windows of the turkey shed have blown in, I was rounding up turkeys by torch light this evening, I dread to see the damage in the morning Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com