This morning I walked out to scan the sky and check up on the status of the crops.
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Looks like this weedy grass is thriving! Weeds always do! Thus, the origin of that saying we endured hearing from old people when we were kids, "You're growing like a weed!"
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The corn.......well.......it is growing, but is rather far behind the usual size for this time in June. Spring was delayed this year, resulting in late planting, and the fields have been battered by wind and too much rain. These baby corn plants are about 7 inches tall right now. (There's a maple tree near this cornfield, hence the bunches of seed helicopters lying around.)
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Hey, here's a bright spot........the oats and peas look pretty good!! The grassy-looking stuff is oats, and the peas have the oval leaves. This yummy mixture will eventually be chopped for the cows to eat.
***********************Lastly, here's a photo of the sad, little soybeans........it appears as if something's been chewing on them, though, its most likely due to the recent weather conditions.
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Shucks.......I just realized I forgot to include a photo of a hay field.........but, you all know what alfalfa looks like, right?? In a normal year, we would be busy baling the summer's first crop of hay right now, but its been too wet to even cut the alfalfa yet! What a deal.......and the cows are getting hungry!!
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Hmmm...looks like I'll have to do a field survey and take a few pic's. Never mind...your crops are doing better than ours. Our corn germinated & is wee teeny and yellow...awaiting some much needed sun. We have had the coldest June since 1937...average temperature 11 degrees C (about 53F). We are waiting to cut our second crop of grass...no beans or alfalfa grown here (just grass and corn).
We just got the last of our beans planted maybe...Saturday? We'd have about 60 acres left for over a week. So our littlest beans haven't even seen the light of day yet. You're doing okay.
Judy,
That's too bad about your chilly weather......corn surely does need heat units from the sun to thrive and grow.
So, do you chop the grass? Is it grass.....or oats or something?
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Mary,
Glad to hear your planting's done anyway, and hopefully the weather will cooperate for good growth!
So I'm guessing that the corn won't be "knee high by the fourth of July." Do you use that saying where you live? I think our seasons are about the same.
Hi, Ruth!
Actually, that saying has been outdated for many years, with the advent of modern farming practices. Corn is usually close to knee-high right now!! Ironically, that saying may come close to being correct this year, though, with the adverse weather and delayed spring.
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