farmerjan
Well-known member
Well, we have had a winter to put in the books so far. I am sure all you further south really have some things to write home about. From very dry fall averaging less than 1/3 to half normal rainfall each month, and creeks and ponds drying up and wells and springs falling way short , to record setting cold in late Dec and early Jan, with prolonged cold here in Va and no snowfall to protect the ground.
Now we are getting rain, that I am trying to be very thankful for, but the ground still has alot of frost in it so the top couple inches are just a quagmire of muck and mud. It rained Wed. and made it slippery and now is raining really seriously and we are due to get over an inch on top of nearly an inch the other day. Supposed to get rain/showers for the next couple of days, then warmer 50's plus, then rain again the following week. This is FEB....not that I wanted 2 ft. of snow, but a couple inches of rain at a time? And downpour strength like it is right now? On top of frozen ground?
What used to be colder and snow in the winter months, like Dec, Jan Feb, is now anyone's guess. This is hard on the cows and new calves and the people trying to take care of them.
Now we are getting rain, that I am trying to be very thankful for, but the ground still has alot of frost in it so the top couple inches are just a quagmire of muck and mud. It rained Wed. and made it slippery and now is raining really seriously and we are due to get over an inch on top of nearly an inch the other day. Supposed to get rain/showers for the next couple of days, then warmer 50's plus, then rain again the following week. This is FEB....not that I wanted 2 ft. of snow, but a couple inches of rain at a time? And downpour strength like it is right now? On top of frozen ground?
What used to be colder and snow in the winter months, like Dec, Jan Feb, is now anyone's guess. This is hard on the cows and new calves and the people trying to take care of them.