3 Day Humid Hay

Looking at the forecast, continuous thunderstorms, but for the moment, the weather is calling for cloudy skies 4 days in a row later next week - going into Memorial Day weekend.

Thinking about cutting a small patch to run-in my equipment for the larger/later cuts.

Pre-Day 1 - do nothing, let the rain stop and breeze dry things out to the extent possible.

Day 1 - start cutting at daylight. Ted everything about 1pm.

Day 2 - ted everything.

Day 3 - ted late morning, afternoon, rake in front of the baler and bale.

I don’t know - I’ve never had much luck with 3 day hay even in good weather conditions.

Speaking of the humid east, I’m in the mountains of VA. This patch is Timothy mixed grass hay - no legumes. Running the Krone mower conditioner for the first time - not sure what to expect. Impeller machine, probably will have the hood cranked all the way down for max conditioning, 5 inch stubble and wide swath spread for max drying/exposure to the sun. Buffered propionic acid locked and loaded...

What do you think? 3 day humid hay or just park the equipment and grill hot dogs over Memorial Day weekend...

Thanks!
Bill

3 Day Humid Hay