After 9 dumpy sack loads (we stuff them well!), the “Stackpole” hay is safely stacked in the barn. As the hay is removed from the field, the quality of the scythe cut beneath is revealed. Despite being complete beginners, the Stackpole team have done very well, and achieved a pretty
Category: Hay
Rowing up
Some of the “Stackpole” hay in it’s rows early this morning (July 13th) A very busy day for us yesterday, though not all with hay making. Phil squeezed in some mowing early on before going out to work in a neighbours garden, and I went off early to take produce
Hauling Hay
Broad leaved plants in the hay Phil mowed for an hour early this morning. I then spent almost two hours spreading all the hay that has been cut so far. We have just (4.30pm) bought in the hay that was cut on Monday. There is a lot of Cat’s Ear
Mowing with Stackpole wardens and more haymaking!
Rowing up in the evening. The greener rows cut by the Stackpole team can be seen towards the back. Yesterday 7 volunteers and wardens from the Stackpole Estate, a National Trust property in Pembrokeshire, came on a course to learn how to use the scythes that they have bought for
Progressive Hand Hay Making
Grass mown this morning, spread out to dry It has been another good hay making day. This morning Phil mowed two long windrows up the edge of the hay field, opening up a patch ready to be mown on a course that we are running tomorrow. As the day warmed
The Hay Making Season Begins!
The first few windrows in the early morning sun. With the sun out and shining, and promising to stay so for the rest of the week, the 2013 hay making season at the Trust has got underway. Awkwardly, we already had plans to be away over last weekend, meaning we
Daily Hand Hay Making Blog
Hay making season is on it’s way! And it seems quite a lot of people are interested in making hay by hand. This summer we are planning to post daily updates of our hand hay making activities, showing the whole process from mowing to storing on hay racks or stacking