I went out to check fields last night to see if we were getting any closer to planting and found my favorite tiler hanging out underneath a corn cob. It's really satisfying to walk out and see the amount of worm holes in our fields. All these holes serve as natural drainage and air ducts into the soil system that can help dry things out quicker when you're caught in a wet spring like this one.
Our strips look to be in really good shape and although in between the rows it is still pretty wet underneath the residue, the soil in the strip is extremely mellow with tons of air space and is much drier. If we wanted to push it we could be planting especially on our tiled fields. My employer actually planted a field 2 nights ago(5 days after 10" of snow) that was fall strip till on pattern tile when no one else around could go. It was a little mucky underneath but as long as they kept the planter on the strips and not in between the strips, it worked pretty good. I think that we are setup for an advantage where we will just be going out and planting rather than working the ground when it is marginally wet. Time will tell.
The weather forecast looks good for the next 6 days so I'm hopeful that we can get rolling by this weekend and be going in good conditions and not pushing it too much. My guess is that my wife's Mother's Day brunch might have to be at about 5 AM if things are fit to be planting on Sunday. Tis the season.
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