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Ground Temp

Postby okieguide » Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:12 pm

What should the ground temp be for planting corn and milo?
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Postby Soybean Man » Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:23 am

55-60 degrees at 9:00 in the morning for 3 consecutive days.
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Postby Corn Doc » Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:42 pm

The minimal soil temperatures required to germinate are:

Corn: 50 deg F (normally early to late March in MS)
Sorghum (Milo): 65 deg F (mid April in MS)

Soil temperatures should be measured early in the morning about 2 inches deep in the soil.
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