Management Plans and Warm Weather
3-18-2024
Burndown, weed control and fertility plans are being finalized as we find ourselves about 6 weeks from the beginning of planting. Which creates what I think is the making of our first dilemma for this growing season. PATIENCE. The first half of March has offered above normal temperatures with 80-degree highs showing up last week. Next week could be more of the same such that we are likely to get a good start on some spring activities that include Burndown and perhaps some fertilizer applications. The next thing you know is a lot of work is ahead of schedule and we have a pretty mid-April, and somebody is going to want to get a jump on the planting season. That is going to create our dilemma. With more acres expected in cotton this year, some folks will want to take advantage of early warm weather if we get it, and it might be justified to do some chores based on not knowing when the holdups are coming. After all the weeds look like it is already April, and next Sunday is Easter. Such as it is, we’ll just take it week by week, and make some progress when it makes sense at least until planting time arrives. Just a clue on ultra early planting, I think May 15th has the least risk for planting cotton in our region and it makes a bell curve with the higher risk of planting on April 15th matching Juneteenth.
The coming articles I will post to the On-Line Newsletter will cover these topics in much detail.
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