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chamookman:
Great start BJ ! Bob
bjrogg:
I think so Bob. We like to have sugar beets planted by my birthday. April 16 th. We finished the night before and we still had 24 hours of nice weather after we finished. The ground was in really good condition. It’s cooled off now but I think we played our cards right. It’s alway a big gamble though. So far I feel good about everything.
It will have to warm up more before we plant anything else. Hopefully the beets will come up before we start planting other crops and I don’t have to worry about replanting them. Right now looks like we are in good shape. If they don’t come up we will be way behind.
Either way it’s not good planting conditions now and doesn’t look like it’s going to be anytime soon. So it’s nice to have them in.
In the meantime we have lots of other things to do.
Bjrogg
Pappy:
Ya it is getting that time of year around here also, they got my corn in almost 2 weeks ago, big risk that early even here, supposed to be in the low 60's and 35 at night Saturday, a little windy so maybe it won't frost. :)
Pappy
bjrogg:
We are holding off planting corn yet Pappy.
Sugar beets don’t mind the cold as much as corn does. The cooler temperatures help keep the disease pressure down for them too.
The corn doesn’t do much when it’s cold. Sits in the ground waiting for it to warm up and everything else tries to kill or weaken it. If it comes up and gets frosted off it will grow back, but that puts it behind to. Its growing point is located at its seed so it has to freeze down to the seed to kill it.
Soybeans growing point is above ground so a frost can kill them.
Sugar beets are pretty though. They can take some very cold temperatures even if they are up. They are most vulnerable right as they are barely poking out of the ground.
Bjrogg
Stoker:
Glad to see you back rolling out. Taters are starting to go in about a week ago around here SE Alberta. Wet snow for a couple days here. S.I.L is to wet in SW Saskatchewan. It's only April, can start in the garden with radishes and such for a start.
Thanks for sharing
Leroy
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