Off and growing! The corn and soybean demonstrations at the site are looking excellent! They certainly have all the moisture and heat units they need for now, at any rate.
Yesterday, June 22nd, Larry Weller and I planted the cotton and sugarbeet demos and did some site maintenance. The temperature in Decatur was 95 degrees yesterday, so when combined with the humidity, the heat index was just over 147 degrees (or at least it felt like it).
Most of the corn is in the V2 or V3 stage, and the soybeans are opening up the first trifoliate. The only germination problems we had were two very old lines in the history of corn and soybean area, and we hopefully have those filled in now (I guess that’s why those lines are history).
The Seminis vegetable plot is coming along nicely, and we will be adding peppers to the mix soon. We had no damage to the plants from last week’s storm, but the fence is leaning a little more, and will be straightened up next week. As long as Mother Nature remains in a good mood, we should be in good shape for now.
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