freeze question for IAGary

keh · Apr 11, 2009

Gary,

How deep does the ground freeze there? Daughter didn't know.Daughter came down for visit to see her new niece, naturally the weather turned chilly. On the bright side, we had 2 1/4 inches of rain and are actually above average for year, right now.

Crop report: went to Charleston bridge walk(6.2 miles on bridge over harbor and downtown streets). Farmers in eastern part of state which is less that 200 feet above sea level and warmer that here in upstate SC are behind plowing and planting due to wet weather. Saw one field of no till corn up about 3 inches. I want to plant corn in garden now but it is too wet. Dairymen near me have good crops of small grain and are grazing some of it. Wheat just about to head out.

BTW for spring oats to work here they have to be planted in January and the yield is usually much reduced. I just put nitrogen on a field of volunteer oats and ryegrass, $394 per ton.

KEH

IaGary · Apr 11, 2009

Most years the ground freezes 2 to 3 feet deep.

Dry years with little snow it will go to 5 feet.

In 76 it never froze over 6". I dug up a sewer line in late January that year, by hand, and there was no frost. In 77 our water line to our home froze at 5' deep.

Most of the P and K hes been spread here. NH3 is being applied now. Oats are in and if we get them in here before April 15 they usually turn out OK.

I will start discing some corns stalks next week. Might plant corn the following week if it warms up.

Still been below freezing here at night and in the 50's during the days.

The marathon is about to begin.

Gary

keh · Apr 12, 2009

Interesting. Just goes to show that if you don't like the weather, just stick around, it's sure to change. Hope the spring plowing and planting goes well.

KEH

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