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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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brotherdave
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Corryton, TN
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It's been a good day for seed planting. Overcast with a sprinkle every now and then. Only seeds that have NOT popped and been planted are 255 Mitchell and my 209 Cantrell. I have plenty of the 209's so more will be started just in case. I'd like to see one get a shot. If all the seeds come up I'll have some tough decisions......cull.....or .....expand. Never thought they all would pop. I did change things up with the incubator. Double checked the temp and it was 99°. Moved seeds to top of incubator after 48 hrs where it was 90° in a half folded bath towel. Noticed bunches and bunches of barn swallows flying just barely above the commercial patch where the plastic mulch is layed. Went to check to see what they were after and it was the second hatch of seed cor maggot flies. MILLIONS of them over the melon and corn patches. Its a wonder any corn came up. Also surprised to find out that young corn can survive a frost. Burned the leaves but it bounced right back. Research says no yield loss if its younger than 5 leaf stage and its not a killing freeze.
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