Around the Count: Precipitation totals around the county

Around the Count: Precipitation totals around the county

By the time you read this article, I hope the land is dry enough and warm enough to plant. The warm days are increasing soil temperatures quite quickly. Even germination and emergence are affected by soil temperature. During the few days to a week or so that seeds are absorbing water, they are susceptible to cold injury from a cold, wet rain, which will drop soil temperatures. Take soil...