Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 5/8/21


Conditions for the coming week do not look good as you can see estimated planting conditions for Rocky Mount below.

DD 60 accumulation is nowhere near ideal and even more concerning is our soil temperatures are rapidly dropping below the range need for cotton planting. Below are the soil temps for May 8 at 8 a.m. Soil temps should drop even lower with the cool nights predicted for the next week. You can check soil temperatures for your area as we go through this cool spell. We will also post soils temperature maps on our cotton Facebook page.

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