Planting season is here, but we need more heat and moisture
4-27-2026
We are slowly getting ready to plant the 2026 cotton crop with impatient eyes on the weather. There were three key items that needed to improve. First was the market which has been lagging for 2 years, and next was the soil moisture. Now with 2 more chances of rain this week, it looks like the last piece of the planting puzzle is down to improved temperatures. Three weeks ago we had some of the warmest weather we ever get in April and now, we don’t have enough heat to even sprout a seed. Two key temperature rules for beginning to plant cotton are a total of at least 15 heat units for the 5 days following planting and no exposure to temperatures in the 40’s during the first 2 nights after planting. That pretty much knocks this week out unless you want to add more risk to planting. Click on the planting forecast in the upper left menu bar which is being updated every morning for daily planting updates. We are just at the front side of a 5 to 6 week long planting season and things are looking up.
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