Peanut Pointers

• Finish soil sampling. Do not ignore deficiencies or toxicity problems. This will reduce yield and profit. This will be more of a problem where growers are renting new land and may not know much of the rotation or fertility history.

• Germination Issues: Save about a pound of seed out of each lot you plant. The sample can be used later to help diagnose potential germination issues.  Samples will need to be kept in a cool place until plants stands are assessed.  After stands are assessed, the 1 pound samples can be used for germination tests or properly discarded.

• With Germination in mind, in some areas of the state growers are planting 170 to 200 lbs of Georgia-06G to get 5 to 6 plants up in their fields.  This seems excessive.  We need to determine if this is a seed quality issue or planting issues.

• Do not plant in April until 4” soil temperatures reach 68 degrees for 3 to 4 consecutive days with no severe cool snaps expected within 5 days.

• Clean and calibrate In furrow equipment for inoculants and insecticides.

Source: uga.edu