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Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - Page 11
“Yellowing in
Corn Plants”
The rain the past few days is
a blessing, especially if your
crops were out of the ground
and growing. Unfortunately,
we had several cotton fields
in the county that were just
planted, so hopefully those
plants pop through as the
sunshine returns. With the
advent of heavy rain and
moderate overcast yellow
ing of sweet or field com in
the garden is common. Let’s
discuss why this is occurring.
Sulfur and Nitrogen
Deficiency
Sulfur is a primary nutrient
in com growth and develop
ment. Sulfur is very mobile
in the soil, which means it
readily leaches through the
soil profile when under rain
or irrigation. However, it
is not mobile in the plant,
which is why the newest
growth will exhibit the most
yellowing. As soils warm.
Sulfur will become more
available. Nitrogen is prob
ably the most used nutrient
in com production. Com that
is nitrogen deficient will be
shorter; yellowing exhibited
in lower leaves, but can be
corrected through the appli
cation of additional nitrogen.
It is easy to over fertilize,
which will lead to com lodg
ing and increase cost.
Herbicide Damage
Herbicide damage occurs
in com sporadically. Usually
com receives damage from
misuse of herbicides from
the garden owner or someone
nearby. This occurs in the
form of herbicide drift. The
use of glyphosate (Round-
Up) is a regular occurrence
to get rid of unwanted weeds.
If your com is not glyphosate
tolerant, then be careful as
it can be severely injured or
killed.
Nematodes
What is a nematode? Nema
todes are microscopic worms
that attack and feed off the
roots of plants. These worms
are so small they take a scope
to see them and you cannot
go fishing with these type of
worms! If corn is infected
with nematodes, then expect
short and bright yellow plants
in large localized sections. If
you suspect nematodes, dig
the plant up and inspect the
roots. You will see “stubby”
and shortened roots, in ad
dition to root galling. The
galls are very indicative of
nematodes. From a garden
standpoint, only control mea
sure is rotating your land to
a different crop the following
year. This breaks up the host
Ag
News
-Wade Parker
Interim County
Extension Coordinator
cycle.
Diagnostic Tests
The extension office offers
several means of diagnosing
these plant issues. Farmer or
gardeners can take soil tests,
which will tell us the pH and
nutrient levels of the soil. If
you would like to see what
the actual nutrient levels in
the plant are, mnning a leaf
tissue test is an option. The
results will advise what and
how much of a certain nutri
ent needs to be added. Last,
a nematode test can also be
administered, which is pulled
very much like a soil sample
and usually takes a week to
get back. The costs of these
test varies, so do not hesitate
to call us for more informa
tion.
I know this was kind of a
long article, but I feel it is
timely and an important top
ic. We definitely have some
good gardeners in Millen
and Jenkins County. Many
times, we are keen to look
at people’s yards and brag
on them. However, the next
time you are out, look around
at the beautiful gardens that
are being grown.
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PLANTING DAYS
ACCORDING TO
MOON SIGNS
Above-ground crops:
1,2, 8, 9, 10, 11,28,29
Root crops:
14, 15, 18, 19, 23,24
Seed beds:
1,2, 10, 11,28,29
Kill plant pests:
3,4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 16, 17, 20,
21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30
FISHING DAYS
FOR JUNE 2022
Best: 2, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19
Good: 1, 10, 14, 15,28,29
Fair: 6, 7, 12, 13, 23, 24
Poor: 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 20, 21,
22, 25, 26, 27, 30
PLANTING TABLE
FOR JUNE
Gardens:
Continue to plant all kinds
of veetable plants, such as
tomato, eggplant, peppers,
cabbage and celery. Also
butter beans, pole beans.
New Zealand spinach, tend-
ergreens and Swiss chard for
summar salad; also sow col-
lards, cabbage, celery and
cauliflower for plants, later
transplanting. Plant black-
eye, crowder and lady peas,
squash, cucumber, pumpkin.
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