After months of cool wet weather we have shifted gears abruptly, as usually happens over here. We are now approaching 90F, what I consider to be hot, and actually could use a gentle, soft half inch to inch of rain. The big rains left my ground in terrible shape, I will have to replant some corn and on other fields patch it in.
We approach Memorial Day weekend, I heard years ago from an old farmer that Memorial Day was often the very best time to plant soybeans, ideally I like to start perhaps the 15th of May on the beans, the way my ground is now I probably will wait for a rain, and then hope it doesn't start and not stop again for 3 weeks as is possible.