Some growers have started planting peanuts in North Carolina. There are logistical reasons to get started as soon as you can. If you do, here are some things to consider:
Peanuts planted 3 to 4 weeks apart in late April and May will generally only be a week apart in maturity in the fall. Later-planted peanuts catch up quickly.
Thrips will have a long window to feed on peanuts and transmit tomato spotted wilt virus. Be ready to spray Hemi plus surfactant soon after peanuts emerge, and depending on when they do emerge, you may need a second application. Thrip will be at economically damaging levels for the next 6-8 weeks.
Don’t panic if the peanuts are not up in two weeks. I’ve planted in early May and then experienced a cool snap. It took three weeks before peanuts emerged. We had a great stand. It just took a while.
It is dry across the region. Make sure you plant to moisture. If you don’t have the moisture, it is best not to plant. The situation is different in mid-April than in early to mid-June. In June, we may have to take a chance and plant in dry soil. In mid-April, we still have six weeks where peanut yields can be optimized.
Peanut seed is the single most expensive investment. We don’t need to find ourselves in a situation where we need to replant or drop in and plant areas to get a population where it needs to be.
We need 5 plants per foot of row to optimize yield.
Spotted wilt will be more intense where we have lower stands, spotty stands or stands that take a while to fill in. ∆
DAVID JORDAN
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Link to Original Article: https://peanut.ces.ncsu.edu/news/planting-in-april-peanut-notes-no-64-2022/
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