May 03, 2022
As “slow as molasses in January” aptly describes the start of the 2022 growing season in Minnesota.
About a foot of frost remained buried at 24-36 inches at the Lamberton Southwest Research and Outreach Center as of April 25. While temperatures climbed into the 70s on April 23, nighttime temps plummeted into the 20s and 30s the very next day. Most days in April had trouble reaching 50 degrees.
At the Waseca Southern Research and Outreach Center, soil temperatures were about 15 degrees below normal as of April 26.
Minnesota Ag Stats reported planting progress as of April 24 was the lowest since 2013.