High temperatures and lack of moisture can ruin spring plants in Bulgaria
Dried Common Bean
Maize (Corn)
Sunflower Seed
Bulgaria
Published Jul 4, 2022
Tridge summary
Shortly before the corn pollination phase, thermometers point above 35 degrees Corn and sunflowers are in good condition at the moment, but the need for moisture is being felt. The plants will still need it.
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Corn and sunflowers are in good condition at the moment, but the need for moisture is being felt. The plants will still need it. Important deadlines in July “The big heat of July is coming and if there is no rain there will be a problem. We are going to harvest faba beans again, because the corn, for example, will soon be in the pollination phase and will need moisture to pour the grain. For the third year in a row, subsoil moisture is low due to the lack of snowfall in winter and scant rain in spring. I hope it will at least rain a little now, because I will feel sorry for the crops, which look very good at the moment," commented Todor Todorov, who traditionally grows corn and sunflowers. Temperatures are the other problem in this phase of development. This week in the Vrachansko plain, thermometers showed between 35 and 37 degrees. "If it stays that way during pollination, the silk will dry out and won't be able to absorb the pollen." It will also wither and die as soon as it ...
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