Kentucky's September Weather-Related Ag. Operations Calendar |
September Crop Operations (Based on 10 yrs. of Kentucky Crop Reports) | ||||
First Week | Second Week | Third Week | Fourth Week | |
Forages | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- |
Small Grains | ----- | ----- | ----- | Fall seeding of wheat |
Soybeans | 85% have reached pod set Critical Pod-Filling Stage |
----- | Harvesting 25% of plants shedding leaves |
Harvest about 5% done |
Tobacco | Burley 25% cut Dark 30% cut |
Burley 50% cut Dark 50% cut |
All tobacco about 80% cut | ----- |
Corn | 18% fully mature | 35% fully mature | Harvest at about 15% done |
25% harvested |
General Farm Operations |
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Usual Crop Planting And Harvesting Dates For September
(from Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service) | ||
Planting Dates | Harvesting Dates | |
Corn | ----- | BEGINS September 8th MOST ACTIVE begins September 22nd |
Burley Tobacco (Type 31) | ----- | MOST ACTIVE ends September 15th |
Dark Fired Tobacco (Type 22 & 23) | ----- | MOST ACTIVE ends September 10th |
One Sucker Tobacco (Type 35) | ----- | MOST ACTIVE ends September 10th |
Green River Tobacco (Type 36) | ----- | MOST ACTIVE ends September 10th |
Winter Wheat | BEGINS September 23rd | ----- |
Barley | BEGINS September 25th | ----- |
Sorghum Grain | ----- | BEGINS September 25th |
Alfalfa Hay | ----- | MOST ACTIVE ends September 1st ENDS September 15th |
All Other Hay | ----- | MOST ACTIVE ends September 1st |
Apples | ----- | MOST ACTIVE begins September 1st |
Popcorn | ----- | BEGINS September 20th |
September Vegetable Gardener's Calendar for Western KY
(from Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky) | |
September 1st | Start seeds outdoors for RADISHES, SPINACH, and MUSTARD. |
September 15th | Start seeds outdoors for RADISHES, MUSTARD, TURNIPS, and TURNIP GREENS. |
NOTE: Subtract 10 days for Central KY and 15 for Eastern KY to these dates for fall crops. |
September Garden Safe Planting Dates
(from Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky) | ||||
Earliest Safe Planting Date | Latest Safe Planting Date | |||
Date | Area of KY | Date | Area of KY | |
Lettuce (leaf) | ----- | ----- | September 1st | Western |
Radishes | ----- | ----- | September 1st September 15th |
Eastern Mt. Central |
Spinach | ----- | ----- | September 1st September 15th |
Central Western |
September Beef Operations (from the Beef Integrated Resource Management Calendar) | |
Spring Calving Herd | |
Fall Calving Herd | |
All Cattle | --------------- |
Forages |