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Wait to plant until the soil temperature is right. In general, corn should be planted when soil temperatures are near 50 Â°F. Seed will absorb about 30 percent of its weight in water, and temperature does not affect water imbibition much.ait to plant until the soil temperature is right. In general, corn should be planted when soil temperatures are near 50 Â°F. Seed will absorb about 30 percent of its weight in water, and temperature does not affect water imbibition much.
It may take several days of air temperatures in the 60 to 90 F range to warm soil to 60 F in the spring. If your corn is slow to germinate, you may have planted it before the soil was warm enough. At a soil temperature of 55 F, corn may take up to 22 days to germinate. Moisture In order to sprout quickly, corn seed needs adequate moisture in the soil, which kicks off the germination process.