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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.
Related: When to plant corn in central Midwest. That's kind of a magic number, 50 degrees, for planting corn, observes Jim Fawcett, an Iowa State University Extension field agronomist in eastern Iowa. That's when corn will germinate, with a soil temperature of 50 degrees or higher.The reason for not planting before that is the seed actually will take up water with soil temperatures cooler than 50 degrees.The seed will swell, but it doesn't germinate.hat's kind of a magic number, 50 degrees, for planting corn, observes Jim Fawcett, an Iowa State University Extension field agronomist in eastern Iowa. That's when corn will germinate, with a soil temperature of 50 degrees or higher.