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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For me it’s actually putting a thermometer into the soil. I always just winged it, or assumed that the soil temp was the same as the air temperature.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Rough approximation is : soil temperature equal minimal air temperature.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, for instance, I wait to plant cucumber starts until I have close to 2 weeks straight of 50° minimum temperature.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I have been using the internet to tell me