It is planting season in the garden, and I am still waiting for last week’s seeds to emerge from the soil. Soil temperatures in February are very cold, and it takes longer for seeds to germinate.

Spring planting is a race to get your grass seed germinated and into adulthood before they face off with summer heat and weeds. That means the earlier you can get grass seed in the ground, the better.

Soil temperature is a critical parameter that influences agricultural productivity, hydrological processes and ecosystem dynamics. Recent advances in machine learning have enabled more accurate and ...

Just in case home gardeners have not really considered the importance of soil temperature, Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini says you should. Soil temperature, she says, ...