Rule of thumb..... Never ever plant with the Labor Day crowd. I’ve never understood the desire to plant in early September, although I see myriads of trucks hauling tractors and UTVS with seed spreaders every year on Labor Day and the weekend after.

September is a dry month. The only one drier is October. I usually don’t recommend planting in south AL until after October 1 even in a wet year. I’m not putting a thing in the ground until we get some moisture, even if I have to wait until November. I’ve planted plenty of plots in bow season and even well into November that did just fine. Drought and army worms can destroy all that hard work in a second.