Hi Katb,
Can you tell us what you do to grow them>>
ie: Mostly.....How you plant, like amount of rows??
What you do to the soil when the corns' growing..
How close you plant the corn?

Weezie

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You need to plant corn in multiple rows. Preferably at least 4 rows side by side. You need to plant them in blocks rather than in one or two long rows, because with long rows you get poor pollination. I space my rows 30 inches apart, but have seen recommendations for as little as 18 inches. I like to be able to walk down my rows easilly. I space my corn about 12 inches apart in the rows and there's usually 2 stalks per hill.

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Terry

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Obyawan does as i do. I'm assuming the problem is with the number of cobs your getting and the lack of vigour in the growth????
The best i've had is 5 cobs from 1 plant but the average would be 2-3. I still side dress once the secondary root system gets going. That's those big ones that come out from the base. They will take the extra feeding if you supply it. I usually wait until they are forming, then mulch the corn heavily with compost and hay and water well and regular. They'll take plenty of water once the cobs start to form.
Check your soil Ph. It may be a little low.

G'day Weezie, it's actually pretty tolerant of a range but if it got below about 6 it may be affected. 5.5 or less would definitely be a problem. Up to about 7.5 absolute maximum i'd say. So that's a pretty fair range eh??? It may not be the problem, just ALWAYS worth checking first i reckon.

Hope those answers will help Kat as much as I think they will help me!

Dianna

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I plant my corn a few inchs apart with several rolls the corn always grows very good with lots of tossles but when it comes to haveing corn on the stalks I always lose out I use plenty of fertlizer liquid & pelleted also someone said I may lack nitrton.I,m trying it 1 more time this year I havent tryed the last 2 years if it doesent grow this time I,m giveing up.

I haven't planted corn too many times,
but the first time I didnt' get much ...
but last year I planted some edible peas
at the base of my corn, I let the corn get a good
start on growing, then did the peas..
I did seem to get a ear or two more than usual..
***Peas put nitrogen back into the soil as they are growing, any legume will do that..***
The only problem is the one's on the side that got more shade were a bit leggie...

And I planted radishes to the sides of them too.

Weezie

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I am probably way wrong. But isn't there something about temperatures over 80 degrees at certain times in the corns growing cycle that can mess up the harvest? I'm thinking I heard something years back about the midwest being very concerned because of late summer high temperatures in that region. I could be completely out there in la la land. It seems I have been laboring under a lot of incorrect information when it comes to plants. No wonder my thumb is black.

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From a farm boy who grew corn and still does on 160 acres . . .

don't plant sweet corn on ground where it grew last year

don't plant rows closer than 20" apart

don't cultivate closer than 6-8" to the stalks . . . you are cutting off brace roots if you do

corn needs LOTS of nitrogen- side dress after knee high

plant corn in blocks of at least 4 rows wide for good pollination

sweet corn is not veggie of choice for a small garden . . . it likes lots of itself

they are NOT called "cobs" - plants pollinate from the tassels to the silks on the developing "ears" of corn . . . cobs are what you have left after you eat the corn kernals off the ears . . . if you are eating cobs, you are a darn hungry!

City slickers! Sheesh!

So, Bigboy, are you telling me I'm a bit since I bought 2 packs of sweet corn seeds, and my house sits in town, on a .14 acre lot?

Meg

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,Hi everyone,

Big boy is right,they are not called cob.

Meg i wish you success with your corn hey! maybe you ll have it anyway.

me, it s the first yr. i plant corn,i tried something first without knowing if i ll even get growing,because the weather here for the past 2 or 3 weeks has been very cold and always rain so herse s what i ve tried(keep in mind i m crazy franny): i planted my corn in a (dont know the english word for it) a kind of square seedling thingamajig...well up to now i saw a something grow...a little....don t know if it ll last...so can someone tell me if my way works and wath s my next step cornwise.

hi Longy,hope you re doing well(pun), yah,i just saw what you do for a living,so it s a little pun.

so thank you in advance everyone...and to everyone a good night!!

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kind of square seedling thingamajig...well up to now i saw a something grow...a little....don t know if it ll last...so can someone tell me if my way works and wath s my next step cornwise.

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Hi appropriatly named lady;)
The square seedling thingamajig is the proper name. Unless it's round. Good guess:)
Big Boy pretty much covered everything you need to do. Just make sure you have good drainage where you're gonna plant them and that the soil is warmed sufficiently. The reason corn likes lots of nitrogen is that it is in the grass family. Grasses love nitrogen. Started preparing the vege bed yet Franny? Go on. Get out there:)

Thank you, Katb, for starting this topic. Maybe we will both have better luck with our corn this year!

Thanks, all, for the advice that y'all have so freely given. I am looking forward to better "cobs" this time around!

Dianna

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did ya change your thing from "Australia east coast" to "down under east coast" or am i dreaming.
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You're not dreaming Franny

oh ya forgot to ask,: how long does the corn have to be before planting in soil.
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When the roots are poking out the base of the square thingamejig. Otherwise, about 4 inches high give or take a bit. Give them (or anything else for that matter) a drink with a weak mix of liquid seaweed fert before and after transplanting and it'll help reduce transplant shock.

Franny, I don't know who is the author of that little quote, but when I first read it, I thought about the meaning of true friendship and that quote was spot on.

Dianna

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Hey all. If you're getting good tassels and tall, healthy plants but poor corn size or few kernels, pollination is your problem. Corn is wind pollinated, primarily, so the idea of planting in blocks is good. I've come across several references to planting corn in spirals so that the stalks can all sort of nod toward all the others in the wind...haven't tried this, but I've heard that the Native Americans did something like this. One more thing...if you plant the supersweets, the extremely hybridized sweetcorns, and you have regular sweetcorn close by and producing pollen at the same time, it will make the supersweets produce something like field corn.

hi peppereater,

yes you re absolutely right.native amerindians used to plant in three,used to call it ..the three sisters.if i recall it was corn,beans andcukes or squash.

had a good site talking bout it but just looked in fav. for you and i must ve erased it by mistake but if you do a search for it you should be able to find something about it.

good luck.

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