http://www.sweetcorngrowingtips.com Learn to grow sweet corn the organic way Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.sweetcorngrowingtips.com/common/#comment-2231 dan Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:19:05 +0000 http://sweetcorngrowingtips.com/?page_id=19#comment-2231 I would like to correct a mistake I made, instead of potassium, it should be phosphorus that the plants are deficient in if showing purple-ish coloration. I would like to correct a mistake I made, instead of potassium, it should be phosphorus that the plants are deficient in if showing purple-ish coloration.

]]> http://www.sweetcorngrowingtips.com/common/#comment-2230 dan Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:40:17 +0000 http://sweetcorngrowingtips.com/?page_id=19#comment-2230 The most productive manner in curing small plants is to make sure that they are watered well (more is better) and spread out to at least 6"between plants, as for lack of green in coloration, yellow usually means a Nitrogen deficiency, and purple which can be misconstrued as "brown" is usually the result of a potassium deficiency. The most productive manner in curing small plants is to make sure that they are watered well (more is better) and spread out to at least 6″between plants, as for lack of green in coloration, yellow usually means a Nitrogen deficiency, and purple which can be misconstrued as “brown” is usually the result of a potassium deficiency.

]]> http://www.sweetcorngrowingtips.com/common/#comment-1357 Gerald Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:49:36 +0000 http://sweetcorngrowingtips.com/?page_id=19#comment-1357 The ears of corn are small about 5" long. What can I do to make them grow 9" or longer? The ears of corn are small about 5″ long.
What can I do to make them grow 9″ or longer?

]]> http://www.sweetcorngrowingtips.com/common/#comment-1241 Katherine Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:11:36 +0000 http://sweetcorngrowingtips.com/?page_id=19#comment-1241 I planted sweet corn in late May, the plants looked wonderful and produced a couple of 3 inch long ears, but nothing else. Now the plants are looking as if they are spent with a few 'empty' ears on some of the plants. What has gone wrong? I planted sweet corn in late May, the plants looked wonderful and produced a couple of 3 inch long ears, but nothing else. Now the plants are looking as if they are spent with a few ‘empty’ ears on some of the plants. What has gone wrong?

]]> http://www.sweetcorngrowingtips.com/common/#comment-689 maria Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:43:15 +0000 http://sweetcorngrowingtips.com/?page_id=19#comment-689 i plant some corn and I just notice that the point of the leaves are getting a little brownish and yelowish. What could cause that problem? is it related w defficency of minerals? What can i use to help them? i plant some corn and I just notice that the point of the leaves are getting a little brownish and yelowish.
What could cause that problem? is it related w defficency of minerals? What can i use to help them?

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