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I live in San Rafael, California (94901). My husband wants to grow corn this year. Can you grow it in very large pots? We don’t have a lot of space in full sun areas around the house.
They do need full sun right?
When do you plant for this area?
I recently planted some corn seeds and they’ve grown to about two feet now. Do corn have flowers that need pollinating by bees? We recently discovered that our bees have been dying off from some parasite and I noticed that our bee population are almost gone from my area. Thank you.
Recently someone told me that every other stalk should be pulled to make sure remaining stalks get enough nutrients. Is there any truth to this?
I live in Baton Rouge, LA, after sweet corn is planted, how long until harvest, 60 days?
When do you start planting sweet corn in Kansas is your garden ?
Hello
I planted sweetcorn in 3 inch pots around 2 to 3 weeks ago and put them in a propagator. When the shoots came through I removed the lid. The plants were doing fine then the other morning 4 of them flopped on their side and are really limp. I’m not sure what happened as 5 of them are still going strong. Can you help?
How much water does corn need?
hi how many stalk usealy grow on plant and how do you know when to pick and whats the best way to pick
I grew about three flats of sweet corn in a grow room at my university and it took longer to plant then I hoped due to longer cold season and faster growing of the corn. It was pretty old and about a foot and a half tall when I planted it in a raised bed of compost in four ten-foot rows about 20 inches apart with 6 inches between plants in a row. It is now a couple of weeks latter and it has thickened up and looks healthier but it is still just a foot or two tall. I see teasels and silk and am freaking out. I do not know what to do.
Jessica
Can you grow sweetcorn in pots in a greenhouse.
Thankyou
Descriptions of the amount of water that corn needs seem to me to be extremely vague. Based upon what I’ve read, I’d conclude that watering once a week with a layer of 1″ thick of water would be the correct amount. How about a clearer answer.
Should corn be watered:
1) once a week deeply (i.e., at least 1 inch of water)
2) twice a week?
3) every other day?
Or?
I live in sunny southern California. Often, we have overcast weather in the morning and sometimes dew in the morning. Towards May and June we’ll be getting more sunny hot days that are generally dry.
Thanks,
Jim
When I bought my corn seedlings at the nursery, they came in groups of 2 or 3 seedlings. Do you let them all grow or remove the other one or two seedlings and just leave one?
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With corn plant both of them, then thin out the one that does not look as strong. Make sure not to pull the seedling out to thin it. Get a pair of garden shears or scissors, and cut the less healthy looking seedling. But, give them a little time to grow to see which of the two or three seedlings will be the healthiest plant.