Sweet Corn Grown In Containers 2016
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2016
- Starting my first sweet corn series of 2016... Learned some from last year so let's hope for more than 4 ears this year!
Wish me luck!
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I am growing corn 1st time ever and in containers. Sprouted them on wet paper towels... and then planted each one in a solo cup that i made holes in the bottom with a soldering iron ( lol it works and no breaks.) I also prepped my 5 gallon containers.... counter sinking the same amount of solo cups. When the sprouts hit 6-7 inches.... i plugged them into the containers in the preformed holes... like legos, easy-peasy, no roots tangles to mess with. I planted 2 per each 5 gallon container. I think 4 per would be better next time... my plants look a little stressed... as it has been hot. I think crowding them up a bit would give better protection. I am starting my next crop of the year now... same same... which should be ready... in the fall. Wish me luck back! Thanks for the information on sowing time/hours and spacing of the plants. This helped me alot.
I’ve never grown sweet corn before, but I soaked mine overnight and planted them at about 5 days, when the root was good and long and the plants were about 1.5” tall, 20 days in and they are about 6” now
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I just planted my corn seeds in a one pot together but hopefully when tge start to grow I planted the seed on Friday once they start growing I will seperate them
I’ve read that corn roots don’t like to be disturbed so you shouldn’t even transplant them. It says that right on the pkg. of the Botanical Interests Corn Seeds.
Ok Rob. Good luck. Best wishes Bob.
My corn i planted too early this year and lost the lot with frost and snow. But i will be planting some more in June. Good luck with yours
We've had G90 before and it is nice and sweet. Yummy stuff!
tanks for teaching!!!
Ive been soaking my seeds overnight or a little longer in 1 cup water and 1 tsp of Neptunes Fish and Seaweed fertilizer and Im pretty amazed at the fast germination rate.
Omg this is my fist year great job Rob
dulcemari77 Thank you! ☺️
My seeds were expired 2 years ago, after I had them laying around for 4 years in conditions that would - and has killed any other seeds laying around in those same conditions. All but 5 - out of 17 that were still in the open package - didn't sprout. They're growing perfectly fine, right on growth schedule, though I noticed the stem is a bit thinner on the old seeds compared to the new seeds I bought. Same variety though, according to the package. So it does have SOME impact it seems. But it just shows you how strong corn seeds actually are, and how much abuse they can take.
And because they were such old seeds I pre-soaked them for 24 hours instead of 12 hours to give them a better chance. Might have helped too.
This year I'm planting 30 seedlings in a raised bed, but they are now still in the greenhouse as soil temperature is still too low here in my region.
Cheers.
Ty
Great video! I'll definitely watch the follow ups. It will be interesting to see whether the ones grown inside will maintain their advantage after all that root disturbance.
I know... Time will definitely tell!
Cut, hand saw off the bottoms. Of the black wal-mart tubs. Then put each tub into a kiddy pool with 3 holes in bottom. Add home made soil. Catch MORE rain water. Looks nice, so many things to grow, and winter crops. Ginger grows easy.
just before Sping, get a large gray tub, drill many small holes. Add some soil and seeds. Led put on at night to keep warn. weeks later turn upside down. Plants come out to plant.
That's a great idea! Thank you!
All the water drips from your AC unit, as (NO poison Fluoride in it.) GREAT for trees. I have a rubbermaid gray can, 2 PVC lines, 1 a shut off valve and a run off line. Fills up fast. Turn tree into MONSTERS growth. NO WATER PROBLEM HERE.
20 to 25 feet PVC line. The can rest on a AC pad, to look nice.
awesome! I germinated mine on 2/5 four of them had roots today just potted them. oh yesh I'm in pgh pa. I can't wait
Woohoo! How's the corn doing today
Let your readers know the actual size of the containers as it determines how many corn to plant for the size of the container.......good video....
Hi what time.of year should I start my corn? I live in ky os now a good time.or are they a fall crop? Thank you so much!!
How did they do? That seems like a lot of plants for one bucket. Did they all fit ok?
Hey Rob, put about 3" of soil in the bottom of your containers ,then put a small dead fish 6",guts,heads whatever your garden will go crazy.....
Paul Clare: really? What about mices and raccons coming to your garden?
Oh! Now I understand why the garden go crazy.
Native American way.
Will turkey heads work I can get them at work
I've heard this about tomatoes but not corn?
I have black cow compost regular potting soil 10-10-10 fertilizer and some wood chip mulch will that be okay to use to plant them in?
Well Rob am trying for first time but they don’t look like yours. I did not separate them cause I just wasn’t thinking 🤔 oh hey see how it suppose to go lol so anyway they are growing and not sure how often to water them. I do it once a week I hope I succeed. Oh how long did it take for your corn from this video to the next video and their size?
I bought my corn seeds from wal mart. Do I need to soak them in water before planting in a container?
good
Nisha Biju Appreciate you watching!
Your indoor plants did you use a grow light?. And is it necessary to soak the seeds prior to planting?
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What size containers are they? How many should I plant in a 5 gallon bucket?
Mantap
Do you poke holes in the bottom
Thanks
You should have planted all 18 in one container. That's what I do I plant a lot in one because corn can grow beside each other close. Look at a corn field some time and you will see how close they are planted to each other.
I’m in zine 5 want to plant sweet corn from seeds I have raised
What size pot did you use?
I suspect you've planted them too densely. Waiting to see what you get next year as a result.
what kind of soil mixture are you using? I'd like to try and grow in containers, but I suspect the potting mix I have won't be sufficient.
Jon-Paul Wallace I used a mix of my compost, potting mix, and fertilizer every 3 weeks.
you should have shown how you planted it but great video!
Did you water it everyday?
awesome i am going to try this method also what size containers did you use ?
sandy etienne These are 7-8 gallon containers! I've started some again this year!
Thank you I'm so excited now again thank you
sandy etienne YAY!
Will the corn produce viable seed for replanting? If so would you dry the seed on the cob first or plant newly harvested seed from the cob? How large are those containers you are using?
Hey Mark - hello! The corn should produce viable seeds for planting and I'd let them dry out before I would plant them - but use them within a year, preferably. The containers I am using vary from 7 gallons to 10 gallons and no more than 4 plants per pot is ideal - although I started a few more so that I could thin out to the best ones.
Can I grow one stalk per 5 gallon bucket or 2 per 5 gallon bucket? will it work?
MIKE MIKE you need at least a few plants per pot and then several pots to ensure pollination.
When you say you soaked your seeds what exactly do you mean? Can you be a little more specific (I.e. in a paper towel, cotton, or a bowl of water). I’m new at this so I need all the help I can get. Thank you in advance.
VM Perkins in a cup of Luke warm water for 4 hours. Then wrapped in a moist paper towel until I planted them. You could also soak them in a cup overnight but not more than 6-8 hours, preferably.
Oh no I didn’t soak they still gonna grow ?
hi rob what size pots did you use????
Ineshia Newton These were 7 gallon pots. I needed to fertilize them every few weeks with a nitrogen based fertilizer and keep them fed plenty of water since corn love both!
How many ears did you harvest in the end?
I believe I ended up getting 3 at 50% full, 2 at like 33% full and a few more less than 25%. Not a bad first attempt, but not great either... Maybe this year!!
Ok now
can corn like a lot of water ?
Boyde Graves corn loves and needs a lot of water. Just be sure it also gets good drainage!
Those container will be root bound in no time,3 max per container.
Paul Clare Thanks for the tip!
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In pots there is a fungus gnats problem
Mohan Udiavar that's common. If in a small pot or indoors, use a 50% mixture of Nerem oil and water.
Never transplant like thar
For 15 years I have (NOT) bought corn or anything made with GMO corn from a store. TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE.
NightDriver I am envious of your success! I'm working towards that as well!
Thank's, i'm, now growing acorn squash seeds from a squash.
Corn is in everything. You are fooling yourself.
GMOs aren’t inherently bad for you.
I guess you have not buy any processed food or meat from a store or didnt had eaten out. All these can have GMO corn used.
Sweet corn ? frankenfood . no thx, if you can , try to get real, old corn seeds and see how a real maize tastes.
Horrible transplanting