You Can Grow Lots of Sweet Corn in Raised Beds

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  • @NatureRocks.
    @NatureRocks. 2 роки тому +8

    Never Stop Growing! 😉

  • @nathanpotter8569
    @nathanpotter8569 2 роки тому +2

    Like many Reed sent me here. I love your garden and hope to have as much land one day. Although I do have a bit of a garden myself. Next thing ya know you're getting some honey bee hives to help stimulate pollination... and honey, you do need a bit of distance between your bees and your hives though. My hives are in my backyard, the garden is in the front yard. Subscribed..

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      That’s great to hear that you have hives. Good advice to put some distance between the garden and the hives. Thanks for subscribing!

  • @frankmarin5421
    @frankmarin5421 5 місяців тому

    We planted like this the first time last year and it worked great . We are going for more this year. Good luck and have a great year.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  4 місяці тому

      That is so exciting and satisfying - most delicious you’ve tasted I’m sure! Thank you, and I hope you have a great year as well. Just getting mine planted in a few days if it stops raining!

  • @navajo6931
    @navajo6931 Рік тому

    I am indigenous Montagnard I love corn especially fresh corn

  • @Ricosyard
    @Ricosyard Рік тому

    Great job I’m going to try my luck with corn this year your video helps I subscribed for sure

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  Рік тому

      Thanks so much for subscribing! I’m excited to hear that you’re going to try corn this year! Best of luck for an amazing harvest of it. 🌽 I’m happy that time of year is coming up soon!

  • @gardeningrelaxation
    @gardeningrelaxation 7 місяців тому

    @6:10, you add fish motion? What is that?

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  7 місяців тому

      Fish emulsion, organic fish fertilizer. I happened to be using the Bloom City brand in the video, which you can find on Amazon.

  • @georgecarlin2656
    @georgecarlin2656 Рік тому

    2:16 The music is too loud imho, great content, I liked the sight of corn in the rain which is quite rare footage. Corn is only shallow rooted if one has soil compaction issues (which is common), otherwise it can grow very deep and survive 2 months of drought in hot sun. At least that's how it grows in the fields in many countries.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  Рік тому

      Thanks for the helpful tips. I haven’t been editing videos for years, so I appreciate the heads-up about the music being too loud at the 2:16 point. I am usually in a hurry as I have three young children and with our household being quite active and noisy, I swear I’m losing my hearing sometimes. 🤣 I know I will miss these days someday. Anyway, that’s great to know that field corn grows deeply in many countries. In my own raised beds I have only seen a shallow root system - our beds are a foot deep. Even if we encouraged them to grow deeply, they obviously would not. We definitely do not have compaction issues. The biggest issue we have had with growing corn in our raised beds has been birds pulling the seedlings up and having to replant it all. Thankfully there was time to do that here in 7b. Thanks again for watching and commenting. 😊

  • @sp6276
    @sp6276 Рік тому

    I would lose the music in background Excellent garden though.

  • @JohnnyLightningV10
    @JohnnyLightningV10 2 роки тому +2

    Wow you are much prettier than your brother.....would ask if single but will be banned quickly 🤣 congrats on channel

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks! Reed and I look a little alike 🤣

    • @JohnnyLightningV10
      @JohnnyLightningV10 2 роки тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood I just want to know if you get excited like he does when you see a huge tomato like he sees a huge tornado 🤣🤣🤣

  • @amso22
    @amso22 2 роки тому +4

    Much success to & Your family. I have many memories of helping my grandmother in her garden. Corn, tomatoes, butter beans, etc. she taught me a lot! Best wishes !

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks so much! Those are lovely memories. I remember my grandpa’s big garden. ❤️

  • @carontheroad
    @carontheroad 2 роки тому +3

    Congratulations on your new blog. I've enjoyed your brother's blog for years. I also grow corn in my backyard.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому

      Thank you, and good luck with your corn! Best wishes for a good harvest. :)

  • @dennfox1464
    @dennfox1464 4 місяці тому

    Using an auger 9" diam. drilling down 24" of hard clay and filling in with Pro mix vegetable ( Area 6 x4) will get 12 holes with 24" space between plants, do you recommend using 1x 6 board for raised bed? any other advice appreciated. Thnx

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  4 місяці тому

      We’ve used 2” boards so I don’t have direct experience using 1”. If you feel they’re sturdy enough in your space, I don’t see why you couldn’t use them. I can relate to you w/ the hard clay soil, by the way. I pound t-posts into it and I’m always thinking yay, free concrete. 🤣

  • @charmaccents6278
    @charmaccents6278 2 роки тому +2

    Happy to have found you! Just discovered Reed this late spring. I sort of feel a little part of one big happy family. I would love to grow something in my yard. Do you have any advice for growing things in the Tucson area? So darn hot and sunny. I saw Reed was nearby this morning so hope that means we are going to get some monsoons but it wasn't looking favorable when I checked the forecast. Anyway, thank you and best wishes.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +2

      🤞Hoping you’ll get some rain! It’s challenging growing when it’s so hot and dry. Maybe try a small space and experiment - drip irrigation and shade cloth over a raised bed are a thought. You have more control over the soil in the raised bed, and you can mulch to help the soil retain moisture. It’s amazing how much food you can grow in raised beds!

  • @lindamaisonneuvemiller5953
    @lindamaisonneuvemiller5953 2 роки тому +2

    Great information! Thank you. Hug Reed and Gizmo for us!

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! Will do. The kids are always wanting to hug sweet Gizmo….and Reed sometimes, too. Hehe!

  • @kentuckymotorsports9815
    @kentuckymotorsports9815 2 роки тому +3

    We put a radio out in our corn patch we run a extension cord out an drive a iron T post an hang a small older cassette/fm radio an turn it on a station that plays all night to keep coons an deer out we keep a big blue feed tub on top to keep it dry. You won't have a problem with them.
    Edit: we do this when they start to grow ears but you could do it from beginning to harvest time.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      That’s a great idea, thanks for sharing! We have lots of deer and we know someday they’ll try to jump our fence!

  • @michaelmitchell2614
    @michaelmitchell2614 2 роки тому +4

    Reed brought me here!

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for following us via Reed. He’s watching a supercell to our SW with us as we speak. We’re hoping for rain, but we all LOVE storms. Not a big surprise haha!

  • @RelaxingPianoMoments
    @RelaxingPianoMoments 6 місяців тому

    Hi Courtney. What material did you use for your raised beds? How did you build them?

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  6 місяців тому

      Hi! Are you on Instagram? I made a reel about it here: instagram.com/reel/CsAD4wlMHWp/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
      The ones in my current garden are made of untreated pine. It’s the 5th year and they’re rotted. I was going to make a long-form video similar to my reel on how to create these beds, but I’m gradually replacing them with metal ones. They’re an initial investment like the wooden ones are, but they’ll last longer.

    • @RelaxingPianoMoments
      @RelaxingPianoMoments 6 місяців тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood Oh OK. Thank you!

  • @daniellegrandpa
    @daniellegrandpa Рік тому

    Hard to hear you with the music playing at the same time.

  • @riasataliriasatali3591
    @riasataliriasatali3591 Рік тому +1

  • @karenmooremoore4387
    @karenmooremoore4387 2 роки тому +2

    Your brother Reed invited me to join. Nice to meet you!

  • @SpinDizzy-fr8bc
    @SpinDizzy-fr8bc 3 місяці тому

    wow! That was a great ear of corn! Good job!

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  3 місяці тому

      Thanks so much! One of my favorite things to grow, and eat of course.

  • @paj235
    @paj235 8 місяців тому

    Is there a trusted site to order the organic seeds?

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  7 місяців тому

      I always buy my sweet corn seeds from High Mowing Organic Seeds.

  • @adamfalls2778
    @adamfalls2778 2 роки тому +1

    Glad I saw reeds Facebook post very cool channel and video

  • @TorieWesby
    @TorieWesby Рік тому

    What type of corn are u growing?

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  Рік тому

      We grow Mirage and Who Gets Kissed sweet corn every year because of all of them that we’ve tried, we like their flavor the best and they’re great canned. Since we grow two different ones, we plant one a couple of weeks before the other to make sure they tassel at different times, to avoid cross pollination.

  • @julialashley2216
    @julialashley2216 2 роки тому +1

    Of course you know by now we all follow Reed! Love him and love storms. Now we have you and gardens. Thank you...

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you! We all love weather in our family so we’re always filming weather with our gardens…Reed gives us a lot of valuable insight.

  • @yeutruyen8146
    @yeutruyen8146 6 місяців тому

    How do you keep bugs from eating your corn ears. Thanks

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  6 місяців тому

      The main ones we have are Japanese beetles and cutworms. We hand pick them (I know, gross) as much as possible. Our ears are always eaten at the tops and I just cut them off before cooking. Fortunately we haven’t had entire ears destroyed.

    • @yeutruyen8146
      @yeutruyen8146 6 місяців тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood I handpicked tomato hornworm too, I dont like spraying. I dont know what cutworms look like. I know they ate my green last year. I will google the pick and keep an eye out for it. My neighbor has beetle bags and they are out of my yard too, fingers crossed

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  6 місяців тому

      @yeutruyen8146 Oh no, hornworms are a pain too. It’s challenging to pick cutworms because there are more of them (at least in my garden). I have issues with armyworms eating my tomatoes as well, drilling holes right through them. They’re hard to spot!

  • @Owl4909
    @Owl4909 4 місяці тому

    new sub. great vid

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  4 місяці тому

      Welcome, and thanks so much for watching and subscribing. Happy to have you here!

  • @tracykeller2361
    @tracykeller2361 2 роки тому +2

    Little hands make great huskers! Thanks for sharing all your tips. Aspire to have raised beds soon (I need a constant supply of fresh tomatoes next summer). 😉

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      Agree! They’re the best huskers for sure. Thank you, and hope you have lots of tomatoes next summer! Raised beds have definitely given us better luck in our area.

  • @StormyJP
    @StormyJP 5 місяців тому

    I'm planting sweet corn today. Your corn is gorgeous. My family all originated from Iowa but sprouted nationwide but all farmed. Still though..need to keep corn in the fam, lol.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  5 місяців тому

      Thank you! I can imagine it’s not summer for you w/out sweet corn. Midwestern girl here, but living in SC there’s not a lot in stores (not that I’d want to eat anyway lol) so I have to grow my own.

  • @farmer.j.
    @farmer.j. Рік тому

    Hello where did u buy your corn. Seeds

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  Рік тому +1

      Hi, we get them from High Mowing Organic Seeds.

    • @farmer.j.
      @farmer.j. Рік тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood they hav a website i can check out?

  • @ivyclark70
    @ivyclark70 9 місяців тому

    Wow, that's a healthy cob of corn. I've not had any luck with growing corn yet. But you've inspired me to try again.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  9 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, I’m cheering you on to keep trying! If you’ve never tried High Mowing Organic Seeds, I’ve always been very pleased with their corn. Good germination rate and strong plants.

  • @2elgnismi
    @2elgnismi Місяць тому

    First time growing sweet corn this year with just ok results. I will use this as a template next year and try my luck again. Thanks

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  9 днів тому

      Good for you for getting out there and trying it! Every year you’ll gain knowledge no matter what. 💪🌱

  • @calebhallford9062
    @calebhallford9062 2 роки тому

    I couldn't grow anything this year. I should've been watching here!

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      Never too early to look forward to growing things next year!

  • @homesteadingwithapurpose9681
    @homesteadingwithapurpose9681 2 роки тому

    We’ll be growing corn this next year. 💜

  • @washboardjim
    @washboardjim 5 місяців тому

    Great intro with the Rain, also great Tips. Thanks

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  5 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, I’m glad to hear it was helpful! That pop-up shower was a welcomed one.

  • @MsTexan1
    @MsTexan1 Рік тому

    That's a really handsome ear of corn!

  • @MzVicky
    @MzVicky 2 роки тому

    Never stop Growing. Now you know who sent me here. Great to meet you. Xoxo 😘

  • @lilachoney
    @lilachoney 2 роки тому

    ive seen videos of growing from herbs, celery bottom stalk parts of plants u throw out usually. no waste.. i would love to just seasonal try grow a banana tree and put indoor in winter in wi . some say u can spoon seeds from banana fruit. we need videos like this. more ppl even in apts are growing out of buckets on their outdoor decks to try and make it because prices are so high. luv it.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому

      So many options, it’s amazing. It would be awesome to grow a banana tree and succeed at overwintering indoors.

  • @christambassadorsrevolutio5398

    Thanks alot for the blocks idea, I must definitely use this in my backyard

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  Рік тому

      It helps so much with pollination! In our garden we have a lot of high wind, and it’s easier for us to tie it up this way and they’re sturdier in blocks. We don’t have a huge field to work with, and the blocks are helpful in a backyard garden.

  • @Go4Red
    @Go4Red Рік тому

    From what I understand is that there is no such thing as “organic” corn they are genetically modified

    • @paulbrown5005
      @paulbrown5005 6 місяців тому +2

      Then you only understand a small part of growing. But thank you Dr Suess

  • @chadroeder
    @chadroeder Рік тому

    Great video, thanks!

  • @michelleannemarie200
    @michelleannemarie200 Рік тому

    I can't tell for sure, but could you please let us know how far apart you plant the corn seeds? Do you plant multiple seeds in the same spot and then pull out the smaller seedlings, leaving the biggest to take over? What size is your raised bed...how deep too?. I live too far north to manage
    2 corn seasons in the same bed, but yours looks great !!!
    Thank you. I enjoyed your video

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  Рік тому +1

      Thanks so much! I used to live in Michigan - I miss Michigan summers and sweet corn was always a big part of summer there. ❤️ Anyway, we grow in 4’ x 8’ beds that are a foot deep. We plant 4 rows of corn in each bed, seeds 8” apart in each row. So I used to plant 2 seeds every 8” and thin them, but now I only plant one seed. The reason is the cost and waste - I figured out that I almost always have a 100% or close to 100% germination rate with the varieties we choose from High Mowing Organic Seeds, so it’s not worth it to plant double the seeds. I’m just speaking from my experiences here, but I’d highly recommend their seeds. High quality seeds and soil, keeping them watered, the right weather are a few factors that go into it, of course.
      Best wishes for a great season for you! 🤞🌱

    • @michelleannemarie200
      @michelleannemarie200 Рік тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood Thank you for the speedy answer. My new raised bed is going in this weekend. I live in northern Iowa, in fact, I am 15 minutes from the South Dakota border. Your information will be utilized this weekend!
      One of the reasons I asked about spacing, is that I see some people sowing sweet corn 3 or 4 inches apart....6 inches between rows. I would think they would 'choke' themselves out.
      Anyway, I WAS a farm kid. Live in town now. We had always left sweet corn planting to grandpa and his 16 row planter. Grandma and grandpa would give half of the sweet corn away....and we would prep and freeze the rest. In season, grandpa would pick a piled pickup truck bed each day for a week or two.
      Anyway. You completely answered all of my questions. I appreciate it very much.
      May your harvest be bountiful and thank you for your generous kindness. Gardeners are helpful people.
      Michelle

    • @michelleschultz472
      @michelleschultz472 9 місяців тому

      I was taught to sow one seed every 6" in rows 12" apart and thin the rows to 12" apart. Day after Christmas and I'm already looking forward to spring!

    • @michelleschultz472
      @michelleschultz472 9 місяців тому

      I was taught to sow one seed every 6" in rows 12" apart and thin the rows to 12" apart. Day after Christmas and I'm already looking forward to spring!

  • @Sirabun-qd6nu
    @Sirabun-qd6nu Рік тому

    Aku suka videonya 😍😍

  • @sabellaneal
    @sabellaneal 9 місяців тому

    love this so much

  • @milkweed7678
    @milkweed7678 2 роки тому

    Great video! Good looking garden. You are the first I've seen growing, Who Gets Kissed, the newest open pollinated sweet corn. The seed companies that sell it sure tell how good it is. Is it really that good tasting? They say it's an SE type. I have some ready to plant next year. And with the way things are going figured I need to start saving my own seeds, open pollinated seeds since hybrids like Mirage can't really be saved to replant. Have you been saving any seeds from that WGK variety? Thanks!

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much, and good luck with your planting next year. Yes, the flavor is fabulous. One of our kids likes Mirage best, one likes Who Gets Kissed, and one likes both. I like both. If you have a more compact space, WGK is great because it’s more of a compact plant. We like that it was bred for organic growers and it’s disease resistant. The ears are large with nice plump kernels - a bit larger than Mirage. Of course, the flavor is best right after it’s harvested, within 24 hours. It cans well and we try to get it canned right away after we harvest. We just harvested yesterday. Everyone has their own personal taste as far as sweet corn flavor goes, but I’d personally recommend WGK! I hear you on saving seeds. We’d like to save more, as well. We ordered a large amount from High Mowing and we don’t use a lot since we plant in raised beds. We only put one seed in each hole since the seeds from High Mowing always give us a really good germination rate. We’d like to plan ahead for next year and save some of our WGK seeds, but we didn’t have enough this year. From what we’ve heard, you need quite a few seeds from 10% of of the plants. I’d love to hear how your corn planting/saving goes next year!

    • @milkweed7678
      @milkweed7678 2 роки тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood You can save just one ear of WGK and plant that seed if you want to. Hopefully it hasn't cross pollinated with the other variety. Just let the ear dry down on the stalk like field corn or popcorn right in the garden. Corn is probably the easiest seed to save. It's right there ready to shell off the dry cob in the fall and ready to plant next spring. Good amount of seed per ear too! Just a few ears is a lot of seed. Of course the seeds will be different sizes. You'll have small and large rounds, small and large flats. I'm a new subscriber. Central IN.

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому +1

      Well, sweet!!!!! I’m excited to try it, then! We have some left that we can dry on the stalk, and maybe I’ll hang some indoors in case the squirrels eat the ones outside. Lol Thank you for subscribing from IN. Looking forward to good conversations on here, so we can all share tips and learn tons. Thanks again!

    • @milkweed7678
      @milkweed7678 2 роки тому

      @@CortneyGrowsFood Well the squirrels might be a problem but it has to stay on the stalk to about 30 percent moisture, in the kernel. That's when the black layer forms under the kernel where it is connected to the cob then the corn is totally mature. At least that's the way it is for field corn and popcorn. Probably need to see what you can find out about sweet corn harvesting for seed use. Might be totally different. High Mowing would probably tell you. Good luck! Great site!

    • @CortneyGrowsFood
      @CortneyGrowsFood  2 роки тому

      Thank you! We’re going to try it outside and inside to see what we end up with. Fingers crossed…maybe the squirrels won’t find them, but I have my doubts. Good idea to contact High Mowing. They’re always so helpful!