I planted some corn last month and the seeds never germinated, so when my 77 year old father visited he had a smile on his face. He's been growing corn in Mexico all his life, he asked how deep did you sow the seed? I said about an inch or so, and he explained how that was the problem. So I go to the store and buy more packets of seed and ask him to show me how it's done. He made holes about 4-6 inches deep about a foot apart and had me put 2 seeds per hole then cover with soil and step on it to compact it. A week later every single seed sprouted! I guess sometimes if you plant too shallow the seed will germinate initially but dries out because of lack of moisture, he also said the insects get to them easier, and when fully grown they can fall over. I was amazed at how a seed/kernel can sprout from so deep! He gave me a big bag of Heirloom purple corn seed, it's the best to make tortillas, pozole, and tamales. I find it interesting that the heirloom corn is about two times taller and thicker then the hybrid sweet corn, and every single plant has two shoots coming from the bottom in Mexico they call them "hijos" or "sons". Anyways, sorry to drag on. Cheers!
I kind of want to dump out my 72-cell corn seeds and do this method. Theres the wisdom that we've lost over the years that's worth revisiting, especially these days. Great input!
I’m in the USA. I’m 78 years old, so years ago, when I was a youngster, my father would wait until my mother had the water boiling before he went to pull the corn. The corn was in the water just minutes after pulling. Always sweet. We raised silver queen. Enjoyed your post, especially about eating right away
I have trawled youtube for good info on this subject, looked at yours among lots of other useless info and voila! This info is the very best I have viewed. So straightforward. Never knew about germination aspects until this. If only others could be as simple. Very well done and thanks.
Corn is a great one to grow, and lots of different colours and varieties - we grow about 6 different types each year. Our favourite are glass gem corn (popcorn and corn clour) and white glutinous corn (fresh eating). ua-cam.com/video/r4E_atw5j78/v-deo.html
Thank you for this video. It is very informative and easy to listen to. I love how you went from a grass paddock, with a dry dam to a successful grower with a calm and more in-depth knowledge of soil health and use of green matter than most you tube presenters have. Thank you for sharing 🌿🌾
Thanks for the tutorial on how to grow corn! It was helpful as always and I enjoy all your videos especially the mango one! Maybe you could try steaming corn to maximise sweetness! That’s how my family have it and you don’t lose any flavour through boiling it in water! 👍 Keep up the good work! The videos are very helpful and you are a great lad 🍻
Hello! Thank you so much for the valuable information, great video! Also, I saw this little cool thing where someone hit the male flower against a newspaper, curled it up a little, and blew on it on the female flowers so that the corn was fully pollinated. Anyways hope you have a great day and keep up the great work!
What worked for me is taking an empty toilet role and divide it in two. Make a slit from one side to another in the length and there you have two corn plant stem gaurds. It works very well in protecting the young plant against cut off worms. Just start gathering empty toilet rolls long in advance. When the plant breaks the surface in reaching for the light, then you put the gaurd in place. It works.
Hey mate your lucky do be able to grow corn almost year round. I have grown corn before and was very successful at self pollinating only did it on a few ears. Another animal that loves corn is deer and a crow all of them live in the US. Still love your shows and just added leaf compost and tilled it in. Thanks again Mate
Nice video! I grow corn usually every year, and plant 5 rows about 30 feet long. I wind up having much too much corn! LOL! But my friends always look forward to getting a few bags each during the growing season! By the way,, instead of boiling, or simmering your corn, try what a nice elderly Vietnamese lady taught me to do,,,, MICROWAVE IT! Yes! Don't remove the husks!!!!! Just put the corn, about 4 to 6 ears, into a couple of plastic shopping bags, one bag inside the other, for strength! Then place in the microwave on high, for about 3 1/2 mins. per ear! For instance, 4 ears= 14 mins.! I was a boiler/simmerer guy too,,, until I tried the microwave! It's been about 20 years since I last boiled my corn!!!! Cheers!!!!
Plastic is toxic to cook especially in the microwave I don't think it's a good thing to do contaminates the food cooking with a microwave is not as healthy as cooking with more conventional methods sorry not trying to be disrespectful just trying to clue you into a better way to prepare your food
Technically it could happen to all corn, because corn grows so tall and lanky, the soil sinks, and it starts getting aerial roots it's important to top up with more compost and mulch during the growing season to prevent toppling over which can cause the corn to snap and you to lose your crop. ua-cam.com/video/r4E_atw5j78/v-deo.html
Thank you sharing your experience... I would suggest to put some of the leaves that covering the corn into to the water when you boiling them... That our Italian treak to maximise their taste.. 😋😋😋
I love Corn but I could hardly ever succeeded in growing them. I will try again this time I hope I will be eating corn next summer from my garden. Thank you for the very informative video
For someone who doesn’t act like they know everything when it comes to corn you actually do know everything, awesome video, I learnt a few new things about corn 🌽, I think now if I can’t eat it within 12 hrs of picking I will freeze it. Besides nitrogen is there anything you feed your corn and also could you tell me when you do to feed them nitrogen?, I just use my chicken poo and straw when I lay down before planting the seeds or seedlings but I’m always looking for ways to grow bigger cobs/ears. Also I’ve found starting them in little 2inch by 6inch high pots seems to give good germinate rates and they grow quickly, they slow down for a few days when transplanted but over all I’ve been much happier with this technique then direct sowing, anyway that’s just my experience.
Cheers mate, i only load the ground up with nitrogen (bird and horse poo) before i plant and thats it. It is a grass after all. And yeh bird poo is great, very high in nitrogen and phosphorus . Maybe a lil hit with some liquid potash (potasium) when they start producing ears will pump them up a bit. As far as planting do what ever works for you. And if you can come up with a way to freeze corn without out it tasting like s@%t, please let me know.
Great to hear about what happens when they have grown, thank you. My only question is how often to water. I have companion planted with beetroot this year as I dont have a lot of space. I am spray watering with a rose head on my hosepipe each morning and each evening but not drowning them. I worry in case my frequent twice a day watering may be too much for the corn but great for the beetroot? Do you have any advice (ps I am in the North of the UK), thanks, Carolynne : - )
@@the.mr.beacher hi I found the beetroot smaller than normal, companion planting, but both grew well this way last year. I cant believe a year has passed and I'm doing it again.
What i do with Corn, is the Three sisters companion planting- Corn, Climbing Beans growing up the stalk to add notrogen, and either squash or pumpkin vine for shade/ mulch.
I wish we had 7 months of good growing. Thanks for the video , this is my first year for growing corn and I was wondering how to know when it was ready to harvest.
You plant two rows close together and then a space for the tiller to pass? Can I plant east west, or north south? For my grapes everyone says they need the sun so north south is the rule. Thanks
I just did a experiment with my corn, I planted some at the normal 2 inches debth, but then I also planted some at 6 inches and at 8 inches, they all came up, now to see if deeper grows better...the Hopi Indians plant their corn in the desert at 8 inches debth, they use a dark blue corn, I would love to try that kind as well, im live Florida
Can you help me? I've read alot of your comments on videos, I have corn that is about six inches tall now I started them indoors and translated about 10 days ago outside, they were doing great but now they just done look as healthy, I know the bugs are going to do their thing on all crops but some of my corn leaves have yellow strips on them and some have withered and turn brown and thin, some have small and others have large brown spots and one has small holes in them? I've kept them watered well and even got some spray for aphids and these tiny red bugs that I believe are spider mites? I fertilized them with some miracle gro that had the highest amount of nitrogen than the others? Idk....😭 they were so pretty and healthy inside and I even hardened them off I'm so disappointed, the same with my bean plants their leaves are brown around the edges and some have holes too and they look crispy or something but they're not? So weird
Idk why but the part at 3:15 where he talks about cutworms being little lumberjacks and chopping the corn seedlings down like little trees made me chuckle.
My concern is planting kernels in my yard. Small scale and very first time growing instead of eating. My question is how high does the shut (leaves in tube) shoot up or how deep to set in soil? Thank you for your wideom
I am going to give 'baby corn' sweet corn a go next year for the 1st time. I have watched your video and a few more besides. Pollination is so important to sweet corn but in the videos on baby sweet corn It looks like the cobs are picked after a few days, before it gets a chance to be pollinated. Is that the case? Do you know? Any advise would be gratefully received. Thanks, HGV
yeh they get pollinated, but dont get the chance to develop. Collect the pollen early in the morning to pollinate the little baby ears just after the silks start emerging. i waited about a week :)
Good video mate! I liked the pace of your explanation. Waiting for mine to grow. About 2 of the 20 or so I have started developing the male portion. Is that normal? Shouldn’t all of them do that?
Poor pollination. Each strand of silk is attached to a kernel. If those strands dont receive pollen, the kernel wont develop. Corn needs to be planted close and in blocks, rather than in rows, as they require wind to spread the pollen. So to get full ears of corn plant lots and close together...Hope this helps
No that type of corn has been specially dried and stored to allow for the popping to work if you get some plantable pop corn colonels and store them a different way then you could replant them.
Wow, thats a new one. All i can think of is that they are way over maturity. Rule of thumb is harvest around three weeks after silks first start appearing.
No, defiantly not. Had heaps when i first started but slowly getting on top of them. I just pull them out and put them straight back on the garden. Or in bad areas i sheet mulch. Lay down cardboard then mulch over. cheers :)
Wow, that's a lot of work pulling them out using your hands, or are you using any kind of equipment to pull those weeds out? I think sheet mulch is one of the best ways to kill unwanted plants around your garden.
In temperate areas such as the UK, plant corn in the late spring or early summer after all danger of frost is past. For one thing, corn will not tolerate frost; for another, the seeds will rot instead of germinating if the soil is too cool. I live in northern Illinois in the US. (Our average winter is longer and colder than your worst.) I have good luck sowing the seed around June 1. If you still have about 3 months before your first frost (as I believe most of the UK does), you can still give it a go this year. Look at the seed packets for maturity times. If you plant some early-maturing corn *now*, chances are it will be ready to eat by the end of September. As eatyourgarden said, you'll never know until you give it a shot. Good luck!
Glad to share a little when I can Thank *you* for taking the time to put together this interesting and easy-to-follow video. My father-in-law is trying his hand at corn for the first time this year and I'm going to be sure to show him your video. It may be too late to take advantage of some of your advice this year, but not all of it -- and it will come in handy next year. :-) Cheers!
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Very good information
I planted some corn last month and the seeds never germinated, so when my 77 year old father visited he had a smile on his face. He's been growing corn in Mexico all his life, he asked how deep did you sow the seed? I said about an inch or so, and he explained how that was the problem.
So I go to the store and buy more packets of seed and ask him to show me how it's done. He made holes about 4-6 inches deep about a foot apart and had me put 2 seeds per hole then cover with soil and step on it to compact it. A week later every single seed sprouted! I guess sometimes if you plant too shallow the seed will germinate initially but dries out because of lack of moisture, he also said the insects get to them easier, and when fully grown they can fall over. I was amazed at how a seed/kernel can sprout from so deep! He gave me a big bag of Heirloom purple corn seed, it's the best to make tortillas, pozole, and tamales. I find it interesting that the heirloom corn is about two times taller and thicker then the hybrid sweet corn, and every single plant has two shoots coming from the bottom in Mexico they call them "hijos" or "sons".
Anyways, sorry to drag on. Cheers!
Thanks very much for that, was a very cool read. You just taught me something, and i like that. Cheers :)
RNA-DNA ..
Thanks.. there's is ALWAYS something NEW TO LEARN from others..
Lovely story, cherish your father, they're a direct gift from heaven
Thank you for your father advice and I will follow him to do it right.God Bless Him.
I kind of want to dump out my 72-cell corn seeds and do this method. Theres the wisdom that we've lost over the years that's worth revisiting, especially these days. Great input!
AAAH! Note to self: Never fall asleep to a "soothing" gardening video complete with a calming accent from this channel again!!! 😱
Sorry i made you sleepy
I’m in the USA. I’m 78 years old, so years ago, when I was a youngster, my father would wait until my mother had the water boiling before he went to pull the corn. The corn was in the water just minutes after pulling. Always sweet. We raised silver queen. Enjoyed your post, especially about eating right away
Finally someone who speaks about when the tassels and ears appear !!!! Thank you 😊
Finally, someone who actually can tell you actual facts in regards to growing corn thank you very much
Lots of other vids on this as well. But this vid is in much detail no doubt.
I am growing corn for the first time, thanks for all your tips
How did it go ive just had mine sprout through the compost for the first time :)
You are legend mate. I live in Queensland and this has answered my questions
I have trawled youtube for good info on this subject, looked at yours among lots of other useless info and voila!
This info is the very best I have viewed. So straightforward. Never knew about germination aspects until this. If only others could be as simple. Very well done and thanks.
Such a good video. I'm really glad I found your channel!
Corn is a great one to grow, and lots of different colours and varieties - we grow about 6 different types each year. Our favourite are glass gem corn (popcorn and corn clour) and white glutinous corn (fresh eating). ua-cam.com/video/r4E_atw5j78/v-deo.html
Hello from your new subscriber , im in QLD so good to find a gardening youtuber in Australia :D great info thankyou
Excellent! Every single question I had about growing corn clearly answered. Thanks ☺
Great stuff from an Aussie.Learnt so much thanks from Southern Vic
Thanks very much, appreciate it. Aussie!!!!
Thank you for this video. It is very informative and easy to listen to.
I love how you went from a grass paddock, with a dry dam to a successful grower with a calm and more in-depth knowledge of soil health and use of green matter than most you tube presenters have.
Thank you for sharing 🌿🌾
Thankyou so much
Excellent explanation about corn. Congrats.
Well explained. A peaceful, clear video. Thanks
Thank you mate, such a very encouraging video.
And this has been here for 4 years! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for your video it was really educational for me learn few things
Great video man, never knew each silk is attached to a corn seed
Cheers
What else do you grow? You give straight forward advice on gardening love to see what else use can advise us with 👏👏
Thanks for the tutorial on how to grow corn! It was helpful as always and I enjoy all your videos especially the mango one! Maybe you could try steaming corn to maximise sweetness! That’s how my family have it and you don’t lose any flavour through boiling it in water! 👍 Keep up the good work! The videos are very helpful and you are a great lad 🍻
Thankyou for your kind words. Really appreciate it :)
Hello! Thank you so much for the valuable information, great video! Also, I saw this little cool thing where someone hit the male flower against a newspaper, curled it up a little, and blew on it on the female flowers so that the corn was fully pollinated. Anyways hope you have a great day and keep up the great work!
What worked for me is taking an empty toilet role and divide it in two. Make a slit from one side to another in the length and there you have two corn plant stem gaurds. It works very well in protecting the young plant against cut off worms. Just start gathering empty toilet rolls long in advance. When the plant breaks the surface in reaching for the light, then you put the gaurd in place. It works.
This is a great informative video 👍 Thankyou so much
Love this Teaching job 💗
Well done video,Sir
Thanks
Hey mate your lucky do be able to grow corn almost year round. I have grown corn before and was very successful at self pollinating only did it on a few ears. Another animal that loves corn is deer and a crow all of them live in the US. Still love your shows and just added leaf compost and tilled it in. Thanks again Mate
Cheers mate, we have crows too and yes they love corn, last year they almost wiped out my crop. Good luck mate :)
Thank you, that was very helpful.
What a wonderful video, now I feel less trepadion in planting. Thank you
Thank you. God bless you. 🙏
I planted corns, one each in red plastic cups , watering them by keeping cups in a water filled plastic tray. and transplanted when grew 5-6 inches.
very nice explanition sir clearly delivered. thank you sir!
Nice video! I grow corn usually every year, and plant 5 rows about 30 feet long. I wind up having much too much corn! LOL! But my friends always look forward to getting a few bags each during the growing season! By the way,, instead of boiling, or simmering your corn, try what a nice elderly Vietnamese lady taught me to do,,,, MICROWAVE IT! Yes! Don't remove the husks!!!!! Just put the corn, about 4 to 6 ears, into a couple of plastic shopping bags, one bag inside the other, for strength! Then place in the microwave on high, for about 3 1/2 mins. per ear! For instance, 4 ears= 14 mins.! I was a boiler/simmerer guy too,,, until I tried the microwave! It's been about 20 years since I last boiled my corn!!!! Cheers!!!!
Cheers mate, great tip
Plastic is toxic to cook especially in the microwave I don't think it's a good thing to do contaminates the food cooking with a microwave is not as healthy as cooking with more conventional methods sorry not trying to be disrespectful just trying to clue you into a better way to prepare your food
I'm having problems with sweet corn topping over. I've heard about it but never experienced it with others "non-sweet"
Technically it could happen to all corn, because corn grows so tall and lanky, the soil sinks, and it starts getting aerial roots it's important to top up with more compost and mulch during the growing season to prevent toppling over which can cause the corn to snap and you to lose your crop. ua-cam.com/video/r4E_atw5j78/v-deo.html
What a awesome informative video thanks for the info
Thank you sharing your experience... I would suggest to put some of the leaves that covering the corn into to the water when you boiling them... That our Italian treak to maximise their taste.. 😋😋😋
I love Corn but I could hardly ever succeeded in growing them. I will try again this time I hope I will be eating corn next summer from my garden. Thank you for the very informative video
Great job ! Enjoyed your thorough explanation.
The frogs are cute.
They are my little garden warriors :)
I used Glass vases to cover them when they first sprouted I took them off to water it worked great I got the same cute frogs in my roses last year!!!!
Sun does not cook them through the glass?
great information!!
I’m Montagnard indigenous I love corn especially grill.
Great vid bud
For someone who doesn’t act like they know everything when it comes to corn you actually do know everything,
awesome video, I learnt a few new things about corn 🌽, I think now if I can’t eat it within 12 hrs of picking I will freeze it. Besides nitrogen is there anything you feed your corn and also could you tell me when you do to feed them nitrogen?, I just use my chicken poo and straw when I lay down before planting the seeds or seedlings but I’m always looking for ways to grow bigger cobs/ears. Also I’ve found starting them in little 2inch by 6inch high pots seems to give good germinate rates and they grow quickly, they slow down for a few days when transplanted but over all I’ve been much happier with this technique then direct sowing, anyway that’s just my experience.
Cheers mate, i only load the ground up with nitrogen (bird and horse poo) before i plant and thats it. It is a grass after all. And yeh bird poo is great, very high in nitrogen and phosphorus . Maybe a lil hit with some liquid potash (potasium) when they start producing ears will pump them up a bit. As far as planting do what ever works for you. And if you can come up with a way to freeze corn without out it tasting like s@%t, please let me know.
How did I get cutter worms on my front porch? They cut down a whole packet of seedlings about four inches tall.
Great to hear about what happens when they have grown, thank you. My only question is how often to water. I have companion planted with beetroot this year as I dont have a lot of space. I am spray watering with a rose head on my hosepipe each morning and each evening but not drowning them. I worry in case my frequent twice a day watering may be too much for the corn but great for the beetroot? Do you have any advice (ps I am in the North of the UK), thanks, Carolynne : - )
How'd it turn out? I would think as long as the watering was consistent, the plants probably loved it
@@the.mr.beacher hi I found the beetroot smaller than normal, companion planting, but both grew well this way last year. I cant believe a year has passed and I'm doing it again.
@@carolynnecp I'm going to try pole beans with my corn this year. First time experimenting with companion planting. Best wishes!
What i do with Corn, is the Three sisters companion planting- Corn, Climbing Beans growing up the stalk to add notrogen, and either squash or pumpkin vine for shade/ mulch.
Thanks for sharing. I will follow your instructions for next years crop.
Cheers. just lots of sun, nitrogen and water and they should grow grea t:)
I want to learn how to grow corn and im just 16 this is useful..
Thankyou very much Emily, glad you found this useful. Good luckand happy growing :)
you too.
Ok, lol, age doesn’t make it harder.
And now you’re 18 how did it go? I’ve planted corn about a week ago, and I’m just 18 lol
5:10 love the little frog!
Had quiet a few of those little fellas move in. So cute
I wish we had 7 months of good growing. Thanks for the video , this is my first year for growing corn and I was wondering how to know when it was ready to harvest.
Usually around three weeks after the silks start emerging.
Great video, Great sounding voice, get an Agent,
haha cheers
Thank you for the info. 🙂
Yep, chop and drop, it makes a great mulch. I love growing corn.
Cheers, me too :)
Thank you for the video! Very helpful video to me.
Great information,well done video. Thank you so much! Blessings.
Thankyou very much for your kind words :)
brilliant explanation, thank you so much
cheers, thanks
You plant two rows close together and then a space for the tiller to pass? Can I plant east west, or north south? For my grapes everyone says they need the sun so north south is the rule. Thanks
🙋🏼♂️ In the early stages of growth should I prune the corn that has stocks growing from the base ? My corn is thriving
Thank you for the great tips. God bless!!!! I think your Mel Gibson's cousin lol
hahhaha, cheers
Suerly you can freeze the corn straight away to keep the sweetness
I just did a experiment with my corn, I planted some at the normal 2 inches debth, but then I also planted some at 6 inches and at 8 inches, they all came up, now to see if deeper grows better...the Hopi Indians plant their corn in the desert at 8 inches debth, they use a dark blue corn, I would love to try that kind as well, im live Florida
The God of all corn growing knows all understands all about corn.
Can you help me? I've read alot of your comments on videos, I have corn that is about six inches tall now I started them indoors and translated about 10 days ago outside, they were doing great but now they just done look as healthy, I know the bugs are going to do their thing on all crops but some of my corn leaves have yellow strips on them and some have withered and turn brown and thin, some have small and others have large brown spots and one has small holes in them? I've kept them watered well and even got some spray for aphids and these tiny red bugs that I believe are spider mites? I fertilized them with some miracle gro that had the highest amount of nitrogen than the others? Idk....😭 they were so pretty and healthy inside and I even hardened them off I'm so disappointed, the same with my bean plants their leaves are brown around the edges and some have holes too and they look crispy or something but they're not? So weird
How do you get rid of the cut worms ?
Thanks bro for the video from Pakistan
well done video , thankyou.
Idk why but the part at 3:15 where he talks about cutworms being little lumberjacks and chopping the corn seedlings down like little trees made me chuckle.
Great video thanks for sharing😊
Can i cut the leafs when they are long to make space?
Thanks. My corn failed this year and now I know why.
Great Video, Great tips and overall awesome information!!!... Thank you!
Wow, thankyou very much. Cheers :)
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Will try next season.
Thankyou very much. Good luck :)
eatyourgarden thanks :)
My concern is planting kernels in my yard. Small scale and very first time growing instead of eating. My question is how high does the shut (leaves in tube) shoot up or how deep to set in soil? Thank you for your wideom
I am going to give 'baby corn' sweet corn a go next year for the 1st time. I have watched
your video and a few more besides. Pollination is so important to sweet corn
but in the videos on baby sweet corn It looks like the cobs are picked after a
few days, before it gets a chance to be pollinated. Is that the case? Do you
know? Any advise would be gratefully received. Thanks, HGV
yeh they get pollinated, but dont get the chance to develop. Collect the pollen early in the morning to pollinate the little baby ears just after the silks start emerging. i waited about a week :)
Good video mate! I liked the pace of your explanation. Waiting for mine to grow. About 2 of the 20 or so I have started developing the male portion. Is that normal? Shouldn’t all of them do that?
Great video, fellow barefoot gardener!
OK thank you...one more question.. the cobs did not fill to the tip.. most only got half way.. what went wrong?
Poor pollination. Each strand of silk is attached to a kernel. If those strands dont receive pollen, the kernel wont develop. Corn needs to be planted close and in blocks, rather than in rows, as they require wind to spread the pollen. So to get full ears of corn plant lots and close together...Hope this helps
OK so how far should I put them
around 20 to 30 cm as in the video
ok thanks
Thank you!
So I have a corn plant that has one with dead ends does that mean it's all pollinated?
Can you grow Corn during August in Brisbane? (Queensland)
One sure way if corn ready for harvest, bend the tip of the fruit, if it bend easily or pliable, the fruit is perfect for picking.
thanks for the advice, nice video. can i just use corn from the grocery store? the kernels you buy for popping?
No that type of corn has been specially dried and stored to allow for the popping to work if you get some plantable pop corn colonels and store them a different way then you could replant them.
@@flytrapguy7431 Thanks so much. I have some now! 😁😁
@@livingincrete7157 no prob hope your crop grows well, good luck!
Useful video, Thank you
Cheers thankyou very much
Thank you! I'll give a try in container!
Thankyou and good luck :)
Thank you.
Great vedio, tks
Hello...what is the problem when the silk falls off the corn before harvest?
Wow, thats a new one. All i can think of is that they are way over maturity. Rule of thumb is harvest around three weeks after silks first start appearing.
Very good farm
What zone are you in?
Your gardening area looks really clean, not much weeds. Are using herbicide to kill unwanted plants/weeds?
No, defiantly not. Had heaps when i first started but slowly getting on top of them. I just pull them out and put them straight back on the garden. Or in bad areas i sheet mulch. Lay down cardboard then mulch over. cheers :)
Wow, that's a lot of work pulling them out using your hands, or are you using any kind of equipment to pull those weeds out?
I think sheet mulch is one of the best ways to kill unwanted plants around your garden.
not really much work at all, 5 minutes here and there, and you slowly get on top of it. Sheet mulch is very effective
eatyourgarden Thanks a lot. I will mulch sheet my backyard. Usually i will pull them out or sometimes spray the weeds using herbicide.
Try not to use chems, you can use those weeds for valuable organic matter for your soil. Compost in place, chop n drop etc :)
Can u grow corn out of a can I store
Oh boy, I found an awesome channel
Thankyou very much, so glad glad you like it. :)
Great video
Thankyou very much :)
Thanks.
I saw a video about corn he soaked the seeds before planting
so each stock or plant is only 1 or 2 corn?
Yes, that is right, Thats why you need a lot of plants :)
Stalk
Can you grow them in large pots ?
ive never tried corn in pots. So i cant really say. Give it a go, see what happens
Yes you can , I’ve done it
Thanks :)
love planting 🌽
me toooo. cheers
I really want to start growing my own food now, not sure how well it'll grow in the UK though.
Youll never know until you try. All the best and good luck
In temperate areas such as the UK, plant corn in the late spring or early summer after all danger of frost is past. For one thing, corn will not tolerate frost; for another, the seeds will rot instead of germinating if the soil is too cool. I live in northern Illinois in the US. (Our average winter is longer and colder than your worst.) I have good luck sowing the seed around June 1. If you still have about 3 months before your first frost (as I believe most of the UK does), you can still give it a go this year. Look at the seed packets for maturity times. If you plant some early-maturing corn *now*, chances are it will be ready to eat by the end of September. As eatyourgarden said, you'll never know until you give it a shot. Good luck!
Great advise for those in temperate regions. Thanks mate.
Glad to share a little when I can Thank *you* for taking the time to put together this interesting and easy-to-follow video. My father-in-law is trying his hand at corn for the first time this year and I'm going to be sure to show him your video. It may be too late to take advantage of some of your advice this year, but not all of it -- and it will come in handy next year. :-) Cheers!
Thanks mate, and be sure to wish him good luck for me. All the best :)