Growing Corn From Seed To Harvest: Starting Corn In Greenhouse With Pepple's Potager
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Growing Silver Queen Corn in raised beds, Started corn in greenhouse before planting in raised beds.
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Great tip, I will try it next Spring. Thanks.
Great video! Lots of good tips. Thank you!
Nice tips and video thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip! I am gonna try it out
What month did you plant the silver coin corn and in what area are you located?
I didn't get them started until June and was harvesting by September. I live in Maryland zone 6. I started late. I can start corn as early as mid May here.
Good tip on the cucumber companion planting, I will try it out.
What was the name of that corn ?
I've never seen someone start corn in a green house, but makes sense if you have rodents around. Drop the music, it's really annoying.
Yeah! The squirrels eat the corn seeds as soon as they germinate. And yeah the music is annoying so I don't use it anymore. Thanks for watching!
if you cover the ground with a net, the squirrels wont grow near it
Yeah! I tried that it didn't work.
Corn does prefer more humus than I can see in your soil, also the reason squash is grown with it is to deter pests as the rodents etc do not like the prickly leaves.
Thanks for sharing 😊.
Your welcome! Thanks for watching
So 32 corn plants given how many piece of corn fruit?
The Silver Queen variety often produces 2 ears per stalk for me when growing conditions are good. Not every stalk will produce 2 but I usually get between 50-64 ears. That amount is lower when you count how many the squirrels eat lol.
I just planted my corn in indoor planter and within 5 days its already over an inch tall! So quick!
Oh yeah! They will grow very quickly.
what kind of corn did you plant?
@@oraliaespinosa4880 Silver Queen is my favorite.
Thank you for posting this. It was informative, as were the replies below. I also live in Maryland (Annapolis area) and am looking at planting corn this year for the first time since my teenage years when my parents had a huge garden. My biggest fear is the squirrels. There are lots of them, and they are always very determined. I'm in a neighborhood, so "getting rid of them" isn't a viable option. the idea of planting cucumbers in with them was a great tip. Thank you for that.
Your welcome! I have tried some bird neting around the raised bed before too with some success but they always get some.
@@PepplesPotager Thank you!
Can you grow corn from picking kernels from a store bought corn and planting or do they have to dry out over winter. I live in zone 3 in Alberta Canada. Thank you. Great video 👍
I would say yes. My wife said she planted corn kernels from canned corn when she was a kid and it grew so I suppose it is possible. Though I haven't tried it. Thanks for watching!
I’m doing corn for the first time in a raised bed 21 square feet. Some of the corn is tasseling already and is knee high. Other stalks are not tasseling. Early tasseling is not a good sign.? Plants look very healthy.
Never had that happen before. It could be a short season variety that only gets 4 feet tall.
@@PepplesPotager mine is 3 feet and a half and are already doing that i did start them in February
Its may and i live in zone 8
I still have a pretty long way to go
Some varieties of corn are short season so that could be the cause. If it's not a short season variety then it could be they were exposed to cold temperatures too early. But they should still produce they just might be smaller plants though. Wish I could start mine in February. Here in zone 6 can't start til mid May.
@@PepplesPotager yeah at night it did get very cold even during day it was a little chilly but they have been doing good
Great job, I am growing sweet corn for the first time this year and I am also trying glass gem corn. So far so good. 🌽🌽 That's a great tip with the cucumber 👍 I am also going be saving seed from my plants that do extremely well this year. God bless ❤️
Thank you so much! I've never tried the glass gem corn I hope it turns out great.
Great video sorry about the storm damage but you did a great job. My question is I live in zone 10, and don't have a green house when will it be okay to start corn seed in pots outside then transfer to the garden area?
I only use seedtrays or pots in my greenhouse because of squirrels eating the corn after I direct sow them in my beds. If you don't have that problem I would reccomend direct sow seeds where you plan on growing corn. If you have to start them outside its best to start them when overnight temps are consistently above 50°. In zone 10 that probably comes very early in the growing season. Thanks for watching!
squirrels are always a problem destroyed my corn crop 2 years ago. need a method to keep squirrels and raccoons away
They're exceptional climbers which makes it hard. I have had some success with wrapping bird netting around the outside of the raised beds and hooking the netting to stakes at the corners.
Great video! What did you use in your raised bed to grow the corn? Is it soil and compost, just compost? If compost, what kind? How long has the raised bed been there? Thanks!
I put 50% leafgro compost and 50% top soil. The raised bed has been there for 4 years. I amend every spring with the leafgro.
I usually do 2 seeds per cell and then cut any doubles that sprout up with scissors. Great video!
Thank you!
I haven’t had success with corn yet. I might give it a try again and put it in a tray first. Could you tell me where you got your greenhouse? I’d love to see a video of it.
My wife and I bought it from Amazon. Palram Nature Series Hybrid Hobby Greenhouse 6x8.
Hi I’m living in Thailand and I’ve just in the process of getting land to grow maize please can anyone let me know what I need to apply the fertilizer and what is the best fertilizer to use Thank you
A good organic all purpose fertilizer is probably best. I generally stay away from most chemical fertilizers unless its all I can get. Not sure what you would have available Thailand.
Hi thanks for the reply il have a look at organic fertilizer thanks
What do u do with all your corn & how do u preserve it. Do u sell what u can’t eat?
I sometimes give away extra corn to family members. I also freeze the corn still in the husks and when I want to eat it I put it in the microwave for about 7 minutes or so husk still on. Then I cut off both ends and the cob falls right out. I do not blanch or can at all. Just freeze or give away. Thanks for watching! Great question!
I’ll check package to see if it’s short lived . It should say on it right?
Short season varieties are usually a little more than 60 days to harvest. Like Early Sunglow. Long season varieties probably 90 days to harvest. Like Silver Queen .
Imgoing to try corn for the first time zone 8 how offten do you water and I do have lots of squirrels
I usually water them really good at least twice a week. Sometimes more when temperatures get up into 90's. Our average temp here Maryland zone 6 during the summer is 85. I imagine it's much warmer in zone 8. So you may have to water more often. But sometimes nature takes care of it for you. 1-2 inches of water a week is about what most gardens need.
can you mix different corn varieties when growing corn?
Not sure. I do know you can't grow sweet corn near field corn though. But 2 kinds of sweet corn maybe. I'm gonna have to research that one. Good question. Thanks for watching!
Someone told me you have to have sand to grow corn is that true?
Definitely not true. I use 50% top soil and 50% Leaf Gro compost in my raised beds and it grows just fine. Some gardeners do add sand though. Not sure about the benefits of it though. I may have to research it now. Good question! Thanks for watching!
Did you hand pollinate or natural pollinate
Natural. As long as you plant in blocks they should be fine. I would say no less than 15 plants for natural pollination. But I've never planted less than 32 plants so not really sure. But I do go around shaking the stalks to make the pollen disperse. Thanks for watching!
Thank you!!!! Was going to ask the SAME thing! First time growing corn for me and theyre about 3 weeks old.... still maybe 12 inches tall😔
12 inches tall is good for 3 weeks.
did you just fertilize that one time at planting?
Yes just once but I also amended all my raised beds with leafgrow compost in spring.
Pepple's Potager awesome thanks, I have that jobes fert but have only amended with my soil with worm casting and Azomite, is the nitrogen high enough with jobes if I fertilize few times versus your one time?
Pepple's Potager i also got some fish emulsion 511 if I need more nitrogen, what do you think? I’m a newbie but determined
@@Fattiapples I've never used worm castings but the Jobes fertilizers is a slow release fertilizer. Its should feed up to 4-6weeks. So fertilizing twice should be fine. Everybody's soil is different so you could need more or less fertilizer. If they are looking healthy they may not need more.
@@Fattiapples I used fish emulsion on my corn 2 years ago and it worked great. Definitely couldn't hurt cause corn is a heavy feeder and loves nitrogen.
Good
How can I keep the insects from attacking my garden veggies and corn ?
I spray almost all my veggies with neem oil and dish soap mix. I use 4 teaspoons of 100% neem oil and 2 teaspoons of Dawn Dish soap per gallon of water.
The best way is to plant companion plants that attract bugs that feed in the bugs you are having issues with. Marigolds, hyssop are a must in my opinion. Also try not planting your garden in designated sections, but intercropping all of your crops together. It will greatly help I promise.
i just harvested half my cobs yesterday.
i dont know what's the name of the variety of corn i planted. but it's the same one my grandfather used to plant. it's not a sweetcorn, and it's slightly starchier, but i like the taste and texture better than sweercorn, the kernels also tend to be slightly bigger than sweetcorn, but still not big, probably medium.
i learned a few lessons.
my soil needs a bit more fertilizer. some of the cobs were a bit small....
and i need to start hand-pollinating, because there were a lot of kernels that never formed. only two cobs were "perfect".
still it was a good harvest of tasty corn that smells delicious even raw.
only lost one cob to some pests that i honestly cant identify. i think i cob is reasonable......once those plants die i will plant a larger amount....it's SUPER EASY to grow.....all you need to do is look at it regularly, and if it doesnt rain water it......
Excellent! You must have a longer growing season where you live to get corn by June and ready to plant another. Do you grow in raised beds? Thanks for watching my video!
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i get very strong sunlight all year :D
i actually dug 4 small trenches, and filled them with a mix of soil and compost and planted there.
they are arranged like this:
the vertical space is for me to be able to walk. it proved itself quite useful. i transplanted planted 24 seedlings(cant direct plant because the wildlife(i suspect rats, or an invasive lizard species) eats the seeds i plant) 2 of them were quite weak and died very young. one got stunted for some reason, and 2 of them just fell after reaching full size.....all others gave me 2 cobs, some are still not ripe. for next time i will make the trenches longer, and deeper. i noticed corn grows 2 sets of roots, so i will just cover them normally on transplant and then add more soil once they develop the second set of roots.
i grow my tomatoes, okra and peppers on slightly raised beds, built out of cinder blocks.
the previous owner of this house planted a lot of trash(literally trash) all over the place, so whenever i dig up a new section it takes me like 3-5 times longer than it should, because i need to pick up all the trash and dispose of it. but i;ve cleared a pretty decent portion of the lot.
Always interesting how everyone is different with the way they garden. No one does it the same. Squirrels are my biggest problem. I guess the trenches help hold water longer.
@@PepplesPotager my soil is mostly clay, which works well for some things but mostly not.....so i try to amend it with compost and a bit of a different soil.
i spend a lot of time watching youtube videos of how other people garden. i try to apply things that might work for my climate and soil.
sabin97 : Any tips for keeping raccoons and squirrels out of your corn?
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Try the three sisters
I might do that. Maybe with cantaloupe though.
I’ll check the pack & see the name. Wow. So much to learn about corn.