2016 Corn Thread

[baymule]

My Painted Mountain came up and crows pulled up every single one, ate the corn kernel off and discarded the corn sprout to die. I went to TSC this evening and found rolls of 9 gauge wire, 171 feet long for $14.99. They had 3 rolls, so I got them all. I will make hoops and cover the rows. I have to replant. This puts me a week behind.

 

[baymule]

I'll be two weeks behind....I got sick and am coughing my head off, sitting in house, bored to death, watching outside, thinking about everything I want/need to be doing. Taking medicine like a good little girl, but I want to be outside! I got some small mesh plastic netting to go over the hoops, whenever I can go back outside.

 

[buckabucka]

I'll be two weeks behind....I got sick and am coughing my head off, sitting in house, bored to death, watching outside, thinking about everything I want/need to be doing. Taking medicine like a good little girl, but I want to be outside! I got some small mesh plastic netting to go over the hoops, whenever I can go back outside.

I feel your pain. Got a miserable cold. My fever is gone but I am so congested and have no energy. This is my vacation, which is frustrating, but at least I don't have to write sub plans!

 

[baymule]

@buckabucka that is a lousy way to spend your vacation!

 

[Todd Ziegler]

I am planting Zola's rose ultra sweet corn. It's a new variety of open pollinated sweet corn that is red. I got the seed from J&L gardens. They mainly focus on tomatos but are branching out into other OP crops.

 

[baymule]

I replanted my Painted Mountain corn on the morning of April 19th, on April 25th I pushed wire bows in the ground and covered them with bird netting. I pinched the netting in place with clothespins. There was no corn showing that morning, but by that evening, there were little green sprouts showing. Just in time!! The bird netting defeated the crows! It is about 4 inches tall now! Take THAT crows!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

I am planting Zola's rose ultra sweet corn. It's a new variety of open pollinated sweet corn that is red. I got the seed from J&L gardens. They mainly focus on tomatos but are branching out into other OP crops.

i have the same corn this year. we can compare notes on how well it grows for each of us.

 

[Todd Ziegler]

i have the same corn this year. we can compare notes on how well it grows for each of us.

I have decided that this year I am going to grow my sweet corn in blocks of 4 because I just don't have enough seed to plant in conventional rows.

 

[baymule]

I have decided that this year I am going to grow my sweet corn in blocks of 4 because I just don't have enough seed to plant in conventional rows.

I have planted corn in a 6-8 inch grid in beds 4'x6' and it grew just fine.

 

[Todd Ziegler]

I have planted corn in a 6-8 inch grid in beds 4'x6' and it grew just fine.

Thanks for the tip.