Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

Zea mays, var. rugosa : Poaceae / the grass family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
        P P            

(Best months for growing Sweet corn in USA - Zone 5a regions)

  • P = Sow seed
  • Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 61°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 8 - 12 inches apart
  • Harvest in 11-14 weeks.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): All beans, cucumber, melons, peas, pumpkin, squash, amaranth
  • Avoid growing close to: Celery.

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09 Jan 09, Grahame (Australia - temperate climate)
Mikal, there is no problem planting your corn now. Yig, I doubt your corn will do as well in pots as in the ground. Pauline, The corn needs to ripen on the plant before you pick it.
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06 Jan 09, mikal (Australia - temperate climate)
hi my name is mikal and i want to start growing corn my freinds have told its a month late will they still grow p.s its january
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21 Jan 20, Robert (Australia - temperate climate)
11 years... I'd like to know this also...
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01 Jan 09, yig (Australia - temperate climate)
can you grown them in pots and still get the same quality as growing them in the ground?
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14 Jun 08, Pauline (Unknown climate)
can you ripen corn off the plant
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09 Jun 08, drew (Unknown climate)
In Adelaide, around the inner suburbs, corn can be started as early as late june, if you put a frame around the seedlings and cover most of it with glad wrap, (put one inch holes around the bottom).
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21 Jan 08, sarita (Unknown climate)
i wsih to plant some corn now am i too late or is it ok likving in cranbourne, where can we get good biclour variety n r they gm or gm free. what about hte su or se variety.
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My 6-yr-old came home with an egg carton of sweetcorn seeds he'd planted at school. We put them on the windowsill and they've sprouted beautifully. But it's June, and although it's very mild now (in Waikato) we're expecting to get winter weather soon. He's very excited about these seedlings and would love to grow them to fruition - do you think I could grow them in a large pot as an indoor plant?

- Judi

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