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16 Nov 12, Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate)

Liquid seaweed won;t hurt..I added a little blood and bone to the mix..seemed to work real well.. So well in fact the ducks took a liking and nearly wiped out my crop. A few survived..so there wil now be a bit of a stagger plant coming up..!

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19 Aug 12, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

In reply to your question,yes i soak all my bean seeds,as it tends to speed up there germination.I live in Nth NSW

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25 Mar 12, arabella (Australia - temperate climate)

how many ears of corn grow per stalk?

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03 Jan 12, eva (Australia - temperate climate)

why is my cobs goin brown, is it a insect or not incorrect watering this is my second year of goin corn, they grow well but when its time to eat they are brown and rotten parts inside the corn, please help as its a waste of time and water

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13 Dec 11, susan mbacho (Australia - tropical climate)

questions; what are factors for growing maize?

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15 Nov 11, jeanette neumann (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

All the leaves are coming away from the corn befori iit is formed properly and i have never seen this before do you know what this might be from . thankyou Jeanette

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13 Nov 11, Jeannette (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I read that the flower should be cut when cobs are ripening. Is this correct? And do they mean the male flower at the top?

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30 Oct 11, Leo H (Australia - temperate climate)

How can I grow corn seedlings? This spring is so cool and wet that my potting mix remains too wet and the seeds get waterlogged and my germination rate is around 2%.

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29 Nov 11, JOSEPH (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Dear Leo, Corn require a soil temperature of at least 15deg to germinate, as added point interest last year I placed my corn seeds in a tray of toilet roll holders fill with pottting mix and water them with a small amount of epsom salts at the recommend rate of a dessert spoon to 4:5 litres of water. The results were suprising to say the least, try it and let me know. The plants tillered quite amazingly with three plants from each seed and tasty cobs when havested. Hope you as much success as I had.

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07 Nov 11, Macka (Australia - temperate climate)

I have always found if planting seedlings for corn, it is best to use a seedling tray therefore when you transplant the seeds the soil which they are planted in will hold in the roots for a more successful corn growth post transplanting. its best not to use a sandy soil for growing the seedlings and also i recomend trying to use mature chook manure as a fertilizer particularty the manure from the side of the road, as i have had nothing but trouble using poultry manure from a nursery. Hope this helps you leo

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