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01 Jan 19, Rita Sciacca (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have corn plants growing but at the side of the plants is another shoot. Am I supposed to cut away this extra shoot. My mum says that you need to remove this extra shoot as it takes away energy from the main plant. Your advice appreciated.

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05 Jan 19, Mike Logan (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

You could do either - leave it or cut it off. If you had/have good pollination, fertiliser and watering it will produce a good size cob. I don't bother and I had 9-10

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02 Dec 18, Wayne cronin (Australia - temperate climate)

In the past I have grown sweet corn but the cobs get attacked by an orange beetle with black spots, (pumpkin beetle)? They attack through the silks. How do I deter these beetles before they start please?

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06 Dec 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I think you may have

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07 Dec 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I think you have lady bug/bird/beetles. They are good.

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03 Dec 18, Paula (Australia - arid climate)

Hi Wayne, You could try planting your corn seeds in pots and putting them in a greenhouse or a shade clothed area. That's how I'm growing mine this year. Hope this helps.

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02 Dec 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

A simple way would be to place a small cover/bag/sock/plastic bag with a few small holes (???) over them to stop the beetle getting in there. You can go on the internet and find fruit bags from China. Cost about 20c each - have to wait for about 2-3 weeks to receive them.

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22 Oct 18, Robyn bongaarts (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Help. I have corn growing really well but I also have other babies growing on the Maine stem do I leave them or take them off. Thanks

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23 Oct 18, Mike (Australia - temperate climate)

Corn quite often has two cobs on the main stem. Quite often there are 2-3 stems growing. I just let them all grow.

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29 Aug 18, Peter Isaac (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, we have just moved into new home on the Bellarine in Vic, having moved from up in Murray river area of Echuca. and now we have retired, so I have prepared two garden beds approx 2m x 3m x 4cm high on the south side of our home this area is very well protected about 4 weeks ago we put Chicken poo and x 4 bags a lot fertelizes but it was not heavy type, also the dirt was a sandy loom which will retain water, we are holding off planting perhaps start next week which is early September on some seeds, we are looking forward to this experiance as up North it was very hot and working made it hard to keep up, so hear we go looking forward to everything and anyones advices, thanks Peter

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