sweetcorn problems

[Marymary]

Thanks Jeannine for your very comprehensive reply.  I am grwoing minipop & also Swift in my garden so I can't get them far apart though they will go in different beds.  I think I will remove the top tassels from the minipop.  I've never grown these before & I was worried about cross pollination resulting in starchy cobs on my swift.  Thank you for putting my mind at rest. 

I shall sleep easy tonight  :)

[Marymary]

[Jeannine]

Hi Deb, while it pretty it is not considered an ornamental it is certainly a food crop. Heirloom ,so it is  open pollinated,therefore keep it  away from Supersweets ,Ornamentals and popcorns . It is Ok with Sugar Enhanced and Hybrid sugars . XX Jeannine

It has several cobs on. We grew this one years ago and had it ground into flour .

Expensive seeds  now I would think

XX Jeannine

[dicky]

I did mine in peat pots like last year so as to avoid disturbing the roots.

Last year the germination rate was less than 50% so this year they were pre-germinated on wet paper in the airing cupboard.

I've just had to plant them out as the roots were appearing through the pots, it's a bit early for my liking but had to be done.

I've planted them a bit deeper and trod them in well as it will be a bit windy in the mext few days.

I've updated the blog with the latest pics etc.

[dawn34]

when is the best time to plant out mine are about 1" high in pots at the mo never grown sweetcorn before, the 1st lot we tried rotted away, but this time we've managed it don't know how.....

[SueSteve]

I popped to the lottie this morning, my sweetcorn have gone flop in all this wind and rain :(
I think I better plant some more! This time I think I will sow straight into position.