When I was young, I asked my father why he didn’t grow sweet corn in his garden. He answered that you need a big garden to grow corn. Later, when I had my own vegetable garden, I proved growing ...

A number of caterpillar pests attack sweet corn, infesting ears and rendering the ear and the whole planting unmarketable. In addition, caterpillars will also attack whorl stage sweet corn, and other ...

Plant further apart (45cm) if you want to try for a smaller second cob, too. Water when the cobs start to form and the silks appear on the ears of corn. At this time it is ... affected ears and throw ...

Alternatively, if you forgot to grow plants earlier, you can still grow corn by planting seeds directly into the soil in late spring and early summer. Use a dibber to make 2.5cm holes and sow two ...

Sweet corn comes in a range of kernel colors: yellow, white, and bicolor (yellow and white). Here's a short video about preparing sweet corn. Sweet corn is most often eaten cooked. Peel or “shuck” the ...

His response is to consider what crop needs to be planted when. Weather conditions may tell you to plant corn. “The first thing to remember is we plant corn when the ground is fit and not by the ...

“Locally, it looks like we could get the corn planter started on Wednesday without seed-chilling issues, and we probably can continue to plant until about Saturday noon – if the weather ...

Last year’s growing season brought to Kansas a new disease to corn. Corn stunt spiroplasma and its associated vector the corn ...

Plant further apart (45cm) if you want to try for a smaller second cob, too. Water when the cobs start to form and the silks appear on the ears of corn. At this time it is ... affected ears and throw ...