Will blood meal (12-0-0) be sufficient for fertilizing sweet corn? When and how often should corn be fertilized? If you tested your soil recently and have medium to high levels of phosphorous and ...

Growing sweet corn requires warm soil (above 65 degrees Fahrenheit) so early summer is prime planting time. To stretch your harvest season, grow both early and midseason sweet corn varieties.

Cultural requirements. A long frost-free growing season is necessary to grow sweet corn, so it should be planted in Greater Columbus gardens in mid to late May, when the chance of late frost has ...

Plant the corn in blocks at least three rows wide, with a minimum row length of 8 feet. Space rows about 18 inches apart in the block. Within each row, sow four or five seeds one inch deep in “hills” ...

Growing sweet corn? Here’s how to keep your stalks from toppling. August 4, 2016. Small prop roots at the base of corn help keep the stalks standing, but outside forces, such as wind and ...

In this Aug. 27, 2013 photo, these ears of sweet-tasting, bi-color corn were grown from seed in containers inside a hobby greenhouse near Langley, Wash. The Burpee's "On Deck" corn matured in a ...

But if you have room, growing sweet corn is fairly easy and the results are delicious. Types to grow. Corn is harvested over a relatively short period as all of the ears ripen at about the same time.

If sweet corn is part of your Fourth of July tradition, here's what you need to know about finding it around the Des Moines ...

Knight has been growing sweet corn in his fields since the 90′s. For the last few years his sweet corn has been sold at local Hy-Vee stores. His sweet corn stands plan to hit the area in mid-July.

Sweet corn needs warm soil. 50°F (10°C) is the absolute minimum, and applies to treated seed and OP or (su) varieties only. 60°F (15.5°C) is better for most, and 65°F (18°C) or higher is ...