I've never grown sweetcorn before but thought I'd give it a go in pots in the greenhouse. What I would like to know is if this is feasible and if so, what size of pot would I need for each plant once germinated? Thanks in advance.
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We grew sweetcorn outdoors in Dundee in a block and it did quite well, I think it needs a lot of sun though.
Starting it off in pots, not very deep actually, one of those long low trough things (about 1ft deep) held about 5 plants. I mean obviously as they get bigger this is not ideal, but they managed ok and as we were feeding them anyway they reached about 4.5 ft before we thought they needed more room.
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Dug mine up after cropping last year; the roots weren't very deep at all, tho there were anchored to the ground well.
If yours are in pots in the wind then you'll want to make sure they don't blow over.Last edited by Bohobumble; 08-03-2015, 06:00 PM.
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This person grew 7 plants in each 30L pot .... seemed to work for them, although is contrary to what I would expect.
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1328643K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden
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It wasn't me Kristen, mine were in the ground!
pics here: https://greengardengate.wordpress.co...p-carousel-448Last edited by Bohobumble; 09-03-2015, 08:28 AM.
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