Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Anyone else planted their sweetcorn?

Collapse

X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 2
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 template Next
  • #1

    Anyone else planted their sweetcorn?

    This lovely sunshine is deceptive but thats not why I planted mine out. I did the same last year planted them out at 2-3" high about now under a mini polytunnel (big cloche with polytunnel plastic). They really thrived so I decided to do the same again. Think they are the perfect size - not too large a rootball so you dont disturb the roots much and the conditions under the cloche seem to suit them perfect (compared to beans etc which scorch).

    Anyone else an early bird?
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Mine are only just sprouting due to the damping off of the first lot. Don't have a bed ready for them yet so not too worried

    Comment

    • #3
      Depends whether we get any cold weather. Forecast looks good through the end of this month though.

      I am more cautious, trying to keep the cold off everything is a royal pain. I'm only putting in half my first early spuds today, the others and Second's Main's will wait another 10 - 14 days.

      The Sweetcorn I have sown so far, and the next couple of batches, will be for in the greenhouse, outdoor ones will come later.
      K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

      Comment

      • #4
        Not sown mine yet. I did cut down last year's this week though.

        Comment

        • #5
          I'm chitting mine at the moment, they'll stay in the gh for a couple of weeks before going outside (our last frost is about 2nd May)
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

          Comment

          • #6
            No way! Only sown this last week. Hope you're lucky with them.
            Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

            Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

            Comment

            • #7
              mine just got popped into roottrainers yesterday so another 10 days or so to go. which is good, as the bed is not ready

              Comment

              • #8
                yes, mine are out.

                hope it doesn't get too cold for them.

                Thing is, I'm trying to do the 3 sisters thing, so i want the sweetcorn to have time to get tall enough for the beans to climb on.
                (it's so annoying if the sweetcorn is too short for the beans to climb on!)

                Comment

                • #9
                  Mine are about 1" tall and my minicorn are just showing through. They are all in our polytunnel and will stay there. Unfortunately too cold and windy here for outdoor corn or I would have fields of them!!

                  Comment

                  • #10
                    Will soon see how I fare with a few cold nights coming up. They are in a polytunnel in effect though so sounds like I'll be alright as plenty of you have them the same (or greenhoused). The plastic is 600 guage rated to protect at -2 or -4 (cant quite remember).

                    Last year I just had cheap b&q plastic and Im sure there was some cold nights and they thrived so should be even better this year!

                    Comment

                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Bramble_killer View Post
                      mine just got popped into roottrainers yesterday so another 10 days or so to go. which is good, as the bed is not ready
                      Same here!
                      AKA Angie

                      Comment

                      • #12
                        Blimey, that's early - have sown a bit earlier than normal this year but they'll be in root trainers for a bit yet. They've gone out to the greenhouse in the past few days but definitely not "out"

                        Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                        Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

                        Comment

                        • #13
                          Sorry to hijack and bump this thread but I'm in a little bit of a pickle over my sweetcorn. I got overexcited sowed it really early, now I have 6" plants in my conservatory... I want to put them out under fleece but I didn't realise that you're not supposed to disturb the roots. They are in tin cans and a trough, not a root trainer. Do you reckon they'll be ok to transplant? If not is it too late to sow some more?
                          Thanks very much in advance for your help, sorry for all the silly questions

                          Comment

                          • #14
                            Sowed mine at the weekend. Bean loves sweetcorn - speshlly on the cob.
                            A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/

                            BLOG UPDATED! http://haywayne.blogspot.com/2012/01...ar-demand.html 30/01/2012

                            Practise makes us a little better, it doesn't make us perfect.

                            What would Vedder do?

                            Comment

                            • #15
                              Here's mine * shakes packet of seeds.
                              Going to sow them today.
                              Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

                              Comment

                              Previous 1 2 template Next

                              Latest Topics

                              Collapse
                              View All

                              Recent Blog Posts

                              Collapse
                              View All
                              Working...
                              X