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help!

I usually have a lovely crop of sweetcorn - this years are all yellow foliage not the lovely green they should be. I havent done anything different.

Soil is good loam, I didnt add any manure to this bed this year - Should I feed - if so what?

Ive got flower spikes but no cobs as yet.


francesbean

Have they had enough water?

weve had a few dry days , but also a helluva lot of rain. I'll try more water, but dont think thats the problem. Rest of veg are doing really well apart from beans that got eaten by the chickens!

You could try some chicken manure pellets? You can chuck them in some water & then water it on if you want them to act a bit faster

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No expert here Francesbean, but all else being equal, yellow foliage could be magnesium deficiency. Try spraying with Epsom Salts ( from the chemist) 3 teaspoons to a pint of water. If it doesn't do any good it won't do any harm. Good luck.

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