I Tried Growing Corn in a Raised Garden Bed
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- In 2021, I wanted to see what would happen if I tried growing sweet corn in one of my narrow raised garden beds. With only enough room for 2 rows of stalks, I wasn't sure how successful it would be. So I made sure to take photos and video throughout the growing season, so I could review it later and share my experience here.
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00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Planting Seeds
01:55 - Stakes & Strings
03:01 - Hand Pollination
05:06 - When to Harvest
05:42 - What I Learned
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New subscriber here! Growing corn as I type😅😅😅thanks for the info
I would recommend you look into a native American planting technique called the three sisters. Its corn and beans surrounded by squash. The bean vines help reinforce the corn stocks. I plan on personally trying my hand it a few rows of three sisters this spring.
Heard that also.
Keep in mind that the type of corn and beans for this method is for end of year harvest. Meaning dried beans and corn for flour.
Mmmm . . . this makes my mouth water for summer!! Interesting experiment, Great Lakes. Thanks for sharing the results.
A very informative video and I think you did yourself justice at starting off on a small scale to see what works first. I must give this a go!
That was awesome. Satisfying, even. Fanks.
Great video! I’ve seen some videos on RUclips on people growing 50+ plants of corn in a 4’x4’ raised bed. Im thinking of experimenting with that this year to see if I can get enough to preserve.
Your the first to explain how corn gets pollinated.. through the silk... that was interesting. You must not have squirrels...I want to grow cornn but my neighbor tried and it was growing beautifully but he never got one cob because of squirrels. We have park across street with lots of squirrels.
awesome! i have been contemplating this exact experiment in my back yard garden. thanks for documenting!
You're welcome Bree!
i found best way to have a strong maize that doesn't fall was to plant seeds in hole made by a rebar rod, i make holes around 5 inch deep, i know in conventional farming they say ideal depth is 2-3inch deep, but i don't fill the hole back, just watering will make some soil fall again but it won't be compacted, and so the stalk will be a bit deep in the soil.
Forget about the spacing you read in the paper, you should check online sources for that, it's used in conventional way when you need to have rows, if you're planting in a bed you don't need rows.
in bed spacing is 12-13inch, you could have planted 22 plant instead of 14.
The GMO thing is a myth, GMO have nothing to do with yield or rate of production, GMO corn is made to resist pesticides like glycophosate, and actually it's more expensive than average hybrid corn, hybrid corn is just a hybrid made by cross pollinating 2 variants of maize just to boost production or get some traits from both parents, or also to force farmers to buy seeds and not replant or keep seeds mb.
About 2 cobs, you could have fed maize more N by watering with diluted urine, it would boost the yield of your 2nd cobs.
the rule is that each maize plant need 1L of urine thro it's growth phase.
Great video. I am planning to try a couple of varieties of corn this year. I never thought about the need to stake them. I will have to figure out a way because it's quite windy here.
Super helpful
Loved it 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Use horizontally oriented hog panel secured with posts
Good informative 👍
Nice. I am in SW FL. My yard is crushed concrete and sand, so everything is in containers. I actually grew some sweet corn in a 5 gallon pail last year, as a test. 2 plants, got 3 ears, small, but tasty. Saw many vids, where they planted them close together, and that worked. The comment below, is excellent. 3 Sisters.
Try planting them 6 inches apart in one row and then 12 inches between rows.
Obviously your corn didn't get properly pollinated. Most pollination happens in the morning and evening or a cloudy day. With a small planting you need to gently shake the plants and a cloud of pollen will fall. It will look like a cloud of dust. Don't cut a piece off the tassel and rub the silk. If you only have one plant by itself you can shake the plant and get one maybe two ears of nice corn. Have you ever notice a volunteer corn plant out in a soybean field by itself? If it gets pollinated correctly by the wind it will have a nice ear. Also, you need more nitrogen. The plants should be dark green not a pale yellowish green color. If corn comes up uneven the pollination will not all be at the same time either. It really is easy growing corn. I've been doing it for decades. Keep trying!!! Good luck!!
How bad would it be to plant more seeds in that space? 6” or even 4” apart?
@@katiewu3524 It would be pretty bad usually. Corn needs space and nitrogen. I planet corn 12 inches apart in the row in 24 inch wide rows. Some plant 12 inches apart and 12 inch rows but usually the ears are small. When corn starts to tassel and the ears are starting to have silk, shake the plants in the mornings. You will know when it is pollinating, there will be yellow pollen dust fall. Only last for a few days. Generally a 70ish+ to 80ish day varieties are better to grow. I usually get one ear. Ready about 20 days after pollination. Gardeners can't buy GMO corn. Have to have a license.
Great video! We love fresh corn and I wish we had space for it. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. You have some nice-looking beds, and I look forward to seeing what you grow this year. Have you ever used grow bags for vegetables?
I have an off-topic question. How do you store seasonings/spices, for example paprika, chili powder, curry, garlic powder, etc.? Do you vacuum seal them in mason jars or leave them in their original packaging? I know they lose their flavor over time, so I’m trying to choose what’s best. I apologize if I overlooked this in your videos or on your website-I tried to find it before asking! Edited to add: I don’t have a food dehydrator, so I don’t have a way to dehydrate peppers, onions, and garlic to grind my own spices.
Thanks for your comment! To answer your questions:
I have tried grow bags, and never had much luck with them. My garden beds are about the closest thing to "container" gardening that I've ever managed to be very successful at.
Regarding storing spices, I think that keeping them in their original packaging is best. Especially when un-opened, these products are manufactured and packaged to stay as fresh as possible for a good while. It's hard to fully reproduce large-scale factory sealing processes at home. But, if I'm making my own at home, I'll vacuum seal them in jars (or use oxy absorbers if it's a fine powder, since fine powders don't work very great with vacuum sealing).
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thanks so much for your input. We have a raised bed that works well, but I guess I’m trying to find an easy way to grow more without building a second bed. I’m in TX and the soil isn’t great in my area, so making a raised bed takes a lot of time and resources because we have to purchase soil. Keeping spices in their original containers will save me some time. I appreciate the advice! 👍🏻👍🏻
@@altasadventures1139 Thanks so much for the suggestion! I will do some research on that!
Planting in rows in a raised bed is a huge waste of space. I would recommend looking at bio intensive spacing.