Because of you guys I got brave and tried corn this year. Now I don’t have space to grow for a years worth anyway but I planted 15 plants (seeds) and every one came up and is doing great! They’re all over knee high too! I’m so proud of myself. I know it’s small and don’t amount to much. I promise ya I’ll surely enjoy it though. I’m gonna add the nitrogen again this week listening to your advice and I’ll do again when they tassel. Thank y’all so much. I really have had the most success listening to y’all. I ain’t got much but I’m proud of what I do have and thankful for folks like y’all who are willing to help. YEAH IM BLUBBERING ON!! HUSH IT MARK! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂 😝Just wanted ya to know I “preciate” ya! Thanks again! God Bless ~Lisa
Well then it might surprise you to know that we are probably more happy for your 15 stalks of corn than for our own... We really do this to share in the success of others, and we get so much enjoyment from this ! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend, and that you enjoy the 4th ! We appreciate you too !
It is one of the main things we use and share with others... And it grows really well here without much trouble / input... Thanks so much for watching my friend !
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Man, we are so glad to have good folks to make this journey with ! It has been a lot of fun... And we are hoping to share a little bit of what we have gathered over the years, and save a few folks some lessons we learned the hard way... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Your continued support means so much to us ! Thank you again ! Hope you had a great weekend ! And enjoy your 4th !
I hope you will try ! We love so much seeing others succeed ! I think we look more forward to other people's harvests than our own... Thanks so much for watching ! Enjoy the 4th !
we used to have huge corn roasts when they were ready. my uncle dug a pit and it took a day or two to get it full of coals. then the prepared, soaked, buttered, spiced corn wrapped in tin foil got buried in the coals ( use a new shovel and gloves - and watch the handle!). when you smelled it, it was ready and so good. going to try golden bantam, peaches and cream and good old silver queen for 2020. the fire pit is always ready! good video...
best corn growing video i ever watched, i was just planning out my corn patch in my garden, I'm in central FL , to early yet, but i like to plan ahead? i come from mountains of PA lots of corn.. so i was under the impression that 2-1/2 inch deep was the depth number.. and 6-8 inch apart, and rows of 18 inches, almost exactly like you did.. so i was reading the back of the seed packet for growing instructions... to see their recommended instructions.. nothing like i thought or you do, they say 2-3 foot row width, and 12 inch apart, and i thought that cant be right? so i was a bit baffled until i watched your video.. now that's what i was thinking ! the proof is in the pudding.. i grew up in corn country, and the rows where never laid out that sparse... anyway thanks for confirming what i thought i knew...
How do you spray insecticide and how do you spread the fertilizer? Is it with a broadcast spreader (nitro) and ATV sprayer (spray)? I’m planning 2 large plots but with limited resources - no tractor but we have an atv. Would love to get this answered...
Great stuff. Sounds like you have your corn growing down to pretty much a science. I've struggled a bit with mine, mainly due to high wind damage. I will be using some of your tips this year.
You can do it ! If you have a lot of wind, you can stake around your patch (about 3' high) and run strings through the patch randomly to give it something to lean on... You can even run the strings early on and let it grow up through them...
If my math is correct, that would be about Day 21 after the corn is 30% silked... LOL Of course you are welcome to show up early and help shuck... ahahaha Thanks for watching my friend ! Enjoy the 4th !
Great visuals-from your roof? Great looking corn. Your gardening explanations are always so thorough. BT is definitely organic and your raccoon shoo is quite humane. Wish we had room for corn. The place in Texas is way too small, strictly raised bed. Our other, actual farm needs to have some more land cleared first.
Thanks for the tip on hilling corn, it’s a lot of work for me, not this year. I over planted corn last year, too much and still have so much left. My chickens are going to be eating what’s left in the freezer.
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A beautiful corn field what kind of sweet corn is that ? When growing up we would plant 5 acres of sweet corn in 2 weeks apart so we had corn coming in different times ,Enjoy video God Bless
We have a few smaller patches that we have planted in holes in the gardens, more or less for just fresh eating corn though the season... As for the main patch though, we prefer to deal with that all at once - and it is quite a chore in and of itself... All three varieties are bi-color super sweets (SS)... Thanks so much for watching ! Hope you had a great weekend, and enjoy the 4th !
Great info. Wish I saw it beforehand. This is my second attempt at sweet corn. Second year. Still working on getting things dialed in. Hope you post on how you process that much corn !!!!!
We will be sure to put something up... Its like a madhouse the day the corn comes off... Should be quite entertaining... ahahahaha Thanks for watching !
Just take it slow and dont pressure yourself to do it all at once... We've had 8 years here to develop our property and about 14 years at our NC homestead to practice - and know what we wanted and how to do it here... One step at a time is the best advice anyone can give you... Be patient... It will come !
You can do that, sure... We prefer to deal with the harvest all at once... With other harvests coming in, we like to just do one thing at at time, and we use the corn plot for Fall plantings so we need it out when it is done...
We buy our 34-0-0 at Lowes, though I am not sure of the name brand... Just comes in a black and white bag and its usually in the very back left corner of the outdoor garden stuff... You might try looking there... But any 34-0-0 or other nitrogen should be good for the sweet corn....
Last year we were luck enough to follow corn - with corn... LOL I still have seed for a really fast 71 day bi-color, and we may take a chance on it again this year ! Otherwise, we may plant fall green and wax beans back to add nitrogen back to the soil... Thanks so much for watching ! Enjoy the 4th !
ahahaha... You might as well start that notebook QUICK... And you won't be the first... LOL Keep an eye out through the comments too... We have some astute viewers... Some of the comments sections read better than most gardening books... ahahaha
We really do, and I appreciate you adding to the discussion as well... Chime in, read along, watch, leave some humor, it all contributes to what we believe is one of the best / well informed viewerships of any channel !
When the silks turns dark sweet corn is fine but it’s bitter to me I was raised on field corn like it better when I was a boy we hoed peanuts picked cotton in a sack now that was work on about 100 ac
I grew up bucking hay in the summers for several local farmers who did not believe in slowing the load trailer down just because we were dying... LOL I too enjoy field corn when it is tender, and roasted when its not... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Enjoy the 4th !
Great video loaded with information. My garden area is small so therefore I planted corn in a 4 feet by 4 feet raised bed I was able to plant the corn 8 inches apart for a total of 25 plants in the raised bed. My question is it necessary to have the furrows for irrigation purposes? the reason I ask because since the area is small I can still get in there and water okay. Thank You
@@BumbleBeeJunction thank you for this. I'll be subscribing. I just started planting corn. I sowed my first set of sweet corn a few days ago after a crop of pioneer. It went very well for my first time and I'm hooked. Basically a large kitchen garden. I had planted about 2000 seeds. That's a lot of food for me and I can sell or give the excess. Looking out for more corn vids🙂
Thank you for your greeting I found your way of planting sweet corn very interesting...If I may, planting the corn at 21/2" deep how deep do you broad band or where do you place the nitrogen 34-0-0 !! when you side dress at 18" and at silk time,,, how far from the plant do you place the nitrogen ! Perhaps I am missing something ! I thank you in advance for your courtesy
We have our rows close enough together that we just fertilize between the rows for the 18" and silk feedings... The original feeding is put on before the ground is turned the last time before planting...
amzn.to/2XHuI6L I know it is a little pricey but if you do the math, it is not really... 1 gallon is 128 oz... Mixed a DOUBLE the direction strength (1.5 oz) at 3oz per gallon of water, it still makes over 40 gallons of double strength Sevin for about $2 a gallon, and it will hold most gardeners for several years... This is also the 500 insect killer VS the regular 100 insect Sevin... // We usually just reapply after a couple rains... You will see that it sticks on the plants really well (much better than the powder)....
remind me when you get 30% silked so I can count the days with you and not show up on your doorstep. that's a lot of corn to process and my corn shucking party days are over.
So what you are REALLY saying is that we can count on seeing you on day 21 for the big "corn boil" throw down ??? LOL We'll set ya out a plate and a stick of butter my friend ! Thanks for watching !
On the second and third feedings, we put it between the rows... The third feeding, the corn is quite tall, but walking the rows helps rattle the tassels, so drop pollen down on the silks of the ears...
The problem with planting corn that dense is the leaves cover the silks of the cobs and a lot of them dont get fully pollinated. It's ok to plant 6 inches apart but the rows need to be further apart from my experience. I tried planting the rows 16" again this year because I dont have much space, some rows were even 24"... poor pollination again. Beautiful plants, the outside plants were all pollinated well, but the further toward the middle of the patch, the worse the pollination. I could see some leaves hanging right over silks, the leaf covered in pollen, the cob barely pollinated. I'll never plant my rows less than 24" again. I'd rather have 100 good cobs rather than 400 bad ones, which is what I have now.
We have not had the pollination issues you mentioned, but we have always encouraged people to do what works best for them. Our corn harvest videos (several) are in the Gardening playlist if you are interested. We have always been pleased with our results. One thing you might try is "walking the rows" every few days while your corn is in full tassel 'n silk. As you brush the stalks with your arms, the pollen will be stirred up, and the leaves moved from atop the ears. It is an old practice (likely spawning the movie "children of the corn" - "he who walks between the rows") and quite effective...
@@BumbleBeeJunction I usually brush the tassels with a broom stick. I dont like breaking the leaves by walking the rows. I even have a shaker on a stick for top dressing lol. I've just never had luck planting them that close. Wish I could! Of course after it's all said and done I'm sure I'll do it again. I'm notorious for planting stuff too close. Thanks for the reply, great videos, I've enjoy watching.
So my native soil is on the clay side. Could I add your super soil with the native soil to help it out and fluff it up or will the peat moss affect the growth of the corn
Your case is really one for gypsum (which breaks up and conditions clay) and organic matter like peat or something like perlite / vermiculite... I would mix the three... Then hoe out my rows, put down the seed, and put our mix over them in the trench... you mix will go further this way...
Could really be any number of reasons... Too much water, not enough water, not enough fertilizer, too crowded, cold spell, hot spell... It is almost impossible to guess without knowing more about your situation... Corn is pretty tough though... Odds are it will kick over and take off again... Just don't over love it to death... Just do the same as you would if all were ok...
How often do you use the liquid 7. Followed this last year and had a awesome yield. Also on the last fertilizing how do you get it in the corn rows. Thanks so much
For corn, it is not all that crucial to keep it sprayed when it is young UNLESS you have cut worms, etc... But it will last through at least a couple good rains, or a week or so of steady watering... // Man that is a trick... I try to con my 4' 10" wife into sneaking in there... But more often, I just have to carefully walk between the rows with a bucket and do the best I can... I haven't figured out a great trick for that yet... LOL But it needs to get on there, so we just do what we can....
@@BumbleBeeJunction thank you sir. Here in new Mexico we don't get much rain. I got all my corn being watered through half inch pvc with holes every 6 inches maybe for the 3rd fertilizer I might run worm tea and fish imulsion through it
@@joeyoliver579 do you buy the urea? Or use your own? Asking for a friend lol jk I'm asking for myself I'm just having fail after fail with sweet corn and may be the lack of nitro b cuz I fertilize with a ring of 10 10 10 in container and this year I added some gypsum for sulfur b cuz last year I had sulfur problems
We have furrows - see our "how to row a garden without a hoe" video in the Gardening playlist... And we water each morning... How much varies by how dry it has been or how hot it will be....
Good question! Sweet corn produces its own sugars, but it is our job to catch it just right at harvest between when the ears produce the sugar, and when it is converted to more bland tasting starches... That is usually between 19 and 21 days after the ear silks appear... Then we boil (blanch) and cool (in ice water) the corn to kill the enzyme that converts the sugar while not overcooking the corn...
@@BumbleBeeJunction i never thought of blanching the corn i used to eat when the corn is still hot. some i tasted really sweet some i tasted have no sweet at all.that i wasted money of buying it.is there any feetilizer that makes it produce more sugar content in the corn? It be Forliar? On organic raising corn or synthetic.
Subbed! Keeping it Dutch mentioned you on his corn video. I'm going to attempt corn for the first time. Thanks for not BSing on how you grow it. A patch that size would take daily treatments, and lots of time, to keep it "organic". Definitely interested in some seeds for next year. Just going to try some generic sweet corn seeds this year to get a feel for it.
I can respect a trial run for sure... That is the best way to learn... Still, if you follow along with the video, you should still end up with a good stand of corn... Here is my email: MarkABracy @ aol (dot) com If you run into trouble, or if you wanna share your success, we'd love to know how you do...
It sure should... But do it in stages... At least 2 or 3 fertilizings rather than 1... The plants would be weakened, so more subject to nitrogen burn in the sun... Best to divide what you would put on them into 2 or 3 doses with a few days and waterings in between... My guess is that it will pull through unless its really hard off... Good luck !
Bumble Bee Junction thank ya. I been trying just all natural garden so far so good with about 85%. Im gonna till some organic matter into it next year and get some organic fertilizers to till in as well. Thanks fo the advice buddy.
Since we are not talking about a root crop or anything edible touching the ground, if you or someone you know has chickens, you might be able to get some used coop cleanout bedding or something you could use on it... Any other plant, not a super idea, but corn can take a good bit of nitrogen... I'd just add it in stages still, but if you need an organic boost, some form of manure would be your fastest bet....
Hello. I have a question. A lil info. I been trying to direct sow hybrid sweet corn seeds for 7 months now with very poorly successful germination and emergence. I've done Pioneer corn quite successfully. I asked someone in my island (in the Caribbean) what they think. It was said that usually our islanders stay away from sweet corn because they seem to have issues direct sowing. When I've place the kernels in water, they all sprout. In the soil it's a no no.they recommended I plant in seedling tray starts and transplant. I'm hesitant to buy more seeds. But I see your video and I suppose you planted with a planter. Any advice? Thanks
It sounds like the ground may have a (natural or chemical) pre-emergent grass or weed killer (corn is essentially a broadleaf grass) in it... In which case, it would appear things are not germinating... No matter the reason though, we need to find you another answer... You might try a small plot first (as a test) and see if you can lay open rows with a hoe and add some compost or commercial soil to the troughs... I would then plant into the compost / commercial soil... Then once the plants were 18" tall or so, I would pull your soil back up over the compost and around the plant (for stability in the wind)... You could also perhaps try a shallow raised bed (say 8 by 8) where you had control over the top soil for planting into, and leave the other soil below... I would also have your soil tested (especially for PH) to look for potential causes... If you still have trouble, let me know, and we will continue the hunt for answers... I am glad to help if I can...
Absolutely untrue.... Several of our harvests (including close ups of the corn) are posted in our Gardening playlist... Those harvest videos cover several years of doing it as well... I am sorry you were told that.
We were very careful choosing this property, on one of the main considerations was water... The creek runs the valley floor between the foothills and is less than 20' from the gardens... We also have a spring filled pond that his never dropped more than 6" in the worst of the heat... We have a drill pump (cheap and easy) for hard times... But we also water from our household city water as well... One thing we are hoping to do is put in a rain catchment system this coming year or maybe yet this Fall... We have an elevated back porch that would collect from 1/2 the roof and store water 12' above ground level, and that would give us a measure of pressure... We water several different ways though... Just whatever it takes to get it done... Watching the weather so we dont needlessly water is one thing we do religiously as well...
We ordered 1000 of each... I think we planted about 400 of each - but used some to replant skips - and shared some with friends... Thanks for watching !
We were having some problems with our equipment I think we have corrected in our later (newer) videos... Sorry about that, but I appreciate you watching !
Because of you guys I got brave and tried corn this year. Now I don’t have space to grow for a years worth anyway but I planted 15 plants (seeds) and every one came up and is doing great! They’re all over knee high too! I’m so proud of myself. I know it’s small and don’t amount to much. I promise ya I’ll surely enjoy it though. I’m gonna add the nitrogen again this week listening to your advice and I’ll do again when they tassel. Thank y’all so much. I really have had the most success listening to y’all. I ain’t got much but I’m proud of what I do have and thankful for folks like y’all who are willing to help. YEAH IM BLUBBERING ON!! HUSH IT MARK! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂 😝Just wanted ya to know I “preciate” ya!
Thanks again! God Bless ~Lisa
Well then it might surprise you to know that we are probably more happy for your 15 stalks of corn than for our own... We really do this to share in the success of others, and we get so much enjoyment from this ! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend, and that you enjoy the 4th ! We appreciate you too !
@@BumbleBeeJunction Amen.
Really liked video! How to handle critters 👍
I learned alot!Thanks so much for blessing!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching !
Very nice place you have. I can appreciate the work involved. Nice job!!
Thank you so much ! We appreciate you watching, and the support !
Beautiful homestead! I haven’t grown corn in years, thanks for the information!
It is one of the main things we use and share with others... And it grows really well here without much trouble / input... Thanks so much for watching my friend !
@@BumbleBeeJunction where can you buy that bt stuff? So it's called "BT" right?
What beautiful grounds you keep!
Thanks for visiting !
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Man, we are so glad to have good folks to make this journey with ! It has been a lot of fun... And we are hoping to share a little bit of what we have gathered over the years, and save a few folks some lessons we learned the hard way... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Your continued support means so much to us ! Thank you again ! Hope you had a great weekend ! And enjoy your 4th !
Best guide for filling a freezer with sweet corn.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
Learned more from this that the other 20 ive warched..thanks
YUMM. I thought you said see if we can find Tuna, lol.
Thanks Mark, I am with you about letting worms feast on such a great crop. Spry away !
I hate to work to feed them and not me... LOL
Adding to my favorites list! Thanks! -Lorella
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Learning lots here Mark ...Thanks so much...I haven't ever planted corn may try enough for summer use next year
I hope you will try ! We love so much seeing others succeed ! I think we look more forward to other people's harvests than our own... Thanks so much for watching ! Enjoy the 4th !
we used to have huge corn roasts when they were ready. my uncle dug a pit and it took a day or two to get it full of coals. then the prepared, soaked, buttered, spiced corn wrapped in tin foil got buried in the coals ( use a new shovel and gloves - and watch the handle!). when you smelled it, it was ready and so good.
going to try golden bantam, peaches and cream and good old silver queen for 2020. the fire pit is always ready!
good video...
Man that sounds like a plan ! Good luck ! We love sweet corn !
best corn growing video i ever watched, i was just planning out my corn patch in my garden, I'm in central FL , to early yet, but i like to plan ahead?
i come from mountains of PA lots of corn.. so i was under the impression that 2-1/2 inch deep was the depth number.. and 6-8 inch apart, and rows of 18 inches, almost exactly like you did.. so i was reading the back of the seed packet for growing instructions... to see their recommended instructions.. nothing like i thought or you do, they say 2-3 foot row width, and 12 inch apart, and i thought that cant be right? so i was a bit baffled until i watched your video.. now that's what i was thinking !
the proof is in the pudding.. i grew up in corn country, and the rows where never laid out that sparse... anyway thanks for confirming what i thought i knew...
That was excellent information, thank you sir. Also, you've made a beautiful homestead. GOD bless.
So nice of you ! Thank you for watching ! Blessings !
Wow!!! Tks great info, now I will be ready to plant my corn!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing the experience you have.
Thanks for watching !
good honest video!
Thank you so much... that is just how we do it... LOL works for us...
Excellent! Thank you 🌽🌽🌽
Heyas GMC ! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment ! Hope you had a great weekend, and enjoy the 4th !
From Bangkok very good sir
Thank you so much ! And good luck with your corn !
How do you spray insecticide and how do you spread the fertilizer? Is it with a broadcast spreader (nitro) and ATV sprayer (spray)? I’m planning 2 large plots but with limited resources - no tractor but we have an atv. Would love to get this answered...
We use a pump sprayer to spray, and our corn plot is not that large so Mark spreads it by hand...
just beautiful....nice corn...thank you for sharing..
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Good complete information.
Thank you ! I hope it comes in handy !
Excellent video! I love all the detail information you provided. Lol Tina in the corn. Definitely learning a lot from you guys 😊
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Great stuff. Sounds like you have your corn growing down to pretty much a science. I've struggled a bit with mine, mainly due to high wind damage. I will be using some of your tips this year.
You can do it ! If you have a lot of wind, you can stake around your patch (about 3' high) and run strings through the patch randomly to give it something to lean on... You can even run the strings early on and let it grow up through them...
Nice patch 🌽
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Beautiful place!
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Hi BBJ, absolutely BEAUTIFUL the only question l have is WHEN'S THE CORN ROAST ? TY & GB. 👍🇺🇸
If my math is correct, that would be about Day 21 after the corn is 30% silked... LOL Of course you are welcome to show up early and help shuck... ahahaha Thanks for watching my friend ! Enjoy the 4th !
Thank you for the corn tutorial.
You bet! Glad you enjoyed it, and I hope it helps ! Thanks for watching !
Great visuals-from your roof? Great looking corn. Your gardening explanations are always so thorough. BT is definitely organic and your raccoon shoo is quite humane. Wish we had room for corn. The place in Texas is way too small, strictly raised bed. Our other, actual farm needs to have some more land cleared first.
Great video and good information. thank you!
Thank you so much ! Hope it comes in handy for ya !
Awesome!!!
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How do you get the fertilizer in the dirt as the corn is growing? What do you use?
We use straight nitrogen... Spred it between the rows by hand... Nitrogen is water soluble... Rain and watering gets it where it needs to go...
Great video keep em coming very informative tks
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Now I know what Heaven looks like.
Thanks for the tip on hilling corn, it’s a lot of work for me, not this year. I over planted corn last year, too much and still have so much left. My chickens are going to be eating what’s left in the freezer.
Too much is usually a good problem to have... LOL
It is we were blessed
Beautiful land you have!
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Great video!
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I am here from Pure Living also. Looking forward to catching up on your vlogs
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A beautiful corn field what kind of sweet corn is that ? When growing up we would plant 5 acres of sweet corn in 2 weeks apart so we had corn coming in different times ,Enjoy video God Bless
We have a few smaller patches that we have planted in holes in the gardens, more or less for just fresh eating corn though the season... As for the main patch though, we prefer to deal with that all at once - and it is quite a chore in and of itself... All three varieties are bi-color super sweets (SS)... Thanks so much for watching ! Hope you had a great weekend, and enjoy the 4th !
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Great video thank you. Rude chickens 🐔😂🤣🤣🤣❤️
LOL... They love to be part of the show !
Very nice 👍
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What is the size of your corn patch? I think you mentioned 50ft long. How wide?
Good info. Thanks
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Great info. Wish I saw it beforehand. This is my second attempt at sweet corn. Second year. Still working on getting things dialed in.
Hope you post on how you process that much corn !!!!!
We will be sure to put something up... Its like a madhouse the day the corn comes off... Should be quite entertaining... ahahahaha Thanks for watching !
The pleasure is all mine.
Getting a late start on homesteading. But I sure enjoy it.
Just take it slow and dont pressure yourself to do it all at once... We've had 8 years here to develop our property and about 14 years at our NC homestead to practice - and know what we wanted and how to do it here... One step at a time is the best advice anyone can give you... Be patient... It will come !
Bumble Bee Junction thank you.
Looking great. Have you considered staggering the planting times so the whole harvest isn't ready at once?
You can do that, sure... We prefer to deal with the harvest all at once... With other harvests coming in, we like to just do one thing at at time, and we use the corn plot for Fall plantings so we need it out when it is done...
How soon after it germinated do you start spraying with liquid sevin
What’s the brand fertilizer you guys use I can find 34-0-0 but it’s menards brand weed and feed was wondering if I could use that on sweet corn?
We buy our 34-0-0 at Lowes, though I am not sure of the name brand... Just comes in a black and white bag and its usually in the very back left corner of the outdoor garden stuff... You might try looking there... But any 34-0-0 or other nitrogen should be good for the sweet corn....
What will you plant there when the corn is done? Great looking corn patch!
Last year we were luck enough to follow corn - with corn... LOL I still have seed for a really fast 71 day bi-color, and we may take a chance on it again this year ! Otherwise, we may plant fall green and wax beans back to add nitrogen back to the soil... Thanks so much for watching ! Enjoy the 4th !
More gr8 info. Now if I could just remember half of it... ;o)
ahahaha... You might as well start that notebook QUICK... And you won't be the first... LOL Keep an eye out through the comments too... We have some astute viewers... Some of the comments sections read better than most gardening books... ahahaha
I read all the comments. You have some gr8 viewers with a lot of knowledge too.
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I am taking serious notes here!
When the silks turns dark sweet corn is fine but it’s bitter to me I was raised on field corn like it better when I was a boy we hoed peanuts picked cotton in a sack now that was work on about 100 ac
I grew up bucking hay in the summers for several local farmers who did not believe in slowing the load trailer down just because we were dying... LOL I too enjoy field corn when it is tender, and roasted when its not... LOL Thanks so much for watching ! Enjoy the 4th !
Great video loaded with information. My garden area is small so therefore I planted corn in a 4 feet by 4 feet raised bed I was able to plant the corn 8 inches apart for a total of 25 plants in the raised bed. My question is it necessary to have the furrows for irrigation purposes? the reason I ask because since the area is small I can still get in there and water okay. Thank You
You should be fine since you can water then entire bed... Just keep in mind that they need feed on the same schedule as a larger plot...
The more I watch your videos the more I find we have a lot in common .
That is awesome ! I'll take that as a compliment !
I'm going to try that spacing
It has always done well for us !
@@BumbleBeeJunction thank you for this. I'll be subscribing. I just started planting corn. I sowed my first set of sweet corn a few days ago after a crop of pioneer. It went very well for my first time and I'm hooked. Basically a large kitchen garden. I had planted about 2000 seeds. That's a lot of food for me and I can sell or give the excess. Looking out for more corn vids🙂
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Thanks so much for watching !
Thank you for your greeting I found your way of planting sweet corn very interesting...If I may, planting the corn at 21/2" deep how deep do you broad band or where do you place the nitrogen 34-0-0 !!
when you side dress at 18" and at silk time,,, how far from the plant do you place the nitrogen ! Perhaps I am missing something ! I thank you in advance for your courtesy
We have our rows close enough together that we just fertilize between the rows for the 18" and silk feedings... The original feeding is put on before the ground is turned the last time before planting...
Do you have a link for the liquid 7 you use and how often do you use it
amzn.to/2XHuI6L I know it is a little pricey but if you do the math, it is not really... 1 gallon is 128 oz... Mixed a DOUBLE the direction strength (1.5 oz) at 3oz per gallon of water, it still makes over 40 gallons of double strength Sevin for about $2 a gallon, and it will hold most gardeners for several years... This is also the 500 insect killer VS the regular 100 insect Sevin... // We usually just reapply after a couple rains... You will see that it sticks on the plants really well (much better than the powder)....
@@BumbleBeeJunction thanks.. When do you typically plant
When you stop the liquid sevin, you say you go to BT? What is that?
You can google it, but it is an enzyme (harmless to humans and considered organic) that kills leaf eating worms / insects...
remind me when you get 30% silked so I can count the days with you and not show up on your doorstep. that's a lot of corn to process and my corn shucking party days are over.
So what you are REALLY saying is that we can count on seeing you on day 21 for the big "corn boil" throw down ??? LOL We'll set ya out a plate and a stick of butter my friend ! Thanks for watching !
Hi & thanks for the good info.. How do you apply the fertilizer at the 3rd feeding, just sprinkle between rows or some other method? Thanks
On the second and third feedings, we put it between the rows... The third feeding, the corn is quite tall, but walking the rows helps rattle the tassels, so drop pollen down on the silks of the ears...
Awesome!! Great Information!! How often do you spray the Liquid 7 and then the BT?
The Sevin can hold on through a couple rains before needing resprayed... The BT, about once a week, rain or shine...
The problem with planting corn that dense is the leaves cover the silks of the cobs and a lot of them dont get fully pollinated. It's ok to plant 6 inches apart but the rows need to be further apart from my experience. I tried planting the rows 16" again this year because I dont have much space, some rows were even 24"... poor pollination again. Beautiful plants, the outside plants were all pollinated well, but the further toward the middle of the patch, the worse the pollination. I could see some leaves hanging right over silks, the leaf covered in pollen, the cob barely pollinated. I'll never plant my rows less than 24" again. I'd rather have 100 good cobs rather than 400 bad ones, which is what I have now.
We have not had the pollination issues you mentioned, but we have always encouraged people to do what works best for them. Our corn harvest videos (several) are in the Gardening playlist if you are interested. We have always been pleased with our results. One thing you might try is "walking the rows" every few days while your corn is in full tassel 'n silk. As you brush the stalks with your arms, the pollen will be stirred up, and the leaves moved from atop the ears. It is an old practice (likely spawning the movie "children of the corn" - "he who walks between the rows") and quite effective...
@@BumbleBeeJunction I usually brush the tassels with a broom stick. I dont like breaking the leaves by walking the rows. I even have a shaker on a stick for top dressing lol. I've just never had luck planting them that close. Wish I could! Of course after it's all said and done I'm sure I'll do it again. I'm notorious for planting stuff too close. Thanks for the reply, great videos, I've enjoy watching.
So my native soil is on the clay side. Could I add your super soil with the native soil to help it out and fluff it up or will the peat moss affect the growth of the corn
Your case is really one for gypsum (which breaks up and conditions clay) and organic matter like peat or something like perlite / vermiculite... I would mix the three... Then hoe out my rows, put down the seed, and put our mix over them in the trench... you mix will go further this way...
What do you do with all that sweet corn? Freeze it?
We eat and share as much as we can fresh... We will can some of it... But yes, most of it we blanch and freeze...
What is bt fertilizer?
Quick question why my sweet corn stop from growing
Could really be any number of reasons... Too much water, not enough water, not enough fertilizer, too crowded, cold spell, hot spell... It is almost impossible to guess without knowing more about your situation... Corn is pretty tough though... Odds are it will kick over and take off again... Just don't over love it to death... Just do the same as you would if all were ok...
How often do you use the liquid 7. Followed this last year and had a awesome yield. Also on the last fertilizing how do you get it in the corn rows. Thanks so much
For corn, it is not all that crucial to keep it sprayed when it is young UNLESS you have cut worms, etc... But it will last through at least a couple good rains, or a week or so of steady watering... // Man that is a trick... I try to con my 4' 10" wife into sneaking in there... But more often, I just have to carefully walk between the rows with a bucket and do the best I can... I haven't figured out a great trick for that yet... LOL But it needs to get on there, so we just do what we can....
@@BumbleBeeJunction thank you sir. Here in new Mexico we don't get much rain. I got all my corn being watered through half inch pvc with holes every 6 inches maybe for the 3rd fertilizer I might run worm tea and fish imulsion through it
Do you use a seeder or plant by hand ? Thanks for the information!
What variety did you plant ?
We plant by hand... I chose different varieties each year... But always with different days to maturity as described in the video....
Like how you planted densely. OMG, I want that garden! What fertilizer would you recommend? Thanks for sharing:))
I am not picky as long as it is in the neighborhood of 30-0-0... The corn can take it and beg for more...
Anything high in nitrogen. I use Urea. It is 45-0-0. I put it down the middle of two rows and lightly cover it. There are many ways to fertilize
@@joeyoliver579 do you buy the urea? Or use your own? Asking for a friend lol jk I'm asking for myself I'm just having fail after fail with sweet corn and may be the lack of nitro b cuz I fertilize with a ring of 10 10 10 in container and this year I added some gypsum for sulfur b cuz last year I had sulfur problems
I have a question on how you water and how often? Do you make furrows between the rows?
We have furrows - see our "how to row a garden without a hoe" video in the Gardening playlist... And we water each morning... How much varies by how dry it has been or how hot it will be....
@@BumbleBeeJunction How do you water?
How to make the sweet corn sweet what do you do to make it sweet taste.
Good question! Sweet corn produces its own sugars, but it is our job to catch it just right at harvest between when the ears produce the sugar, and when it is converted to more bland tasting starches... That is usually between 19 and 21 days after the ear silks appear... Then we boil (blanch) and cool (in ice water) the corn to kill the enzyme that converts the sugar while not overcooking the corn...
@@BumbleBeeJunction i never thought of blanching the corn i used to eat when the corn is still hot. some i tasted really sweet some i tasted have no sweet at all.that i wasted money of buying it.is there any feetilizer that makes it produce more sugar content in the corn? It be Forliar? On organic raising corn or synthetic.
Is there no issue with cross pollination?
No, because they are both bi-color super sweets... And since we are working with hybrids, we do not save seeds anyway...
No cross-pollination flavor issues?
No... They are both bi-color super sweets...
Subbed! Keeping it Dutch mentioned you on his corn video. I'm going to attempt corn for the first time. Thanks for not BSing on how you grow it. A patch that size would take daily treatments, and lots of time, to keep it "organic". Definitely interested in some seeds for next year. Just going to try some generic sweet corn seeds this year to get a feel for it.
I can respect a trial run for sure... That is the best way to learn... Still, if you follow along with the video, you should still end up with a good stand of corn... Here is my email: MarkABracy @ aol (dot) com If you run into trouble, or if you wanna share your success, we'd love to know how you do...
I have a lot of corn stalks yellowing. I think its due to very high rain when it was about 6 inches tall. Will nitrogen fix that you reckon?
It sure should... But do it in stages... At least 2 or 3 fertilizings rather than 1... The plants would be weakened, so more subject to nitrogen burn in the sun... Best to divide what you would put on them into 2 or 3 doses with a few days and waterings in between... My guess is that it will pull through unless its really hard off... Good luck !
Bumble Bee Junction thank ya. I been trying just all natural garden so far so good with about 85%. Im gonna till some organic matter into it next year and get some organic fertilizers to till in as well. Thanks fo the advice buddy.
Since we are not talking about a root crop or anything edible touching the ground, if you or someone you know has chickens, you might be able to get some used coop cleanout bedding or something you could use on it... Any other plant, not a super idea, but corn can take a good bit of nitrogen... I'd just add it in stages still, but if you need an organic boost, some form of manure would be your fastest bet....
Bumble Bee Junction thank ya much! Ill have to ask around some of my neighboors
Bumble Bee Junction maybe offer to clean a few coops
Hello, what type of corn is your 71 day? I live In Canada and that would be great!
I do not recall, but it is a bi color super sweet and it came from www johnnyseeds com... Should be easy enough to find...
I'm going with electric fencing this year. Maybe the Raccoons will party somewhere else.
We usually combine it with some box trapping, but it sure seems to help !
Besides that ... witg 16 inches between ...you can't pass through them to hill them anyways
Hilling is not really vital if you use the correct planting depth... Most plant too shallow...
@@BumbleBeeJunction forgive me I don't know why I even typed hilling... I meant to type side-dressing)
Do you supplement watering?
Yes... We have hoses to each planting area (so I dont have to drag hoses)... I try to water as little as possible though...
Bumblebee Junction thank you 🙏🏻 so much for the reply. Praying you have a good season!
Hello. I have a question. A lil info. I been trying to direct sow hybrid sweet corn seeds for 7 months now with very poorly successful germination and emergence. I've done Pioneer corn quite successfully. I asked someone in my island (in the Caribbean) what they think. It was said that usually our islanders stay away from sweet corn because they seem to have issues direct sowing. When I've place the kernels in water, they all sprout. In the soil it's a no no.they
recommended I plant in seedling tray starts and transplant. I'm hesitant to buy more seeds. But I see your video and I suppose you planted with a planter. Any advice? Thanks
It sounds like the ground may have a (natural or chemical) pre-emergent grass or weed killer (corn is essentially a broadleaf grass) in it... In which case, it would appear things are not germinating... No matter the reason though, we need to find you another answer... You might try a small plot first (as a test) and see if you can lay open rows with a hoe and add some compost or commercial soil to the troughs... I would then plant into the compost / commercial soil... Then once the plants were 18" tall or so, I would pull your soil back up over the compost and around the plant (for stability in the wind)... You could also perhaps try a shallow raised bed (say 8 by 8) where you had control over the top soil for planting into, and leave the other soil below... I would also have your soil tested (especially for PH) to look for potential causes... If you still have trouble, let me know, and we will continue the hunt for answers... I am glad to help if I can...
I have beautiful stalks but no ears of corn 😢
I am sure they are on their way, and will be thankful for the strong stalks to form on...
I've always been told you should never mix varieties of corn because the ears wont mature right.
Absolutely untrue.... Several of our harvests (including close ups of the corn) are posted in our Gardening playlist... Those harvest videos cover several years of doing it as well... I am sorry you were told that.
My question is how do you do your watering during a dry season?
We were very careful choosing this property, on one of the main considerations was water... The creek runs the valley floor between the foothills and is less than 20' from the gardens... We also have a spring filled pond that his never dropped more than 6" in the worst of the heat... We have a drill pump (cheap and easy) for hard times... But we also water from our household city water as well... One thing we are hoping to do is put in a rain catchment system this coming year or maybe yet this Fall... We have an elevated back porch that would collect from 1/2 the roof and store water 12' above ground level, and that would give us a measure of pressure... We water several different ways though... Just whatever it takes to get it done... Watching the weather so we dont needlessly water is one thing we do religiously as well...
About how much seed of the three varieties did you use.
We ordered 1000 of each... I think we planted about 400 of each - but used some to replant skips - and shared some with friends... Thanks for watching !
So you do not save our seed to plant the next year.
We typically grow hybrids, though we keep some heritage seed on hand for sure !
Love your videos please talk louder
We were having some problems with our equipment I think we have corrected in our later (newer) videos... Sorry about that, but I appreciate you watching !
Damn rude chickens. HA HA HA
I know, right ??? They never cut me any slack... LOL Thanks for watching !
chickens are rude lol
LOL... They sure can be when they want to... ahahaha