Nothing better than fresh picked sweet corn. They are indeed heavy feeders. I apply a high nitrogen fertilizer at least every 10-14 days. When your leaves are dark green, then you know they’re well fed. Thanks for the video. 👍
If I planted 800 plants and they all died did I make 800 mistakes lol. I am making research to plant this fall. I am in south Texas and hardly get rain. I use drip irrigation and do about 2 hours per day and estimate about 1/3 of a gallon per plant. daily. I planted my seeds 6 inch's apart and about 30 inch's spacing between rows. My corn had about 20 kernels only. I also messed up on my fertilizer and used very little. These plants look way better than what I had.
I live in central Florida too, west side, kindof. Great video with good info. I do not use any kind of pest deterrent. I walk through the corn daily and smash any worm or beetle manually. I have a channel too.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Thanks for subscribing! I hope the video about that helps. Some of the footage is not clear but it still might help you find them.
I had my two collies chewing it off the cob just tonight! We had a success this year, but with drought in Missouri, watered it every day for 8 weeks. Even with an astronomical water bill, there is nothing like walking out to the garden and picking beautiful ears of sweet corn. Your video covered all the bases! I picked a couple ears too early, watered a few more days, and was amazed at how the kernels began to fill out. You really do need those silks to be dark brown, which is nerve wracking, knowing each day you wait, a worm is feasting in there! Thanks for the video! ☺️
Lol you are so right about it being nerve wracking those last few weeks. You never know if the bugs are going to beat you to it. Congratulations on your harvest!
Hi! First and foremost, thank you so much for your video! I'm also on the west coast of central FL and giving my first stab at corn. For a 4x4 bed how many rows / plants do you find to work? Additionally, do you sow multiple seeds and thin them? Lastly, what fish fertilizer do you use? Thank you again for your video :)
For that size bed, I would plant one seed every 4 inches but then I would thin them down to about every 8 inches. So you end up Thining half. You could also test your seeds by putting them in a wet paper towel in a plastic baggie to see how many out of 10 seeds sprout. If most of them sprout you could just plant every 8 inches to start. I’ve had trouble with germination rates with corn so I always do the first approach. I use Neptunes Harvest fish fertilizer. I like that one a lot but if you have compost, that would be even better. Hope that helps. Let me know how it goes.
Thank you for sharing. I will be growing my first crop this year. I’m getting ready and already have my sweet corn seed from Hoss Tools 👍. Will post the results, hopefully good 😊
The 3 Sisters are corn, squash, and climbing beans. They do well together, and reduce the need for additional Nitrogen from you. Have you ever added the other 2 Sisters to your corn?
I had them in the swirl before the tassels where even able to be seen. Definitely reduced the available pollen. Also they tasseled to early because of this. I shook the pollen I could get onto a piece of paper and used it to self pollinate. I saved some pollen for the silks that had not fully emerged. I was only able to get pollen for 2 days so I’m glad I saved some. Out of 24 stalks I was able to get 17 ears and most where fully pollinated even with a small window of pollen from my tassels.
@@InTodaysVideo I use compost at the start of the season, then I top dress with Gardentone. Towards the end of the season, I switch to fish fertilizer if the plants look like they might need some extra nutrients.
I have issues with bugs chewing my tassels in half so I do spray the tassels but if you don’t have that problem, stick to just the silks. It’s less harmful to the bees.
Newbie gardener. First, thank you for this very informative video. Quick and to the point. Anyway, I think that I committed the worst rookie mistake and that is overwatering. I live in Southern California and I was always worrying about my plants not getting enough water. With that said, is there anything that I can do to rectify the situation? My cornstalks seem to be stunted. I planted them (transplants from my local nursery) five weeks ago and the stalks have only reached between one and two feet. The leaves are pale green. Do they stand a chance?
I used to be really bad at overwatering so I totally understand. Your best bet at this point is to pull the mulch away if you have some and allow it to completely dry out. With the high heat we have been having across the country, it shouldn’t take long to dry out. Amazon has a good moisture and light meter that can tell you if your soil has enough water or not. Try using something like that or poke your finger down about 2 inches to see if the soil is dry or wet. Don’t water again until it’s bone dry. You would be surprised how long a plant can handle a lack of water. They should bounce back. It just might take them a little time.
I had that happen too. It’s best to snip them down to the base if you find them. That will help the cobs on the other plants grow bigger since they won’t be fighting for resources.
The little stalks that grow at the base of your main plants are called “tillers”. They will show up if the main plants are damaged when they are very early in development or if the soil is very rich with nutrients and they have plenty of water. DON’T cut them off. There’s a chance of damaging the main stalk. New studies have shown they do not take anything from the main stalk and they can actually transfer sugars to the main plant when they are forming ears and make them even more sweet. You should pat yourself on the back for giving them very good growing conditions. 👍
There are NO mistakes or failures .Only lessons learned.
That’s right! Great insight
Nothing better than fresh picked sweet corn. They are indeed heavy feeders. I apply a high nitrogen fertilizer at least every 10-14 days. When your leaves are dark green, then you know they’re well fed. Thanks for the video. 👍
Sounds like a great way to give them nitrogen toxicity
@@kamtroy2527
Works every time for me. Always have plenty of good corn. Do whatever makes you happy.
If I planted 800 plants and they all died did I make 800 mistakes lol. I am making research to plant this fall. I am in south Texas and hardly get rain. I use drip irrigation and do about 2 hours per day and estimate about 1/3 of a gallon per plant. daily. I planted my seeds 6 inch's apart and about 30 inch's spacing between rows. My corn had about 20 kernels only. I also messed up on my fertilizer and used very little. These plants look way better than what I had.
Corn seems like it should be easy but it’s really challenging. Don’t give up 💚
I live in central Florida too, west side, kindof. Great video with good info. I do not use any kind of pest deterrent. I walk through the corn daily and smash any worm or beetle manually. I have a channel too.
I just subscribed! I can never seem to find the worms when I go hunting for them. They hide 🫣 from me lol
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Thanks for subscribing! I hope the video about that helps. Some of the footage is not clear but it still might help you find them.
I had my two collies chewing it off the cob just tonight! We had a success this year, but with drought in Missouri, watered it every day for 8 weeks. Even with an astronomical water bill, there is nothing like walking out to the garden and picking beautiful ears of sweet corn. Your video covered all the bases! I picked a couple ears too early, watered a few more days, and was amazed at how the kernels began to fill out. You really do need those silks to be dark brown, which is nerve wracking, knowing each day you wait, a worm is feasting in there! Thanks for the video! ☺️
Lol you are so right about it being nerve wracking those last few weeks. You never know if the bugs are going to beat you to it. Congratulations on your harvest!
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a ☺️👍
Thanks for the tips
My pleasure
Hi! First and foremost, thank you so much for your video! I'm also on the west coast of central FL and giving my first stab at corn. For a 4x4 bed how many rows / plants do you find to work? Additionally, do you sow multiple seeds and thin them? Lastly, what fish fertilizer do you use? Thank you again for your video :)
For that size bed, I would plant one seed every 4 inches but then I would thin them down to about every 8 inches. So you end up Thining half. You could also test your seeds by putting them in a wet paper towel in a plastic baggie to see how many out of 10 seeds sprout. If most of them sprout you could just plant every 8 inches to start. I’ve had trouble with germination rates with corn so I always do the first approach. I use Neptunes Harvest fish fertilizer. I like that one a lot but if you have compost, that would be even better. Hope that helps. Let me know how it goes.
Great video. It answered all my questions. My beds are ready . I’m just waiting on my seeds. Thanks. JS….
Yay 🙌 Good luck
Thank you for sharing. I will be growing my first crop this year. I’m getting ready and already have my sweet corn seed from Hoss Tools 👍. Will post the results, hopefully good 😊
Exciting! I can’t wait to hear how it goes. 👩🌾
The 3 Sisters are corn, squash, and climbing beans. They do well together, and reduce the need for additional Nitrogen from you. Have you ever added the other 2 Sisters to your corn?
I had butternut squash growing with this corn but not beans. I had seeded some soybeans but they didn’t do well. I’ll have to give it another try.
I grew up in the Cornhusker state. You probably were a Nebraskan in another lifetime....
Haha 😆 Possibly
I had them in the swirl before the tassels where even able to be seen. Definitely reduced the available pollen. Also they tasseled to early because of this. I shook the pollen I could get onto a piece of paper and used it to self pollinate. I saved some pollen for the silks that had not fully emerged. I was only able to get pollen for 2 days so I’m glad I saved some. Out of 24 stalks I was able to get 17 ears and most where fully pollinated even with a small window of pollen from my tassels.
That’s a good idea to save the pollen. Mine tasseled too quickly once so that would have been helpful.
What type of corn are those? Thanks!
Silver queen sweet corn. They always do really well for me
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thank you! What specific fertilizer do you apply and how often?
@@InTodaysVideo I use compost at the start of the season, then I top dress with Gardentone. Towards the end of the season, I switch to fish fertilizer if the plants look like they might need some extra nutrients.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a thanks so much. I will do the same.
Thank you 😊
How often do you put the fish fertilizer on your corn?
About every 1-2 weeks 👩🌾
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Thank you.
Sweet
It was!
Do you presoak your seeds?
Not usually but they would definitely germinate faster if you did.
Hi from north Lake County. So Bt or Spinosad should be applied to the entire plant including the tassels and silks?
I have issues with bugs chewing my tassels in half so I do spray the tassels but if you don’t have that problem, stick to just the silks. It’s less harmful to the bees.
I’m loving your videos, very informative, and specific, nice job
So glad you are enjoying the channel
This video was super helpful! Thank you!
I’m so glad it was helpful! ☺️
Natives used horse hair and brushed the male and brush the hairs of the female..you can use a big paint brush or small one and collect pollen in jar
That’s a great idea!
Great video. Exactly what I have been waiting for.
That’s awesome. Happy Gardening 👩🌾
Newbie gardener. First, thank you for this very informative video. Quick and to the point. Anyway, I think that I committed the worst rookie mistake and that is overwatering. I live in Southern California and I was always worrying about my plants not getting enough water. With that said, is there anything that I can do to rectify the situation? My cornstalks seem to be stunted. I planted them (transplants from my local nursery) five weeks ago and the stalks have only reached between one and two feet. The leaves are pale green. Do they stand a chance?
I used to be really bad at overwatering so I totally understand. Your best bet at this point is to pull the mulch away if you have some and allow it to completely dry out. With the high heat we have been having across the country, it shouldn’t take long to dry out. Amazon has a good moisture and light meter that can tell you if your soil has enough water or not. Try using something like that or poke your finger down about 2 inches to see if the soil is dry or wet. Don’t water again until it’s bone dry. You would be surprised how long a plant can handle a lack of water. They should bounce back. It just might take them a little time.
@@HomegrownFloridaZ9a Will do. And thank you for responding. Much appreciated.
Thank you so much
What she considers organic is not organic.
Hi 👋. Are you referring the use of things like BT? Or something else? Thanks for your insight
I've found that even though I space properly the volunteer corn grows in-between
I had that happen too. It’s best to snip them down to the base if you find them. That will help the cobs on the other plants grow bigger since they won’t be fighting for resources.
The little stalks that grow at the base of your main plants are called “tillers”. They will show up if the main plants are damaged when they are very early in development or if the soil is very rich with nutrients and they have plenty of water. DON’T cut them off. There’s a chance of damaging the main stalk. New studies have shown they do not take anything from the main stalk and they can actually transfer sugars to the main plant when they are forming ears and make them even more sweet. You should pat yourself on the back for giving them very good growing conditions. 👍
@@johnanderson3405 great information! I learned something new 😊
That bird was an a hole
😂 yes, he was.