How to Grow Corn
Posted on January 1st, 2009 by monsterguide
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)
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Site for Growing Corn
Before you plant the corn, you should take into consideration where you’re going to plant it. Corn stalks love sites with direct sunlight. This is why many farmers plant them in a wide, open field, so there is nothing that blocks the direct sunlight.
When preparing the site, make sure that there are plenty of nutrients in the soil. If you are planning to plant the corn in the early spring after the morning frost ends, it is recommended that you mix in fertilizers and compost during the winter months before you plant. As a result of this, the fertilizer and nutrients will have time to sink into the soil.
About a week before you do the planting in the spring, it is recommended that you till the soil thoroughly to get the soil’s ingredients ready for planting corn.
Planting the Corn
When you have finished tending to the site where you’ll grow the corn, the next step is to actually plant the corn. You should plant seeds at least a week after the last frost and when the temperature has reached about 55 degrees F. The seeds should be sown up to an inch and a half deep.
The seeds should be adequately spaced apart from each other.
Watering the Plants
Watering and feeding the corn can be difficult and have to be done with care and attention. When the corn plants are growing, you should make sure that they receive plenty of water, but never flood out. Watering from above should be avoided as it could hamper growth.
When the corn plants are older (around a foot tall), you should feed them with some liquid fertilizer. This will ensure that they receive the proper nutrients from the fertilizer.
Harvesting the Corn
Once your corn is ready to be harvested, you’ll be able to plant more corn plants. In fact, to have a successful corn-growing year you could plant the corn every three weeks to ensure enough corn throughout the season.
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on May 13th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Is that comment for real? Ease up on what? It’s pretty basic advice and it’s spelled intricate.
on February 23rd, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Honestly thats a little to intrakit according to most people dont live on a farm or know much about growing so maybe ease up a bit!!!!