Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

Zea mays, var. rugosa : Poaceae / the grass family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
P									P	P	P

(Best months for growing Sweet corn in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

P = Sow seed

October: After risk of frost

Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 61°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 8 - 12 inches apart
Harvest in 11-14 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): All beans, cucumber, melons, peas, pumpkin, squash, amaranth
Avoid growing close to: Celery.

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10 Jan 23, Wessel Naude (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi there.Can i still sow sweetcorn in January
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21 Jun 23, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): greetings. can see you farming sweet corn . can you whatsapp me on +27630965740. need also some information how to go grow it as well
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13 Feb 23, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Sept to Nov
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31 Dec 22, William (USA - Zone 7a climate): What is the recommended type sweet corn to grow in zone 7a?
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05 Jan 23, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate): More about finding a variety you like. Some corns are starchy and some really sweet.
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30 Dec 22, Mark (New Zealand - temperate climate): We were hit with terrible and unexpected hail last week and because of this some corn plants have tassels early due to the stress. I keep reading everywhere why it’s happened, but NOT what to do next. Anyone experienced this before? Should I leave, pull them up etc?
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05 Jan 23, Anonymous (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Depends whether they can pollinate the corn ear.
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20 Nov 22, Pam Thies (USA - Zone 9b climate): Zone 9b can corn be started in ghse. and transplanted into outside raised bed?
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04 Dec 22, (USA - Zone 9a climate): Transfer when about 6' high.
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10 Sep 22, Wayne McClelland (New Zealand - temperate climate): Q1. Is Corn a Vegetable or Fruit ? To confuse the issue further, Berries have their seeds on the outside, Fruit has the seed on the inside. Q2. I ask this question for the distribution of NPK in the plots. I have Roots (N), Fruit (K), and Leaf (P), the garden has been farrow now for about 3 years so should be pretty good Kind regards Wayne McClelland
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Is the 33-0-0 the NPK of the fertiliser? If so I would use a more balanced fertiliser 12-15N, 3-6P, 8-15K. Grow your corn to about 1.5 feet and then run a handfull down each side covering about 4-5' with each handfull. Then hill the soil up around the plants - new roots will grow and help stabilise the plants. If you want to fertilise before planting don't use 33N - it will burn the roots of new germinating plants. Spread the fertiliser over about 1' of the row width and rake/dig it into the soil before planting seeds.

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