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Post by mbrown on May 14, 2007 16:33:14 GMT -5
My sweet corn is up and is 6 to 8 inches tall. Will thin to about 12 inches apart this week. The seedlings are a bit yellowish is this a sign they need fertilizer? or, could it be too much rain (we had six inches last week)?
Mike
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Post by Alan on May 15, 2007 18:23:21 GMT -5
Have you fertilized them? If so what did you use and how much? It could be the rain though too.
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Post by houseodessey on May 15, 2007 18:54:18 GMT -5
My corn is making tassles or something. They look more like strands of grain than tassles, though. What part of the corn to these become? I don't have actual cobs yet.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 15, 2007 22:48:32 GMT -5
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Post by mbrown on May 16, 2007 8:03:38 GMT -5
Alan,
I have not applied any fertilizer as yet. Kind of relying on the compost I amended the soil with in April. As of last night the seedlings were looking greener as the soil is drying.
Mike
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Post by mbrown on May 31, 2007 9:31:59 GMT -5
I side dressed with an organic fertilizer about 10 days ago and corn is now about 12 to 18 inches high. The plants are looking very healthy at this point. Hope I can keep the rabbits out.
Mike
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Post by downinmyback on Jun 3, 2007 16:45:30 GMT -5
If your corn is getting ready to tassel DO NOT fertilizer . It is too late as fertilizing there will make more stalk instead of ears. When we were farming the rule my daddy alway said not to fertilizer corn if it was taller than the bottom of a tractor so i have alway lived by that rule as he farmed all of his life until he died.
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Post by mbrown on Jun 8, 2007 11:43:58 GMT -5
Down,
Thanks for the advice. Not close to tasseling yet. Had a very strong south wind the last to days (gusts to 50 mph) and it kind of laid the corn over. Do you know if it will stand back up or do I need to help it?
Mike
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 8, 2007 13:45:32 GMT -5
Mike, Be very careful if you try to right the corn. It has very shallow roots for the size of the plant and can topple easily.
Try to hill it up more, by adding extra soil at the base of the row might work.
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Post by mbrown on Jun 8, 2007 13:56:23 GMT -5
Blue,
Thanks for the info. I'll try to hill it up.
Mike
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Post by downinmyback on Jun 8, 2007 23:36:53 GMT -5
MBrown does your tiller have a Hillier/fuller attachment. If so it is easy to throw dirt around the corn roots. If you have not got one it a harder job because you will have to use a shovel to throw dirst on the roots of the corn.
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Post by mbrown on Jun 11, 2007 9:09:52 GMT -5
Down,
I hilled up the corn just using a hoe and a shovel. My tiller does not have a hillier. Maybe it is something I can add.
Mike
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Post by downinmyback on Jun 11, 2007 10:40:16 GMT -5
MBrown a cheap way to make one is to go to a farm store and buy a cultivator point and either get it welded or bolt it to your depth stick. The cultivator point can also be found around any farm shop as they get changed out every year. The cultivator points look like a spade shape and weigh around a pound or less so we are not talking heavy equipment here lol. If you are unsure what i am talking about just Google cultivator point. This is a cheap way to make one and it beats using a shovel to do it by hand.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 11, 2007 20:33:14 GMT -5
Great suggestion Down!
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