Sweet Corn Essentials

Whenever deciding for harvesting the sweet corn, follow the below mentioned instructions for planning.

Planning: Plant the corn directly after checking the soil and the temperature of soil. Nitrogen is very essential and the temperature approaching to 60°F.

Place the seeds indoors as two seeds in one peat pot from 3 – 4 week before the last hoarfrost date.

Gardening place should be planed also for getting better results. Choose a place where cross – pollination is incompatible. It will prevent the corn of big varieties from shading near crops.

Preparation: Work for a bounty of fertilizer into the soil the preceding plummet. Commercial fertilizer is readily available with high element of nitrogen. Nitrogen is very essential for the growth of corn.

Sprinkle three to four pounds of 5-10-10 the percentage of nitrogen – phosphorus and potassium also knows as N-P-K or equal manure for per 100 feet along the each side of rows to work into the soil.

Planting: For planting seeds make a block with minimum of 4 rows apart with 2 – 4 feet. Sow the seed at least 1 ½ to 2 inch in depth and apart them from 6 – 8 inches.

Care: When the corn plant is 4 to 5 inches tall, take care about the thinning. Thin the corn from 12 to 16 inches apart for giving the more space to grow the plant.

Water is necessary for growth and it is recommended to give water once a week upto 1 inch height.

Take control of wild plants with everyday shallow of farming until the plants are knee high. At this time give mulch with 3 to 5 inch layer. Mulch materials are like leaves, hay, peat moss, silage etc. and they are very beneficial for getting high-quality crop. If the water and food supplies are sufficient then this crop does not required additional care.

When the plant is 8 to 10 inches tall and silks appears then side-dress the crop with manure containing the high element of nitrogen like 2 pounds of ammonium nitrate for per 100 feet of row.

If the leaves are becoming yellowish then there is a deficiency of nitrogen, immediately side-dress with manure, fish emulsion, commercial fertilizer or if available the combination of three.

Take control of COMMON CORN PESTS like corn earworms and European corn borers.

Harvesting: Harvesting of the sweet corn takes place, when the ears are totally filled out and showing milky while liquid.

The sweet corn loses the sweetness after the harvest so after picking suddenly prepare the ears for eating / preserving.

Dry the sweet corn for meal and popping as late as possible and then store.