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Post by 76chevy on Jul 29, 2008 13:54:38 GMT -5
I have gotten lousy corn seed the last 2 years. (illini xtra sweet2 this year)
what does everyone reccomend to plant for a small to medium size garden plot?
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Post by chicobrownbear on Jul 29, 2008 20:08:42 GMT -5
Ambrosia
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2008 20:22:18 GMT -5
 ON ILL. SWEET |
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Post by Decatur on Jul 29, 2008 21:41:59 GMT -5
I'm pretty fond of "Milk and Honey". It's white and yellow corn mixed, and very sweet and tender.
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Post by indianahick on Jul 29, 2008 22:40:06 GMT -5
76- I used to plant Illiana Supersweet and did not have any problems at all with it. Friend of mine planted Milk and Honey and got good yields from it too. You are saying small to medium garden. Does that mean 4 or 5 rows of at lest 40 feet or less. I usually planted mine in rows or 12 by 70 feet. By having 12 or more rows that length I got good pollination and after the corn was about 2.5 feet tall no more weeding. Then staggered my plantings so that we could harvest and can from previous planting. Wish I still had that garden place and a tiller.
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Post by trapperdave on Jul 29, 2008 23:47:04 GMT -5
milk n honey
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Jul 30, 2008 9:12:44 GMT -5
Sugar Dot is all that I plant. Excellent table fare!
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Post by 76chevy on Jul 30, 2008 9:28:20 GMT -5
I have about 8 rows that are about 12 -15 feet long. It is not a very big patch at all. That could be a big part of my problem. 76- I used to plant Illiana Supersweet and did not have any problems at all with it. Friend of mine planted Milk and Honey and got good yields from it too. You are saying small to medium garden. Does that mean 4 or 5 rows of at lest 40 feet or less. I usually planted mine in rows or 12 by 70 feet. By having 12 or more rows that length I got good pollination and after the corn was about 2.5 feet tall no more weeding. Then staggered my plantings so that we could harvest and can from previous planting. Wish I still had that garden place and a tiller. |
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Post by 76chevy on Jul 30, 2008 9:29:05 GMT -5
THANKS for all the responses.
Also where is a good place to order seed from?
Mine was from rural king this year.
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Post by indianahick on Jul 30, 2008 12:52:15 GMT -5
12 rows of 15 feet in length with a seed planted every six inches should give you roughly 360 stalks of corn with one ear per stalk. That should give you good table fair for fresh on the cob and some to put into the freezer. While not going to last all year it still should give enough to have home grown corn for Christmas dinner. What with also raising some green beans, tomato's, a few hills of squash you would have a pretty decent hobby garden going there.
I bought my corn from Graham Grain when I had a garden.
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Post by hornharvester on Jul 30, 2008 12:55:31 GMT -5
any kind with lots of butter and salt. h.h.
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Post by kevin1 on Aug 1, 2008 5:14:28 GMT -5
I'm a sucker for "Silver Queen", though the new bicolors are growing on me. If you can find seed try "Six Shooter", the plants set six to ten ears per stalk, and while not as sweet as Illini and other super sweet hybrids it's still pretty sweet. BTW, corn pollinates much better when planted in compact blocks as opposed to traditional row plantings, one plant per square foot is optimum.
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Post by duff on Aug 1, 2008 20:05:31 GMT -5
Silver Queen gets my vote. My old man has been planting that for a looong time and I've eaten my fair share of it!
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Post by indianagooseman on Aug 2, 2008 5:47:25 GMT -5
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Post by 76chevy on Aug 2, 2008 20:31:43 GMT -5
Thanks, you guys are the best!
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Post by daworz on Aug 4, 2008 15:37:05 GMT -5
good pollination is what a old farmer told me once, You have to plant long rows and several of them.
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