Planting Sweet Corn

[WVH1977]

Hello Fellow Gardeners,

I planted my early sweet corn today and thought I would share some pics and how I go about planting it.

Step 1: I take my middle buster and start the rows.



Step 2: I put calcium nitrate down in the rows.



Step 3: I put on my tractor rower and cover the calcium nitrate into the rows



Step 4: I take my rake and smooth out the top of the rows and get any clumps out to make pushing the seeder nice and smooth



Step 5: I take my corn seed and load it into my seeder and plant it down the rows.



Step 6: I put out my handy dandy moving head owl to keep the crows from eating all my seed.(most important step!!!)



Finally all corn seed has been planted. Takes around an hour to accomplish. Once the corn gets 2 feet or more I side dress the corn with more calcium nitrate and work my little tiller in between rows, and wait for the good Lord to bring the rain. Maybe some of you on here can share how you go about planting your corn.

One Last Thing: Got to thank the help!!!

 

[oldballs]

That's a pretty sight. Your land looks like river bottom sandy loam to me. Lots of sweat going on there, even with the tractor helping... but especially that little helper. Hope you have a bountiful harvest.

 

[Turbys_1700]

Great looking soil. Good luck with your sweet corn.

 

[cat fever]

Looks very good to me. I'd like to be set half that good. I like the nice straight rows, looks very professional. I can barely get my wife to plant two rows of corn.:laughing:

Seriously, is all the watering from Mother Nature? I would like to grow more, but in my area I have to water it or it just will not grow. And, I have no water rights for the field.:thumbdown:

Please post some pictures every 2-3 weeks so we can see the growth.

 

[nybirdman]

Up North we are a month away from planting anything.

 

[WVH1977]

Cat fever,

The only thing in my garden that I make sure I water all the time are my tomatoes. I love my tomatoes. As far as the corn I always plant more than I need. That away if it is a dry year I will still yield enough to put up. If it is good wet year I give half of it away to family, friends, and co-workers.

 

[WVH1977]

Cat fever,

The only thing in my garden that I make sure I water all the time are my tomatoes. I love my tomatoes. As far as the corn I always plant more than I need. That away if it is a dry year I will still yield enough to put up. If it is good wet year I give half of it away to family, friends, and co-workers.

 

[cat fever]

I planted this variety mix for the cows first part of March. It came up good but has just kind of stopped growing. I think it needs to warm up some more.

 

[WVH1977]

That is some pretty country you have out there.

 

[cat fever]

Thanks, but trust me it gets real dry in about 1 or 2 more months.

 

[kthompson]

WVH looks good. Like you have a young person helping.

Hate to make these suggestion for do not want you to think anything wrong with your setup. But they help me keep the plants in line to cultivate. Not meant in any manner to say you need any help with that.

If you like a garden see if you are able to find an old ONE row tobacco setter. You bed the land and then use the setter to ride on very slow with at least one person dropping the seeds or plants which ever. Will keep them in line and you can use that implement to set out plants or drop any seed and cover all in one pass.

You may consider using a shank with a narrow sweep to make a narrow trench for the planter you have to help keep it straight on the bed.

 

[WVH1977]

kthompson,

No offense taken at all. There are always better and different ways to do something. I have been looking at those Covington single row planters for a while but I don't want to spend the money on it (yet). As I get older that will probably change. I am only dealing with a 3/4 acre garden so it is not that big of a deal. I usually get the rows pretty straight. Grandpa always said the crooked rows grow better. LOL

I appreciate the response and feedback.