May, 24,2017.
So far, this has been a very good year for my corn. We've had plenty of rain, some of the plants are over 8 feet tall and I'll have bushels of the stuff to process this year. Some of it I'll give away, it's more than I need, I'm also growing pole beans in there with the corn. It's a good combination. I've used no fertilizer or pesticides this year in the corn. With the corn ear borer worms, I just chop off the tips that have them and carry on.
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So far, this has been a very good year for my corn. We've had plenty of rain, some of the plants are over 8 feet tall and I'll have bushels of the stuff to process this year. Some of it I'll give away, it's more than I need, I'm also growing pole beans in there with the corn. It's a good combination. I've used no fertilizer or pesticides this year in the corn. With the corn ear borer worms, I just chop off the tips that have them and carry on.
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Love that corn!!
Pole snaps, Kentucky Wonders for the cattle panels, spaced about 10 to 12 inches, seems way far apart to me, compared to bush beans. ( chicken wire is for rabbit control ) Can the snaps be planted closer than the lamas?
We use urine one gallon mixed with 8 gallons water for an excellent corn fertilizer. Will be experimenting with soil injection next season. I have had the equipment 4 years in the tree business. Soil injection as a side dressing technique should help develop deep root systems on corn. Stay tuned I will report results and grow comparison crops.
Well, you can offer your guests some fried corn smut fertilized with urine! Just kidding....... I've been experimenting with chamber pots and using urine as a nitrogen garden source as well, seems to work and saves just a bit on the water and sewer bill. It's completely non toxic. But I rarely tell anybody about it, there is a common misconception that urine is loaded with dangerous bacteria - not so. Feces very well can be, and that's the source of the confusion. Here's my corn patch today, tassels are starting to turn brown. With the constant rain, some of my hybrid sweet corn plants are reaching 9 feet. I've never had that happen here before. I could get the non hybrid "roasting ear" varieties like Hickory King to do that, but not the Golden Queens or Merit hybrids.
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