My corn is growing!

andrew cochran · 05-28-2009, 01:52 PM

I planted a good area of corn a few weeks back, and now that stuff is growing pretty good.

About a foot high now.

Got any tips for sucess?

samuel · 05-28-2009, 02:24 PM

My word!What a relief!I thought you had trouble with your feet! I have heard if you go out and sit and talk to it,it will grow faster.I tried that once but by the time I got out of the loony farm it had already turned brown. sam.

jtuck · 05-28-2009, 02:48 PM

Sam-
You have to wear clothes while you're talking to your corn...

andrew cochran · 05-28-2009, 02:53 PM

Yes you do! LOL

nathangdad · 05-28-2009, 03:02 PM

Just a thought - have you done any soil analysis or perhaps read of any soil analysis in your area as a means to optimizing any needed fertilizer or nutrients? Sometimes a little bit of the right chemical goes a long way.

Deersniper · 05-28-2009, 03:04 PM

Just make sure it gets enough water, and the sun doesn't fry it, and you will be a nibbling on it pretty soon. Put fence around it to keep away the "children of the corn"!
I made pasta last night with homegrown parsley, oregano, basil, tomatoes and rosemary, what a good feeling to grow my own herbs. I had to buy the hamburger and pasta though.

jtuck · 05-28-2009, 03:07 PM

To the original poster:
In this area you need to spray your corn early to keep the bugs out of it. I didn't get on the ball last year and lost almost all of my corn.

Metronome · 05-29-2009, 12:36 AM

Well I have never tried it, but an old professor would plant his corn in two rows, and use a length of PVC pipe to shake one rows pollen onto the other, and vice versa.

ArkansasHunter · 06-05-2009, 12:57 AM

Amonia Nitrate used very spearingly will cause it to grow faster. Matter of fact you'll here it growing.
It will make a crackle sound...I swear !!!...Farmer...A.H

privateer · 06-05-2009, 02:13 AM

Amonia Nitrate, just buying that stuff anymore may get you a visit from the feds wanting to know what you are doing with it, just dont store it with your diesel fuel

John

BloodRedStratus · 06-14-2009, 05:26 PM

I planted my corn the last week of May and it popped up about a 10 days later. Most of mine is only about 6 inches tall at this point, but is very quickly growing.

Cross Hair · 06-22-2009, 11:13 PM

My corn has been sketchy this year... I tried some new variety from Gurney seeds... may be a bad batch cause all the field corn around me is looking good this year... I keep trying to get the farmer by me to overspray onto my garden! LOL

I read recently that overuse of nitrogen can actually age and deplete soil of nutrients up to 5,000 years! scary... thats what happened with the dustbowl of the 1930's. I keep waiting for the old timer to put some beans in... but for 5th year in a row.... its corn! I dont mind it actually cause once it is up you cant see my house at all.

05-28-2009, 01:52 PM	#1
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,741	My corn is growing! I planted a good area of corn a few weeks back, and now that stuff is growing pretty good. About a foot high now. Got any tips for sucess? __________________ I'm moving to Alaska! Last edited by andrew cochran; 05-28-2009 at 02:13 PM.

05-28-2009, 02:24 PM	#2
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,905	My word!What a relief!I thought you had trouble with your feet! I have heard if you go out and sit and talk to it,it will grow faster.I tried that once but by the time I got out of the loony farm it had already turned brown. sam. Last edited by samuel; 05-28-2009 at 02:28 PM.

05-28-2009, 02:48 PM	#3
jtuck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,296 Blog Entries: 1	Sam- You have to wear clothes while you're talking to your corn... __________________ I give people respect, not because of who they are, but because of who I am.

05-28-2009, 02:53 PM	#4
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,741	Yes you do! LOL __________________ I'm moving to Alaska!

05-28-2009, 03:02 PM	#5
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,164	Congrats on the corn Just a thought - have you done any soil analysis or perhaps read of any soil analysis in your area as a means to optimizing any needed fertilizer or nutrients? Sometimes a little bit of the right chemical goes a long way.

05-28-2009, 03:04 PM	#6
Deersniper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,608	Just make sure it gets enough water, and the sun doesn't fry it, and you will be a nibbling on it pretty soon. Put fence around it to keep away the "children of the corn"! I made pasta last night with homegrown parsley, oregano, basil, tomatoes and rosemary, what a good feeling to grow my own herbs. I had to buy the hamburger and pasta though.

05-28-2009, 03:07 PM	#7
jtuck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,296 Blog Entries: 1	To the original poster: In this area you need to spray your corn early to keep the bugs out of it. I didn't get on the ball last year and lost almost all of my corn. __________________ I give people respect, not because of who they are, but because of who I am.

05-29-2009, 12:36 AM	#8
Metronome Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 951	Well I have never tried it, but an old professor would plant his corn in two rows, and use a length of PVC pipe to shake one rows pollen onto the other, and vice versa. __________________ I take my coffee how I take my women: bitter and overbearing.

06-05-2009, 12:57 AM	#9
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas. Posts: 17,210	Amonia Nitrate used very spearingly will cause it to grow faster. Matter of fact you'll here it growing. It will make a crackle sound...I swear !!!...Farmer...A.H __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

06-05-2009, 02:13 AM	#10
privateer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Anchorage , Alaska Posts: 879	Amonia Nitrate, just buying that stuff anymore may get you a visit from the feds wanting to know what you are doing with it, just dont store it with your diesel fuel John

06-14-2009, 05:26 PM	#11
BloodRedStratus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Westerville, Ohio Posts: 350	I planted my corn the last week of May and it popped up about a 10 days later. Most of mine is only about 6 inches tall at this point, but is very quickly growing.

06-22-2009, 11:13 PM	#12
Cross Hair Long Tail Squirrel Hunter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Illinois... Middle of Nowhere Posts: 1,305	My corn has been sketchy this year... I tried some new variety from Gurney seeds... may be a bad batch cause all the field corn around me is looking good this year... I keep trying to get the farmer by me to overspray onto my garden! LOL I read recently that overuse of nitrogen can actually age and deplete soil of nutrients up to 5,000 years! scary... thats what happened with the dustbowl of the 1930's. I keep waiting for the old timer to put some beans in... but for 5th year in a row.... its corn! I dont mind it actually cause once it is up you cant see my house at all. __________________ *Most of my life I've spent hunting,... the rest of it I've just wasted*