Gardening Lessons : How to Grow Corn

When growing corn, provide at least 3 feet between each plant, sow three seeds for each planting site, and harvest the ears of corn when the kernels are no longer watery. Grow corn in late winter for a summer harvest with advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.

Expert: Yolanda Vanveen
Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner

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[g33ky898]

A corn is a GRAIN!

[b2flyer1]

jdamion:Im trying to see the nature of your comment... tell me whats silly about growing and storing food.When this countries econonmy collapse's,,without food,you may as well check in at your closest FEMA camp,,

[SurferShan]

I don't have much room in my garden to grown a lot of corn, but I'm going to give it a shot. I put 3 seeds (per hole) that were a little under 2 ft apart. I live in Florida so hopefully I have a nice couple of stalks by summer

[GardeningJones]

@kycruisecrazy Usually you'll get 2 ears per stalk, except baby corn, which produces more. Just plant them closer than this video suggests, not 3 feet more like 10 inches.

[GardeningJones]

Corn is wind pollinated and needs to be planted 10-12 inches apart in blocks, if you follow this advice you won't get any ears at all. you can make your rows 3 feet apart, so you can walk between them, but this information is incorrect- you get better info from the seed packet.

[teankum96762]

corn is corn, but corn on the other hand... well thats jus corn

[grizz000full]

yes corn is a grain like think of corn meal but who really cares its yummy



[leafylou96]

@kycruisecrazy corn usely yeilds u 2 to 3 maybey 4 but thats how much per stalk

[ethanjohndeere]

Not any criticism here but we plant 5000 acres of corn every year, corn is a grain not a vegetable. You don't  plant it 3 feet apart you plant it in rows 30 inches apart and about 2 inches apart in the rows. I have lived on a farm all my life so I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about. Also for better yielding corn spread fertilizer. Corn LOVES nitrogen, fertilizers like Euria have nitrogen in them. Hope this helps clarify and correct this video.

[308scoutrfl]

@kycruisecrazy one.

[308scoutrfl]

@AlbertLloydy ill let you know in about a month.i am using 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled in the bottom/sides,with 5 plants in each of the three buckets.so far so good.

[kycruisecrazy]

How many ears per stalk? Whats the best yielding corn?