Topic: Too windy?

[mummybunny]

Hi all,

Our sites quite open and as a result my newly planted sweetcorn are suffering  :-\ has anyone ever used canes on sweetcorn? Is there any advice or tips on how to reduce damage in the future?

Thanks lucy

[saddad]

Use early(round) peas like Frau Heinrich (tall) they are flowering now and about 5-7'tall a good windbreak, and they will be out in another month...  :)

[SPUDLY]

Mound soil up around the stem of the sweetcorn. You will be surprised at how much wind the plants can take

[Sparkly]

If you do tie them up be carefully not to tie too tightly and strangle the plants as they grow. I have put some mini stakes on ours as it was very bad a couple of weeks ago. I will earth them up and then remove them in a couple of weeks.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Get them well earthed up. When I pot mine up I always put them well down in the compost so the top roots are well buried. If you look at a seedling you can see it has two lots of roots; the ones which emerged from the seed, and a ring which develops as the base of the leaves. As long as the latter are in well the plants are very stable.

[mummybunny]

Thanks all will get down the lottie and earth up tomorrow  ;D

[saddad]

The Frau heinrich make good mangetout as well, as I've just tried some...  ;D