Topic: Sweetcorn

[Marlborough]

Hi, I'm a little pushed for space in my greenhouse and I don't have a cold frame. I need to plant out some of my sweetcorn plants. I've looked at the local 10 day forcast and local night temperatures
Are 8-10 degrees. I have more seedlings than I need, is it worth chancing planting a few rows or shall I wait? 

[johhnyco15]

i would put them in  the only reason mine aint in yet is that im waiting for my early spuds to come up prob next week rocket just got flowers coming so thats when mine will go in when i have the room 

[Bill Door]

Well I have germinated my sweetcorn on kitchen paper, just short root and main shoot showing.  I have put about 60% in modules to grow on and the remainder I have dropped into holes in the ground.  I thought that if i didn't start now i would never get them in.

The ones in the modules are doing very well.

Good Luck

Bill

[Marlborough]

Hi Bill Door, that seems to be what I intend to do. Good luck with your corn!

[ThomsonAS]

I've been  thinking about putting my seedlings in all this week (because I need the space) and I think I'll probably go for it this weekend!

[Tee Gee]

Been put back a tad this year, some field mice have had a go at my plants so had to sow some more!

They dug down, ate the seed and left the leaves .

I can just imagine them playing at timber jacks!  Timberrrrrrr!

Little b****rs                     

[Marlborough]

Here they are, planted 2 hours ago. Fingers crossed!!

[Vinlander]

Put them in much earlier next year with clear bottomless 2L plastic bottles over them until all frosts are past. You can even let them grow out though the neck - as long as you don't leave them so long the stem fills the whole neck and jams in it.

Cheers.