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Title: Too windy?
Post by: mummybunny on June 11, 2009, 18:53:33

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

Title: Re: Too windy?
Post by: saddad on June 11, 2009, 19:16:58

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...  :)

Title: Re: Too windy?
Post by: SPUDLY on June 11, 2009, 19:34:40

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

Title: Re: Too windy?
Post by: Sparkly on June 11, 2009, 19:40:11

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.

Title: Re: Too windy?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 11, 2009, 21:31:16

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.

Title: Re: Too windy?
Post by: mummybunny on June 11, 2009, 22:09:33

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

Title: Re: Too windy?
Post by: saddad on June 11, 2009, 22:14:54

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