Sweetcorn tips

[OliveOil]

i plan on planting lettuce between mine this year... dont know if it will be good and bad. I know that my SC were very heavily rooted so i would think swede may be too big to plant under.

[OliveOil]

[cookie]

We lost all our sweetcorn to Badgers last year. This year we will have to try and make a strong barricade to grow them in. We had good germination, and nice strong plants last year, I was gutted to lose them all. :( :(

[amanda21]

My first attempt at sweetcorn last year and not much success.  Compared to neighbours mine were spindly and short with only one cob per plant if that, and then something ate the cobs before I could get them ripe?  Are they hungry plants (I did give them chicken manure on planting) and those not in tunnels - do you protect your plants from mice/birds etc?

[manicscousers]

one bloke on ours built a 'fence, canes with plastic around to protect his from wind and cold, he seemed to do o.k. :)

[bennettsleg]

Have any of you tried sowing direct and if so, what was the outcome?

I ask because of limited space for sowing in pots & nursery supervision at home and if sowing direct is possible - in our climate - I may be quids in and actually manage to grow some this year!

[markfield rover]

re..the   germination bit ...I put the kernels on damp kitchen  towel after a few days they stick their tongues out  then onto the loo roll
stage, saves potting up duds

[supersprout]

after a few days they stick their tongues out

love it marky! :P ;D

[Marymary]

Last year there was someone on here who was protecting his cobs with milk cartons [or did I dream it ???]

[valmarg]

Not exactly, MM.  It was the use of pop/water bottles.  Cut off the bottom, and slide over the corn cobs to keep away undesirables, ie stop tham being eaten by anything other than you!!

[Marymary]

Jolly good idea - I shall start collecting them as I plan to grow more sweetcorn this year.