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[Jeannine]

Jo, sweetcorn in pots can be done as long as your garden is sunny.Plant 6 plants to a  very large  pot in heavily manured soil, minimum 12 inches deep for regularcorn 8 inches for baby corn.Personally I would plant in something like an oblong plastic storage container or the black boxes we get for our re-cyclables from the council,then plant in a six block of 2+2+2. Be prepared to feed and water it well.

Good Luck XX Jeannine

[Jeannine]

[jo9919]

Thanks Jeannine. The problem I'm having is finding a suitable container to grow Sweetcorn in. Georgie suggested planting each plant seperately in 12" pots, but put together, if you know what I mean.
Perhpas you could advise on the best corn to grow in containers. Reading other threads on Sweetcorn it would seem that I need an early variety? And, do I sow now?
Jo.

[Jeannine]

That might be OK too, I have done it the other way, you do have to feed well though.Send me your addy I will send you some of the seeds I got from the US on Monday. XX Jeannine

[jo9919]

Thank you so much Jeannine,

Jo.

[*Joanne*]

Jeannine can i just ask how many cobs do you get from a plant might give this a try as i have a plastic storage container from wilkos so am i looking for a early variety?

[Jeannine]

Joanne it depends on the variety. The older open pollinated ones only give 1. The newer hybrids can give up to 4 depending on which one. Personally I prefer ones that give 2, I think the size is less if they get too many and I want quality not quantity. The majority of commercial corn is a 2 cob plant for the same reason. The male tassel at the top has to work hard to pollinate the ladies and the it is more difficult with multi cobs, except for mini corn that doesn't get pollinated anyway. The mjority of corn you buy now will give you 2. XX Jeannine Pm you addy, I will send you some too

[*Joanne*]

Thanks for the info and for the offer of some seeds