Sweetcorn

[SPUDLY]

Think the only problem growing different varieties, is if you want to save the seed for the following year year.

[SPUDLY]

[chriscross1966]

Apparently it's a bit worse than that with sweetcorn as the seed has to be pollinated by the same variety for supersweets to taste  right....... on most fruited things we eat the fruit structure comes from purely the female line but that isn't the case with sweetcorn.....

[kt.]

I will be sowing mine over this next week.  (Indoors for now)

[manicscousers]

mine have just started showing, ours go in the poly  ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

Just keep them well apart and you won't have any problems.

[kt.]

Just keep them well apart and you won't have any problems.

I have sown my 'Swift' and 'Extra Early Sweet' today.  Both are side by side on my conservatory windowsill.  I take it you mean they don't have to be kept apart until they are planted out......

[Robert_Brenchley]

It doesn't matter till they flower.

[markfield rover]

pheonix -co2
Our plot is almost in the city (Hereford) but I will not put sweetcorn or toms out until end of May and will still check for frost .

Are the plants in deep pots ? you may need to keep an eye on the roots they do get long. Good luck.

[saddad]

Just got my packets out... to sow...  :)

[cornykev]

I sowed 42 in pots on the 5th, once their up they will be planted three weeks after this, so they should be planted out early May.  ;D ;D ;D

[phoenix_co2]

pheonix -co2
Our plot is almost in the city (Hereford) but I will not put sweetcorn or toms out until end of May and will still check for frost .

Are the plants in deep pots ? you may need to keep an eye on the roots they do get long. Good luck.

Hi Mark, possibly not planted at the best of times or in the best way, happy to use this as a learning curb and put something else in there place if they fail, do you have one of those allotments by asda or opposite b & q, have my toms and cucumbers back in taking up kids window ledges, i really must learn to be more patient

[GRACELAND]

Mine will go out Mid May  :)

[hild]

Have you tried putting a plastic bottle over the cobs when they are small

Squirrels in my garden have obviously read up on all the literature and knows how to get round my little traps, they're clever littl'uns.  They waited until practically the day before it was time to harvest, and then they jolly well ate all the cobs!  The air was somewhat blue...

[THE MASTER]

im not saying when im going to start my sweetcorn. im sure the squirrels have internet round my way

three times last year the dam critters nicked my sweet corn
:-X

[1066]

I sowed 18 seeds on the 7th April and yesterday some started to show their heads. And will be following Jeannine's instructions on planting out 3 weeks later - so early May for me - which means I need to get busy and prepare that bed.
Exciting isn't it!!

[markfield rover]

phoenix-our plot is off the College Road, very few know they are there . Will be sowing sweetcorn today,one of the best tasting crops
that make it difficult to eat shop bought.

[phoenix_co2]

Its my first year growing anything other than tomatoes, I will be grateful for whatever crops manage to live through my haphazard impatient growing techniques, every days a school day, loving the whole process tho

[1066]

Its my first year growing anything other than tomatoes, I will be grateful for whatever crops manage to live through my haphazard impatient growing techniques, every days a school day, loving the whole process tho

I like your spirit Phoenix, I reckon that's what a lot of gardening / growing your own is about. I'm into my 2nd year on an allotment and as you say still very much in school, and my approach to my 1st year was that if I got anyting it was a bonus  :) - and I did loads of yummy spuds  ;D

[Barnowl]

Just about to sow my sweetcorn.

I'm 4th year now but I still remember runner beans and spuds were my saviours back in 2006 :)  oh, and onions grown from sets - fairly foolproof.