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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: AlaninCarlisle on May 09, 2012, 20:28

Title: Sweetcorn seedlings
Post by: AlaninCarlisle on May 09, 2012, 20:28

I foolishly left two seed trays of seedlings (about 10cm high) in my polytunnel last week when the temperature in there dipped to -2C. The top two thirds of each of them has turned a dead-looking brown colour but the bottom bit still looks green and alive. Do you think they'll survive or am I better chucking them out and starting again?

Title: Re: Seetcorn seedlings
Post by: sunshineband on May 09, 2012, 20:31

If the brown bit goes down inside, the chances are they will rot off


Sweetcorn are not hardy so -2C is likely to have done for them tbh

Title: Re: Sweetcorn seedlings
Post by: catweazle on May 09, 2012, 21:01

sow some more there should still be time.

Title: Re: Sweetcorn seedlings
Post by: bigben on May 09, 2012, 21:13

Quote from: catweazle on May 09, 2012, 21:01

sow some more there should still be time.

I just sowed my first lot on Sunday so get some more in! My kids would kill me if I did not get them their sweetcorn.

Title: Re: Sweetcorn seedlings
Post by: Potiron on May 09, 2012, 21:20

Yep, you still have time. The farmers where I live, and I am not that far south, have not started sowing it  yet, the fields are ready to be planted but we have a cold snap on the way so it could be another week before it goes in.