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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Kleftiwallah on August 11, 2019, 13:11

Title: re Sweetcorn Horizontalis! Merged replies
Post by: Kleftiwallah on August 11, 2019, 13:11

Lark - and it's horizontal!   Will the cobs keep maturing/growing? ;)

Cheers,  Tony.

Title: Re: Re: Which sweet corn are you growing this year?
Post by: mumofstig on August 11, 2019, 13:51

Best to prop them up, once the wind has dropped - put canes on the outside corners and tie string around the block.

Title: Re: Re: Which sweet corn are you growing this year?
Post by: JayG on August 11, 2019, 16:04

Quote from: mumofstig on August 11, 2019, 13:51

Best to prop them up, once the wind has dropped - put canes on the outside corners and tie string around the block.

...and diagonally too (every little extra helps!  ;))

Title: Sweetcornis Horizontalis!
Post by: Kleftiwallah on August 12, 2019, 13:31

Good afternoon everyone,  will the cobs carry on growing/maturing when the stem is horizontal (give or take a few degrees)? :)

Cheers,  Tony.

Title: Re: re Sweetcorn Horizontalis! Merged replies
Post by: JayG on August 13, 2019, 08:53

The rockin' and rollin' will have loosened the roots - they will do far better stood back up, earthed up a little and firmed back in. A little support as per previous replies wouldn't go amiss if more strong winds are forecast.