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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Storeman on June 08, 2007, 17:36

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: Storeman on June 08, 2007, 17:36

I planted out my sweetcorn last Sunday. They were about 8-9 inches high.

I watered them in but today the leaves are turning yellowish. any ideas what to do to make them recover.

thanks

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: DD. on June 08, 2007, 17:47

May have been best to water them in when you planted them. Should be alright, they tend to stutter a bit at the beginning, but as the weather gets warmer they'll rocket!

Title: SWEETCORN
Post by: Storeman on June 08, 2007, 18:06

THANKS DAVE BUT DURING THE WAM WETHER DO I CONTINUE WATERING.

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 08, 2007, 18:17

Did you grow them in pots ?  They don't like any root disturbance.

Were they well hardened off ?  They are very sensitive to the cold.

Title: SWEETCORN
Post by: Storeman on June 08, 2007, 18:23

YES THEY WERE IN POTS AND HARDENED OFF. I PUT ROOTBALL INTO GROUND WITHOUT DISTUBING THEM.

Title: Re: SWEETCORN
Post by: DD. on June 08, 2007, 18:52

Quote from: "Storeman"

THANKS DAVE BUT DURING THE WAM WETHER DO I CONTINUE WATERING.

Sorry, the term 'watering in' is generally used for the first watering after planting. It seemed as though you'd left it 5 days!

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 08, 2007, 19:15

Was the compost in the post nice and damp before planting  :?:

Storeman. I'd be very grateful if you'd use lowercase for your posts.  Capitals feels like shouting  :(

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: Aidy on June 08, 2007, 23:12

Yea they will recover, mine do it every year, it seems to take them a week or so then once happy they will go all green and shoot up. I am planting the last of mine at the weekend so I will take a photo as they gone in, then a few days later then I will take one so as they go green again, I only water them in once and leave them.

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: ziggywigs on June 11, 2007, 01:07

Thanks for this thread....i planted my sweetcorn couple of week ago and wasn't sure how long they took to get going....seems they are ok and will stop sulking shortly.  :D

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: puravida on June 11, 2007, 08:12

Any particular tips on the sweetcorn - I planted about ten seeds, nine of which germinated and made it through into the raised beds.

They're about ten inches high now and looking pretty healthy.

Any special treatment??

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: DD. on June 11, 2007, 09:19

Quote from: "puravida"

Any particular tips on the sweetcorn - I planted about ten seeds, nine of which germinated and made it through into the raised beds.

They're about ten inches high now and looking pretty healthy.

Any special treatment??

The only thing I ever do is water in very dry water & pray the squirrels don't notice the cobs.

Title: sweetcorn
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 11, 2007, 10:23

Quote from: "Digger Dave"

& pray the squirrels don't notice the cobs.

We had rats decimate our cobs one year.  Caught them in the act and got the rat catchers in.