Sweet corn in S Devon

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Pete Potter

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Sweet corn in S Devon
« on: January 14, 2025, 19:54 »
Any recommendations for sweetcorn in the mild and damp climate of S Devon? I've tried Swift for the last 2 years but it doesn't do that well for me. I'm on the shale & mudstone, not the sandstone.

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Re: Sweet corn in S Devon
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2025, 20:05 »
Welcome to the forums  :)

When you say Swift didn't do well, was it just poor yield, or something else?
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...

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Re: Sweet corn in S Devon
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2025, 21:56 »
Earlibird might be worth a try, try adding hummus/manure to your soil to make it more fertile!

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Re: Sweet corn in S Devon
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2025, 19:18 »
Swift does well for me in Glasgow, I'm surprised it doesn't do well for you down south

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Re: Sweet corn in S Devon
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2025, 22:10 »
I'm a fan of Swift too.

I chit the seeds and grow on in root trainers and plant out end of May in a block into fairly well manured/fed soil. I tend to mulch the bed with Comfrey at some point in the year.


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