Sweet corn Seeds

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J_B

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Sweet corn Seeds
« on: May 27, 2011, 17:05 »
Jsut starting out and have a bed prepared to sow some sweet corn...it is better to put in in straight or use a pot to grow it first
« Last Edit: May 27, 2011, 17:07 by JayG »

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Re: Sweet corn Seeds
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2011, 17:15 »
I'd start them in a pot - greenhouse would be good - you'll get better germination & can be assured of no gaps.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Sweet corn Seeds
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2011, 21:27 »
i did a method i saw in a book, i think it is mentioned lots on this site, where you put the seeds in a dark place, in a container with dam tissue on the bottom and top and as soon as the sweetcorn start shooting put them in small pots. i found this really successful and all mine came up. :)

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Re: Sweet corn Seeds
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Re: Sweet corn Seeds
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2011, 22:01 »
I'd second the chitting on and damp cloth approach. It works very well and you always get a good set of seedlings out of it.


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