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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: alwayshopeful on April 26, 2009, 10:57

Title: Sweetcorn
Post by: alwayshopeful on April 26, 2009, 10:57

For the last two years have had a major problem with badgers diggin up my sweetcorn.  Would love to grow some, as can't imagine anything nicer than eating freshly picked corn.

Has anyone had any sucess with growing it in pots.  My idea is to grow each stalk in an individual pot and put them in a block, then bring them in, or put them somewhere safe overnight so pesky badgers can't get to them.

Title: Re: Sweetcorn
Post by: Elcie on April 26, 2009, 14:10

Not sure about growing in pots but I do remember reading in John's book that sweetcorn, unusually, grows overnight.  This might have consequences for you bringing it indoors.

Title: Re: Sweetcorn
Post by: alwayshopeful on April 26, 2009, 14:19

Oh poo  :dry:  Think I will try the pots anyway and hopefully that will be deterrent enough!