when to plant out sweetcorn

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when to plant out sweetcorn
« on: May 27, 2013, 14:10 »
I have sown some sweetcorn into toilet roll tubes this week and they are growing so fast.

They are about an inch tall already.

WHen should I plant them out?

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Kirpi

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2013, 14:41 »
Cornwall here. I planted out nine sweetcorn which were about four inches tall and looking robust enough to go out. Planted on a sunny warm day and watered in, went back the next day and they had wilted in the evening cold.

Luckily I have loads more and will be waiting until mid-June now I think. Sick of this weather.

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2013, 15:07 »
A few people have see this recent thread ;)
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=105663.msg1184917#msg1184917

mine are still hardening off in my garden, cos the allotment site gets very windy!

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2013, 15:13 »
Mine are about 9" tall and I hope to put them out next week.

I'd wait until they are a bit bigger and can cope with the great outdoors before thinking about planting them out.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2013, 16:22 »
mine are 6in tall went out saturday with a windbreak,,all fine so far :blink:

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2013, 17:46 »
Mine are out but they are looking yellow the wind has battered them, put pop bottles around six to see if I can rescue them. I need about 70 bottles though

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2013, 21:27 »
mine went out on Thursday and have now been frosted  :ohmy: just hope they were deep enough to re sprout . same with the pots except  it was just a few tips that go caught .
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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2013, 21:56 »
Today for me. It was either plant or pot on. Leaves started to yellow on a few so the compost must be out of goodness. What can I feed them to cheer them up? all about a foot tall now . . . So fingers crossed the forecast is right!
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barley

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2013, 22:29 »
I'm hanging on a few more weeks yet ,  It's got to improve some time ( well We like to hope )

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2013, 22:36 »
mine went out on Thursday and have now been frosted  :ohmy: just hope they were deep enough to re sprout . same with the pots except  it was just a few tips that go caught .

Liam - plant more in a heated prop urgently - If the frost hit them - they are dead!!
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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2013, 16:01 »
Mine are going out this week with wind break, last year they all blooming snapped in the poxy wind.
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seaside

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Re: when to plant out sweetcorn
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2013, 17:46 »
I lost the odd three or four to an August gale last year, and will be a little more prepared for the odd blow this time around. But it happens with tall crops on occasion, hence Reg Presley made such an impact, bless him.
« Last Edit: May 29, 2013, 17:49 by seaside »


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