Space for sweetcorn

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Offwego

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Space for sweetcorn
« on: May 14, 2023, 20:59 »
Hi all
With space at a premium does anyone grow anything under thier sweetcorn, hoping to grow onions etc under the sweetcorn to fit everything in

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Hampshire Hog

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Re: Space for sweetcorn
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2023, 21:38 »
Not sure about onions but have you looked at the American Indian approach with the three sisters? Corn with squash and climbing beans. Needs to have fertile soil but good. I have used courgettes and corn which wasn’t bad.
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steven c

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Re: Space for sweetcorn
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2023, 07:28 »
we interplant with rocket and lettuce  [have done perpetual spinach but this does get a bit big] these can be planted before and after sweetcorn go in they also do well in partial shade  good luck.
from bow like to grow

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Re: Space for sweetcorn
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2023, 07:30 »
Usually squash, but going to have to change that this yeas as they need protecting from Squirrels

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Re: Space for sweetcorn
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2023, 06:53 »
Not sure about onions but have you looked at the American Indian approach with the three sisters? Corn with squash and climbing beans. Needs to have fertile soil but good. I have used courgettes and corn which wasn’t bad.
I found that all but the shortest beans get in the way of pollen heading for ears.  Less intrusive low level plants work better imo.


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