[vineweevil1]

I have 6 about 1 inch high on windowsill and another 6 germinating in the propergator - will this be enough as I have heard that they might not polinate.

Is there any way to help them along?

[amandaandherveg]

Cripes, only 2 have mine have popped through so far, the rest of them are all just sitting on the wndowsill waiting to do their thing, hopefully.

[jimroden]

we panted 12 last year in a square and all pollonated we have 50 this year lol

there all up about 5 inches i chitted mine first but tracey just poped them in the pot's and put them in the greenhouse.

Jim

[siztenboots]

we panted 12 last year in a square and all pollonated we have 50 this year lol

there all up about 5 inches i chitted mine first but tracey just poped them in the pot's and put them in the greenhouse.

Jim

never knew you could chit sweetcorn seed, how does that work ?

[jimroden]

we panted 12 last year in a square and all pollonated we have 50 this year lol

there all up about 5 inches i chitted mine first but tracey just poped them in the pot's and put them in the greenhouse.

Jim

never knew you could chit sweetcorn seed, how does that work ?

 I read a post on here about chitting pea's so i got a packet of sweetcorn out and just put them in a plastic tray with some kitchen towl on the bottom wet it and chucked them in the airing coupbord and up they come 3 - 4 day's later just keep the paper wet. take no notice of the date my two year old daughter has put it on the camera and i can not get the soding thing off :roll:  :roll:

[GreenOwl]

I have 6 about 1 inch high on windowsill and another 6 germinating in the propergator - will this be enough as I have heard that they might not polinate.

Is there any way to help them along?

Planting in a block not a row aids pollination.  12 plants should be enough for a crop.  I got a crop (not huge admittedly) from 9 plants.  If you can do more it would be better.

[purplebean]

I'm glad you asked this as I am growing sweetcorn for the first time this year and had no idea how many to grow.

[JimG]

I'm growing sweet corn for the first time too! Perhaps we can compare notes.  My allotment neighbour tried without a lot of success last year but that was probably due to the 'summer' we had.  His plot stands as a constant reminder of what I should be aiming to achieve and he's only had his a few months longer than me!

I'm trying 'Double Standard' from the 'Real Seed Company'.  What is everyone else planting?

[GrannieAnnie]

This is my third season of growing sweetcorn, can't remember which one I've got, but last years' was pants!!!!!!   I only got about 3 decent cobs from 21 plants, but the year before, I bought a packet from Costcutters that was reduced to 33p as it was late in the year, sowed them directly outside, and we had a wonderful crop!!!!!!

Just shows you.......

[crowndale]

I've just put 24 sweetie sweetcorn into those root trainer pots, both corn and root trainers being an experiment!

[Aidy]

depending on how much you eat and the size of your plot/patch I grew 100 ish last year and we still wanted more, there is nowt like it fresh, I am again growing around 100 this year.

[JimG]

Aidy, is that 100 of the same variety?  I've read that you shouldn't grow more than one variety because of the danger of cross-polination spoiling the crop.  

I would like to plant more than one myself and wonder whether the solution would be to start one off a fortnight earlier so they mature at different times.  But, if it is some problematic, what's to say that my neighbours' crops won't do the job anyway?

Any idea how much of a problem this is or is this concern a bit over the top?

Cheers,

Jim

[gobs]

I'm sure Aidy knows a bit about their pollination, Jim, and it is only a problem with supersweets really.

If I understand you right, no, no, no. Sweetcorn: 2-3 cobs per plant, one plant - no corn. Wind pollinate each other, plants need to mature and be in flower at the same time for good pollination.

[Aidy]

Yes Jim same varity, planted in big block so as gobs says they pollinate no problem, must say tho I normally only get 2 cobs per plant, must be the salt air  :roll:

[JimG]

Thanks, gobs & Aidy.  

What I meant, gobs, was not that I could leave a random neighbour's crop to pollinate my corn but whether my efforts to protect it from the dangers of cross-pollination might be rendered useless if my neighbours grow different varieties.

Looks like I should play safe and plant only one variety myself and not get too worried about whatever my neighbours do!  I don't think I'll go for 200.  Now I bet that looks impressive!

Cheers,


Jim