[DonnaP]

I have read a lot on here about chitting sweetcorn and have chitted my seeds ready for potting up (I have had no success in pots before).

However, I now don't know which way up they go!! Is the long shoot the root and the short root the seedling? I presume it is but I would rather check than waste the seeds.

Many thanks

[prakash_mib]

I think you have chitted it for very looooong time . we normally put them in paper pots when it has one shoot and thats root so we say chit down.
Now that calls for a pic so that people can judge.

[dig4victory]

Sorry, can I have a quick resume of how to chit sweetcorn? Didn't know you could do it this way!

[DonnaP]

I think you have chitted it for very looooong time . we normally put them in paper pots when it has one shoot and thats root so we say chit down.
Now that calls for a pic so that people can judge.

They have only been chitted for 3 days.

[DD.]

To try and answer 2 posts.

1 - Mine were sufficiently chitted after one day, although I looked after 2 days!

2 - Plastic container, moist paper towel in the bottom, put your sweetcorn on it & pop it in the airing cupboard.

Have a look at this:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=34827.0

[prakash_mib]

DD,
found your post for chitting sweetcorns with paprika 
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=34827.0

[DD.]

Thanks Prakash, I did a quick edit to include that link whilst you were looking for it!

[prakash_mib]

Ah,
looking at DD's original post piccies I can see there are two shoots on the chits the longer ones are the roots i assume  

[DD.]

YUP!

[DD.]

I'll bring the piccie over to this thread. The roots have very fine hairs on them.

[dig4victory]

Excellent, thank you!

[DD.]

You'll note one or two not sprouted - well that's saved a bit of compost!

[Kristen]

Is the long shoot the root and the short root the seedling?

The root appears first, then the shoot. Thus root will be longer than shoot where there are both.

Here's some I over-chitted earlier 

[bigben]

Once chitted what do you then do with them - obviously plant! - what depth?, do you have the shoot sticking out of the compost of just bury the whole lot root side pointing down to the depth you would plant non chitted corn?

[prakash_mib]

I assume the corn seed should be at a depth of 1 inch. the roots go beneath it and the shoots above obviously