[scabs]

Didn't chit any on before now because there was nowhere to put them; just cleared a space for them now, but have I left it too late?

[PennyS]

Didn't chit any on before now because there was nowhere to put them; just cleared a space for them now, but have I left it too late?

I would have thought it would be fine, just sow direct? 
 

[DD.]

I'd have thought it too late, but if you're going to stand any chance, I'd be inclined to get them off to a flyer by pre-chitting and starting the plants somewhere warmer than the outside temps we're getting at the moment.

[paintedlady]

I'd also say it's getting late for starting off sweetcorn but there's no harm in trying I suppose.  The alternate - how about growing baby sweetcorn?  As they don't need pollinating, you harvest the small unripe cobs instead, so a shorter growing season 

[JayG]

Completely agree with DD; you would need an exceptionally good and long summer to pull it off, especially in Manchester! 

[PennyS]

Would it be worth going for a "quicker" variety like Swift?

[Celtic Eagle]

Hmm- maybe OK if we get a good summer I'd go for a quick growing variety and sow under cloches and keep 'em there as long as possible.  I've grow decent sweetcorn in Rochdale.

[scabs]

Yes, I thought as much. I was late last year too and managed to get a half decent crop of some pretty small plants - I'd have liked to do it properly this year... I'll give it a go and pull my finger out last year.

Bad planning. 

[diggerjoe]

greedy slugs finished off half of mine before they even got to the plot so sowed more last weekend and they are through already even though they are outside. I am banking on everything being later due to weather and hope they catch up. Give it a go Scabs it might just work.

[mumofstig]

I'll give it a go and pull my finger out last year.

Bad planning. 

time machine?

[scabs]

 

NEXT year... 

[fatcat1955]

B&Q are doing sweetcorn 8 for 1.78 or 4 strips of veg for a fiver. I bought 2 packs of sweetcorn last week and got 35 plants out of them.  This may help you out.

[digalotty]

thats what i did as mine was late going in also 

[Brassica Blaz]

is it to late even when they say the season is a month behind?or has that no relevance to planting times?  my corn is only a couple of inches high.

[JayG]

is it to late even when they say the season is a month behind?or has that no relevance to planting times?  my corn is only a couple of inches high.

It's only relevant if you get the lost month back by having a long warm summer, and there's no guarantee of that!