Ever wonder what the best way to start sweet corn is? Greg takes us through the process of starting a new garden plot for his spring corn. From working the soil, drip irrigation set up and planting. It’s time to Get Dirty!
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0:00 start
0:10 Till up your garden – we use the BCS tiller
1:19 Laying off your rows for drip tape
2:13 Furrowing using the plow set on the double wheel hoe
2:31 Laying drip tap with the drip tape layer attachment and double wheel hoe
3:34 Using 8 mil drip tape for growing corn
4:47 Laying out the mainline tubing
5:25 Adding the filter regulator combo
7:15 Planting corn with the Hoss Garden Seeder
Video Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No9RoMQwXQ8
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What should the spacing of rows in an 8X8 bed?
Really good Greg. On Green Acres Oliver's finger was bandaged because he planted all his corn acreage with his finger.
Hello from Michigan! How much soil do you put over the drip tape before you run the planter over it?
Does the seed go directly on top of the drip tape?
Why not just broadcast n drag
Hey, unfortunately we don't have a garden that we can sow directly into the ground. We have raised beds. So, we are going to do our first time growing corn a bit differently. But my brother-in-law has an area that this way of planting corn would work very well. I will be sharing this with him.
so the drip tape is only good for 1 summer? or are you able to reuse it the following year?
Sweet corn is a crock …..why can't they develop a hybrid with better roots that the wind won't blow down……you never see field corn blown down …..
When you start doing no-till with cover crops to protect the soil biology, then I will take you seriously.
How far apart do you space the plants within the row? This year I'm doing 12 inches between the plants and 18 inches between rows, but it looks a bit too sparse. Next year I'm thinking of doing 24 inch rows that I can walk between and 6 or 8 inches between the plants for fuller rows. I'm hoping that's not too tight if I want to go down to 6 inches between plants.