Sweet Corn

rustyacres sd · Jul 9, 2013

Pics of my first planting of sweet corn. Just starting to tassel so needed rain. Got 7/8" rain, but could do without the wind. Not the best pics, but about 2/3 of the corn is laying down with a lot almost flat. Any chance it will straighten up. I know some of it will, but not sure about it all. Planted with my 966 and 6 row 7000 planter

Do not know why the first pic is rotated.

Blackhole49 · Jul 9, 2013

Our patch is nowhere as big, but last year about 50% was laid down by a storm. We straightened it and didn"t loose any.

Richard G. · Jul 9, 2013

It should be fine after a few days of sun. Mine straightened back up after a storm about 3 weeks ago.
Richard in NW SC

JD Seller · Jul 9, 2013

It will straight up some but you will have uneven pollination. Especially on the lower side of the leaning corn. See this just about every year in field corn somewhere around us. You will have ears that are filled on one side and not have any kernels on the other side. In field corn it makes it hard to get your combine set. In sweet corn it will make it an ugly looking ear. If you are selling it it will hurt the sales but if it is for your own use it does not make much difference. It will make the maturity vary plant to plant more too. Some of the more up right plants will mature faster than the ones really leaning.

Mike Aylward · Jul 9, 2013

It will straighten back up. It may be goosenecked a little bit but it should be fine. It will just be a little harder to walk through. Mike

GordoSD · Jul 9, 2013

I have found the enhanced varieties are more fragile than the regular types. The stalks seem to be smaller in diameter.

IH2444 · Jul 9, 2013

The new varieties of sweet corn seem to do that. Mikes it easier for the racoons to eat it

Sparktrician · Jul 9, 2013

WOW!!!!! You sure have some steep hillsides where you are at!!! hahahahaha, nice pics

David G · Jul 9, 2013

If it straightens before pollination you are fine, otherwise expect a reduced crop. I had that happen and then the coons got into it.

rustyacres sd · Jul 9, 2013

I also notice that with my sweet corn, is that you get multiple stalks. One nice big stalk and then several small ones at the ground. Anybody know if this is preventable or is it in the genes of the corn.

LA in WI · Jul 9, 2013

Rusty,
Don"t worry about leaning corn. It will gooseneck and turn more vertical in a couple weeks. As for multiple stalks, do you mean "suckering" at the base of the plant? As soon as you see suckering, even when plants get to 1-2 ft tall, just pull or cut them off. This will not hurt the plant....suckers just use up nutrition that the main stalk needs. And suckers do not produce a usable ear.

With commercial hybrids (field corn) suckering often means that hybrid was not planted thick enough for your growing conditions. Do not plant your sweet corn thicker next year to avoid that because then you just end up with little ears. Sweet corns are not hybrids, just varieties, and that is why they look so frail and spindly compared to hybrid field corn.

LA in WI

rustyacres sd · Jul 9, 2013

this is thick 30" rows and about 8" oc same as I use for field corn

LA in WI · Jul 9, 2013

If that corn is suckering even though you planted it thick, your soil, water and fertility conditions are ideal. And some varieties and hybrids just naturally sucker more than others.
Let me know when it is ready to eat....I"ll be over!
LA in WI

donjr · Jul 10, 2013

I'm no expert on sweet corn, but I do know that for decent ears, you ahve to plant it at far lower populations than the newer hybrid field corns. But the JD planters do a great job of planting it.

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