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n9lhm

06-18-2005 06:21:43




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Okay you sweet corn farmers, tell me what I'm doing wrong. I have a 40 acre plot of land that is the transmitter site for the TV station I work at, and we rent it to a farmer that grows corn on it. We have about an acre inside a fence in the middle that our transmitter building is located in. I have tried to grow sweet corn inside of the fence out there the last two years and it just doesn't work. The seeds germinate, but they just peter out when they are an inch high or so. The weeds (dandelions, clover, and crabgrass) grow like crazy in there so there doesn't seem to be any problem with the ground. The farmer's corn grows like gangbusters. I tried planting a few seeds in between his rows and they grew well there, but got torn out when he cultivated. I have pulled the weeds from around my corn so I don't think they are choking it out. I do know that the water out there that we are watering it with is unusually high in iron, too. It's probably too late this year to replant but I wondered what I'm doing wrong. A previous post mentioned side dressing it with 28% UAN -- is that the solution? Brian

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BEN in KS

06-18-2005 10:36:09




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 Re: another sweet corn question in reply to n9lhm, 06-18-2005 06:21:43  
I would recomend getting a soil test done before you go any further. They are inexpensive and are the only way to know for sure what is going on. High iron may or may not be a factor. Knowing the ph of your soil and how to correct it is important, too. HTH $0.02 Ben



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no.2

06-18-2005 09:26:26




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 Re: another sweet corn question in reply to n9lhm, 06-18-2005 06:21:43  
Guys I know who raise sweet corn put 250# or more of actual nitrogen per acre. That"s 83 gal of 28%,750# of dry ammonia or 550# urea. The family I trade work with raises around 65 acres of sweetcorn. 250# of 9-23-30 thru the planter, 55 gal 0f 28% with herbicide after planting over the top , then 35 gal of 28% sidedressed just before tassleing.They aim for 300# nitrogen.



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RustyFarmall

06-18-2005 08:10:35




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 Re: another sweet corn question in reply to n9lhm, 06-18-2005 06:21:43  
Weeds will grow and flourish in just about any kind of soil, makes no difference if the soil is fertile or not. In fact, some weeds seem to prefer poor soil, and will do poorly if the soil is well fertilized. Corn, whether it is field corn, pop corn, or sweet corn, needs lots of nutrients, particularly nitrogen. You might try sidedressing the corn now, somehow or other make a furrow right next to the corn row and add fertilizer that is high in nitrogen. If the corn does well it will crowd out the weeds. Next year, broadcast dry fertilzer over the entire patch and incorporate it into the soil before you plant, and it is also a good idea to include a good soil insecticide at the same time.

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