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Just planted 1 row of sweet corn in the garden. If it dosen't come up I'll try again. Some years it works, some years it dosen't. Too cold this time last year. This is in W SC. Probably the big corn farmers with center pivots in the E part of the state where they are also 400 feet lower in elevation have planted already, but I haven't been there to see.

KEH
 
Dad tried that once, many years ago- had a real nice warm stretch in February, ground warmed up and dried out nicely, and he figured nothing ventured, nothing gained. Around here, usually plant in early May, and corn should be "knee high by the 4th of July". Weather stayed reasonably warm, and they had corn on the cob on the 4th.
 
KEH,

I've always understood that you would get very poor pollination on a single row of corn. It has always been my understanding that it would be better to plant two or three short rows as opposed to one longer row. But then again, you know how "always understood" goes don't you? Sometimes we learn stuff as youngsters that later turns out to be half or less true.

Have you ever had any problems with pollination?

Good luck with your corn.

Tom in TN
 

Su and most Se varieties can be planted when field corn goes in. Sh2's and especially the Augmented Sh2's need warmer temperatures, 60F in the early morning @ a couple of inches down at a bare minimum. At those temps they'll sit there a while before they emerge.

You can plug the stuff in the ground right when you have min temps and the stuff you plant a week or two later will mature right on top of or before the earlier planted seed. The added ground temperatures will spur growth along that much.

Since corn is self pollenating you have a better chance of all silk receiving ample pollen by having rows next to each other. Effectively cross pollenating each other.
 
better to plant sweet corn in a block formation rather than a single row.
ie: 1 40' row becomes 4 10' rows
 

No problems last year with pollination. I plan to plant an additional row. Rows are oriented North-South and the Southerly winds might spread pollen along the row.

KEH
 
A nice sweet corn patch is 100 feet long and about 36 feet wide. Plant in 36 inch rows.
Make your first planting 30 feet (30 plants) long, 12 rows / That will give you easily 400 ears of corn. Add the second planting on the downwind end 12-14 days later. Another 360 seeds.MI usually plant a different variety each time. Watch your maturity days. You don't want a short maturity following a long one.
Wait until the soil temp is over 62 degrees.
 
I planted some brocolli and spinach today here in east central KY.
Maybe Corn next week. Maybe too early but worth a shot at some early corn and such.
 
block..as in squared off instead of one long row...more plants closer together ensure better pollination.
 
Always plant 4 rows for best pollination. That's what I do here in Oconee County. Plan to plant tomorrow if I can.
Richard
 
A single row wont produce as well as if planted in a square area as most of the pollination comes from a nearby stalk. Read the directions on the pac.
 
I plant two varieties, early and late- in three rows, half of each row for each variety, so I have two blocks end to end, if you get my drift.
 
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