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Lord Viykor
 Post subject: Sweet Corn
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:21 pm 
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Picked up some sweet corn today, later this week I'll be building a new raised bed for them to go in. Have to think about what else I can throw into the bed to keep them company.

Maybe some onions and shallots.

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 Post subject: Re: Sweet Corn
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:29 pm 
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Some gurus suggest waiting until the corn is about a foot high then planting peas so that the corn doubles as a climbing pole for the peas. I haven't tried it, but am keeping it in mind to try one day.

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 Post subject: Re: Sweet Corn
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4:31 pm 
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Granny Smith wrote:
Some gurus suggest waiting until the corn is about a foot high then planting peas so that the corn doubles as a climbing pole for the peas. I haven't tried it, but am keeping it in mind to try one day.


That could be worth trying.

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 Post subject: Re: Sweet Corn
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:17 pm 
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Peter Cundall says grow cucumbers up corn! Good companion planting apparently.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:34 pm 
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Plant the corn in a small furrow. Then you can back fill over the second set of roots. Its also a heavy feeder.

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 Post subject: Re: Sweet Corn
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:43 pm 
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The American natives would grow corn, beans and squash together. The squash grow around on the ground keeping the soil cool acting like a mulch, the beans would grow up the corn stalks and the nitrogen fixing roots would feed the nutrient hungry corn. They called them the "Three Sisters".

If you were growing the cucumbers up the corn I would think you might need to keep the fertiliser up to them.
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 Post subject: Re: Sweet Corn
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I've heard of that "three sisters" thing Stretch... Thanks for the reminder..

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Granny Smith wrote:
Some gurus suggest waiting until the corn is about a foot high then planting peas so that the corn doubles as a climbing pole for the peas. I haven't tried it, but am keeping it in mind to try one day.

Faye wrote:
Peter Cundall says grow cucumbers up corn! Good companion planting apparently.

They both sound great - will try them first chance I get

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I'll have to give three sisters a go to. :hello:

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dufflight wrote:
I'll have to give three sisters a go to. :hello:

Ther perfect smiley for that - hilarious !!

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