7 Corn Growing Mistakes to Avoid

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Growing corn is one of the most classic summer activities you can imagine in the garden...but it's oddly difficult to do successfully! We've made just about every mistake growing it you can imagine, so skip through failure by avoiding these 7 mistakes.
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Not Planting Enough
01:11 - Spotty Germination
02:05 - Soil Preparation
02:46 - Improper Fertilization
03:31 - Watering
04:11 - Not Planting Deep Enough
04:56 - Untimely Harvesting
08:31 - Taste Test
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@epicgardening Жыл бұрын

Fertilizer we use on corn in a dilute mix: bit.ly/3PMMJaV

@cyclop1972 Жыл бұрын

Your next video on Safran is banned here in Germany. I guess they think you are talking about something else 🙄

@jamesstrickland833 Жыл бұрын

All of your content is amazing but doesn't always benefit those of us who are color blind. Are there any gardening tips that are practical for us? 90% of the time, it feels like I am guessing when to harvest.

@shoshanae3830 Жыл бұрын

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@bmotroll2768 5 ай бұрын

Hey I wondering if you tried something called the three sisters, it’s a Native American way to grow corn with beans growing up the corn as a trellis and squash at the base using corn as a shade sheet. I was gonna try it out by doing three or four staggered rolls of corn about ten inches apart and place the pole beans in between probably about five inches also staggered, and maybe only two squash plants on either side. If you tried it and have an idea on proper spacing could you let me in on it?

@rosesez3428 Жыл бұрын

My chickens benefited from my many corn mistakes and repaid me with eggs… so, it was alllll gooood. What little corn actually did grow well, was good too!

@AwesomestGreatestMostestFunny Жыл бұрын

Here's how I have succeeded with corn. Garden hose sprinkler on every other day for an hour, every other week "Fish Fertilizer" high in nitrogen, 50% Jobes solution every other week from the Fish fertilizer - Enjoy your lush ears of corn. (Pro tip, hand pollinate your ears just take the pollen at the tops of the stalks and rub into the fine hairs on the ears of corn).

@julesgoh Жыл бұрын

“Don’t be like that… don’t be like that…”. Love how you said it. Great advice Kevin! Wonderful encouragement not to waste food or overreact to a little damage to our produce🌽🌽🌽

@1810jeff Жыл бұрын

Also it's not a gross worm like a maggot it's a moth worm which basically just eats stuff that you would eat. It would be like throwing away rice because it has some small rice worms when you can just wash it and if you eat any worms it's whatever you're just eating something that fed on rice.

@JohnSmith-fq7hj 10 ай бұрын

@@1810jeffsadly in the west we are so used to our food looking perfect and throw away most stuff that is perfectly edible just might not look like a showroom example.

@babetteisinthegarden6920 Жыл бұрын

For the corn worms I put just a drop or two of mineral oil on the silks when they're turning brown

@1810jeff Жыл бұрын

I think it might also depend on the variety, I grew some bloody butcher dent corn in Southern California and the only type of worms I got were these tiny black and red caterpillars on like two out of 30 ears and they didn't really eat the corn as much as they just lived in the ear. I ended up just washing those ears and drying them out and it was like there never were any caterpillars on them.

@PaleGhost69 Жыл бұрын

It's so hot this year, when I harvested my corn it came popped.

@JustlittleolemeSuzi Жыл бұрын

First laughter of the day thankful for your two cents, lol

@BlehkMTL Жыл бұрын

Same here, mine was even buttered and salted

@jakemccann1487 Жыл бұрын

Cool comment

@robperkins2674 11 ай бұрын

It’s hot every year please

@PaleGhost69 11 ай бұрын

@@robperkins2674 Your uneducated opinion doesn't outweigh facts and data.

@originalwoolydragon8387 Жыл бұрын

You can hill corn, like you do potatoes, to anchor them into the ground better.

@dwrecktheanimal 8 ай бұрын

Biting into raw corn is the most farmer thing I’ve ever seen and I love it

@nanaleigh328 Ай бұрын

raw is the only way to eat corn. Yep, it's a farmer thing.

@lindseyc.blackwell2606 Жыл бұрын

I love that you are so generous, open, and nonjudgmental when it comes to sharing mistakes you've made. One, so we can all learn like you have, and two, so that you role model a chill easygoing attitude towards making mistakes in the garden. Like treating gardening as an experiment, you're gathering data about what does and doesn't work, and learning as you go. No reason to be ashamed or embarrassed! Just more to explore and get curious about.

@mattv5281 Жыл бұрын

Corn worms seem gross, but they are less likely to harm you than the pesticides commercial growers might use to eliminate them.

@stephaniebrasefield916 3 ай бұрын

Right, a little bug won't kill you. And as soon as you cook the corn. No more buggy problem. People don't realize how many bugs you eat from processed food from the big store. Or how many bugs are in your favorite chocolate bar.

@DanaMite Жыл бұрын

We tried to grow corn last year in a dry, sunny spot of our freshly burnt front yard (2020 Bear Fire), but failed to produce anything. After reading a bit on them being heavy feeders, my guys placed a small grouping to the side of our giant compose pile. They grew like weeds and the heat is near 93 daily. Water daily. Now the wind is knocking some over. I staked & tied up a few, so I hope we can get to harvest before Autumn. Super excited you made this video!!!

@that_auntceleste5848 Жыл бұрын

Every crop i plant gives me a meal or a lesson or both! My first corn crop this year was both. I'm going to do 3 things differently last year-- including harvest EARLIER! I waited too long and our corn got tough and not as sweet. Still fine boiled but not special. I appreciate your videos!

@stephaniehanuman-dale6279 Жыл бұрын

The squirrels love it when I grow corn🤣🌽 I hope to someday grow enough corn for my family and maybe the squirrels too🤗

@JohnSmith-fq7hj 10 ай бұрын

Lol I feed my backyard squirrels and didn't think about that when I started corn the first year they ate every single piece smh so unfortunately I can only grow Indian corn, ornamental maize but no sweet corn sadly but still I love the colors of the Indian corn.

@Dovey62 10 күн бұрын

@@JohnSmith-fq7hj I spray peppermint oil around. Half peppermint oil half water with a little soap added. They hate the smell.

@friklefrunk743 Күн бұрын

Im gonna try grow enough for my friends and family :) and i have always dreamed of walking thru a corn field lol like a hillbilly farmer Alien crop field type vibe

@connorr69 Жыл бұрын

Unless I’m missing something, corn being a grass doesn’t preclude it from being a grain- wheat, barley, oats, rye, and rice are all grasses and grains. I’m not an expert, but I think corn is as well

@eklectiktoni Жыл бұрын

yep

@TheSamba37 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, corn's definitely a cereal grain.

@JensNyborg Жыл бұрын

All '"real" grains are grasses. If it isn't a grass we call it a "pseudograin". So, yeah.

@drunkenkurage4123 Жыл бұрын

Considering that 'corn' used to be the catch-all term for grains, I think it counts haha

@OrtolanoByronBay Жыл бұрын

A grain is by definition a grass seed, so yes corn is a grain.

@vintagechalkboard3965 Жыл бұрын

I had a corn plant volunteer itself in my garden one year. I hand pollinated it and got good results. I broke off some of the pollen stems and brushed/ tapped them over the silks.

@valamaas Жыл бұрын

I like that tip! Thanks

@lorianderson2008 Жыл бұрын

At what point did you do that??

@vintagechalkboard3965 Жыл бұрын

@@lorianderson2008 Did you mean what stage of growth? The silks were still green. I did the hand pollination every day or every couple of days until the silks started drying or turning brown, about a week or so. I wish I had kept better notes.

@lorianderson2008 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll have to try that next year. I've had success hand pollinating my zucchini & yellow squash. I just don't have any pollinators this year!

@TheEbc123 Жыл бұрын

Great video covering important points. It’s worth mentioning that, like other crops, you can hand pollinate corn, you don’t have to rely solely on wind pollination (although that’s the easiest option). If you’re on a smaller can and have the time and attention, you can help out.

@williamsherry5009 Жыл бұрын

I did that last year with small paint brushes turned out fantastic

@bobbun9630 Жыл бұрын

@@williamsherry5009 That works, though with corn you can also just wait for a dry day when the air is still and gently shake the stalks. You can even just walk down the rows with your arms held out far enough to give each stalk a thump as you walk by.

@jenniferpayan4551 Жыл бұрын

I think its important to highlight that Mesoamerican cultures domesticated corn, a grass called teosinte over thousands of years. The cob was originally very small but over its evolution and years of human intervention it has grown extensively in size.

@chicopapapapachico321 Жыл бұрын

Haha. Oh ya! Corn practically never existed. And apparently they found out how to increase its nutrients by soaking the kernnels in lime or limestone, i forget which. Its called Nixtamal.

@batzzz2044 Жыл бұрын

No, no it really isn't. Why is it important? Why does it matter in any way who figured out something was edible? You all need to start doing things in your own life. I don't cling to Leif Erikson even though I am a direct descendant. We get it, you wish you were us. You are not though and that's ok.

@jenniferpayan4551 Жыл бұрын

@@batzzz2044 what are you talking about? I just stated a fact and you are saying it’s not important. The history of corn are for those who are interested in knowing and clearly you are not so why hate on others who simply wish to share? We should all try to learn about where our food comes from even more so now.

@jenniferpayan4551 Жыл бұрын

@@batzzz2044 Colonizer stop trying to diminish Indigenous achievements! We don’t want to be like you cause you are the destroyer of Indigenous life, cultures, languages, and so much more. Corn was one of the essential foods in Indigenous societies and simply just stating their scientific achievements triggered your colonizer state of mind. We don’t need to hear you diminish Indigenous peoples, we are still here!

@ewok7075 Жыл бұрын

@@batzzz2044 the projection lmao way to show your ignorance. You riled your self up so much lay off the political videos and news

@neilscole Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid and we had corn in the family garden, like almost every ear of corn had a corn worm and/or some undeveloped kernels at the top. The top got the chop and went to the compost pile. I suspect we didn't grow enough corn at a time and we grew it in rows, like pretty much the rest of our garden.

@chadmax4087 Жыл бұрын

It's corn, a big lump with knobs. It has the juice

@marywaters9302 Жыл бұрын

It has the juice!

@mmai1267 Жыл бұрын

This is great. We're heading into spring here in South Africa, so this was perfect timing for me. Thank you for all the tips!

@patcracker6383 Жыл бұрын

I ruined my first crop of corn by waiting too long (kernels were hard and tough), thank you for these tips as my second crop just started forming tassels.

@kevinroberts781 Жыл бұрын

When you see big ears of corn, pick one and taste it.

@KatesGarden Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video 👍 My corn is lacking nitrogen this year and quite stunted. I’ve got a big load of home made compost for next year which should make a big difference!

@downunderfulla6001 Жыл бұрын

Great growing tips. Corn has always been a challenge for me but I’m understanding it better each season

@Cindyd25 Жыл бұрын

Same. I suck at growing corn but I'm learning more and more each time.

@anniegaddis5240 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, you've earned my subscription and am going to share this on my FB page.

@valamaas Жыл бұрын

🇦🇺 Corn season starting soon. This video increased my chances of pulling the ears off great corn come January.

@squashit339 Жыл бұрын

I swear it's like you've been in my garden and know what videos I need and when I need them😂 my first round of corn didn't go well. Pollination was spotty and I believe we harvested too soon. We had a descent size plot so not sure why pollination was off. This 2nd round of corn we have probably a 25'x25' bed and the silks are drying and I've been stressing about when to pick it. I've kept track of days to maturity on the packaging and 9/7 will be 80 days (package says 80-100) Fingers crossed!!

@sabitboss Жыл бұрын

Hey Kevin... please give growing sugarcane a try someday, would love to see how you grow them.

@PaengrordPassionBlooms Жыл бұрын

Thank you for valuable info, i just learned something new, first time planting corn and actually going all in with it, I've planted some a few years back and completely neglected it!

@Dontstopbelievingman Жыл бұрын

I'm growing corn this year in a 2ft x 1ft trough (6 plants), and I figured I'd use this year to make mistakes and learn. I think I probably just don't have the space to grow corn, and our local weather might be screwing up pollination (too much rain despite being summer). I notice I have tassel ears happening, and the silks on one developing ear have fallen off despite the ear being undeveloped. I had no idea corn would be so hard to grow, but am loving your vids and your own journey, and learning a tonne. The more we can grow for ourselves, the better our chances of making it out of this recession alive. :p

@bobbun9630 Жыл бұрын

Refreshing to see someone actually discuss transplanting corn. Most videos I have seen that touch on the subject insist it's a no-no. I have transplanted for years though. At least on a small scale it solves the spotty germination problem nicely, though I am more likely to have for different reasons than the one mentioned in the video: I'm definitely not in Southern California, and wet soils can lead to the seeds simply rotting in the soil. It's worse in the spring when the soil may not be completely warmed up, but it can be a problem even with later planting. Birds can also be an annoyance for getting a good stand of corn.

@GrizzCraftCustoms Жыл бұрын

I agree in general about block planting, and do so almost every year- BUT this year on a whim I planted two plants each in three separate mounds (along with squash and beans), three different varieties of corn. I did this more for effect (was planning on buying my corn at a farmers market), not expecting good pollination- but providing visual interest. Not only did it all germinate & pollinate, but I averaged 4-5 fully pollenated and full-size ears of corn per plant. I was dumfounded.

@Shelby2880 Жыл бұрын

What variety?

@reallyright2431 Жыл бұрын

You planted the three sisters, carrots love tomatoes, it's a book,you read it, I know reading is a thing of the past, I don't watch tv.

@samanthavanscoder9536 Жыл бұрын

Im trying that this year