Growing Sweet corn, also corn,maize

Zea mays, var. rugosa : Poaceae / the grass family

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(Best months for growing Sweet corn in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Sow seed

Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 61°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 8 - 12 inches apart
Harvest in 11-14 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): All beans, cucumber, melons, peas, pumpkin, squash, amaranth
Avoid growing close to: Celery.

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31 Dec 22, William (USA - Zone 7a climate): What is the recommended type sweet corn to grow in zone 7a?
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05 Jan 23, Anonymous (USA - Zone 5a climate): More about finding a variety you like. Some corns are starchy and some really sweet.
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20 Nov 22, Pam Thies (USA - Zone 9b climate): Zone 9b can corn be started in ghse. and transplanted into outside raised bed?
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04 Dec 22, (USA - Zone 9a climate): Transfer when about 6' high.
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19 May 22, Mike (USA - Zone 9a climate): How much 33-0-0 Nitrate should I use on my sweet corn per 100 ft of row? My rows are pretty big, so I would say the corn is at least 2 feet apart from row to row. That said should I plant at the bottom of the rows, or closer to the plants? Thanks.
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24 May 22, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is the 33-0-0 the NPK of the fertiliser? If so I would use a more balanced fertiliser 12-15N, 3-6P, 8-15K. Grow your corn to about 1.5 feet and then run a handfull down each side covering about 4-5' with each handfull. Then hill the soil up around the plants - new roots will grow and help stabilise the plants. If you want to fertilise before planting don't use 33N - it will burn the roots of new germinating plants. Spread the fertiliser over about 1' of the row width and rake/dig it into the soil before planting seeds.
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18 Mar 22, Elise Blanchard (USA - Zone 7b climate): Is it too late to plant corn here in zone 7b?
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19 Mar 22, Elder (USA - Zone 7b climate): No, to be safe succession plant. Starting late Feb. thru Mar.
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30 Jan 22, Margaret Hefner (USA - Zone 10b climate): Everything wonderful to you and yours for 2022 and following! Wow, I was getting frustrated to find an endeavor that produced something that I can read, use, understand, not mis-understand... y'all are my new champions (as if champions ever get old). Welcome back, and glad to discover you, Margaret in Baja January 30! I have the whole year to be able to appreciate you!
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10 Aug 21, Saeed & Amina Hashmi (USA - Zone 10b climate): can i grow corn in planters?If, yes any recommendation on planter size and number of corn seed per planter. I have very small area in backyard with very sandy soil and nothing grows there easily.
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