9 Tips for Growing Corn at Home 🌽🌽🌽

[@markmeyer9571]

Jenna is on target 🎯 every time! Sincerely this is the only Garden Channel anyone needs! If you want to get accurate information the first time🥕🌽✅ you’re in the right place!🫡🫡💪

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you so much, Mark!

[@markmeyer9571]

@@GrowfullywithJenna you’re most welcome Jenna! you’ve earned your High praise and recognition for all your research and hard work. In addition to your in-depth research you’ve added years of your own experiences. Soo many Garden channels are devoid of both! disseminating inaccurate information extremely incomplete, it’s embarrassing to even watch their videos… 🤦‍♂️but you dear..are a tier 1 operator I’m Mark Meyer, (Piney Springs Homestead)..in Beautiful West Tennessee, Stewart county, I built a 32 acre Homestead in the middle of Untouched forest .🌳I’m an accomplished heirloom vegetable grower🌽 my specialty is potatoes🥔 I teach seminars locally, using a modified Ruth Stout method, also container, and I developed my own trench method. 💯 organic 🥕😁 Keep it green and clean!

[@Returntothesoil]

She's amazing lots of great info! I watch Jenna and Garden like a Viking ALOT. Nate from Garden like a Viking is so informative and only talks about things he's actually grown or tried himself. I think him and Jenna are going to do a video together sometime. He has said they have talked about it. Can't wait for that one!

[@NoahMcintosh-z3b]

​@@GrowfullywithJenna ​@GrowfullywithJenna When you plant sweet corn in a block do you still need to hand pollinate or have you gotten good pollination with just planting the corn in a block? My growing space for the sweet corn is 48 feet long by 6 feet wide with 6 rows. I am growing my sweet corn in a block this year but i am not sure if i should hand pollinate them or planting them in that formation would give me good pollination without the need to hand pollinate. Thank you

[@FDDLERSGREEN]

This is the most thorough video on corn on the internet

[@DavidNewton-x5n]

I can't believe it; I looked at several other corn growing vids that very little useful information. Jenna is spot on, really does give valuable growing advice. Great vid Jenna.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@faustinmoumbe4451]

THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER WATCH ON CORN.MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT FROM CAMEROON.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@pattymcdonald6642]

I am brand new to growing anything. I do live in Ohio so I am so happy that I happened across your video today! Thanks!!

[@ricky-6657believe]

My parents were farmers in southern Arkansas until they sold the farm when I was a kid. My dad said they used to plant the pumpkins in-between the rows of corn a few weeks before harvest so that when the corn was done the pumpkins were just starting to take off.

[@renaldamarkos7913]

Yes. Pumpkin is a vine so it's the 3rd sister in the 3 sisters native American planting strategy

[@elliottoppenheim9871]

This is great! I am in Billings, MT so we'll plant late...maybe mid-May or even after Memorial Day. I enriched my soil with serious compost and then I'll use Alaska Fish Fertilizer.

[@TJ-vl2zl]

This woman is badass, she definitely knows a lot about gardening. So glad that she makes good videos, I've learned so much from her... thanks a lot ur awesome

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks!

[@boblanning1732]

Great video! I also enjoy interseeding pole beans into the rows when the corn is 12 to 24 inches high. This is a more efficient use of space and the beans are a legume. This year I'm considering trying to simulate the "three sisters" by also adding the occasional pumpkin/watermellon/squash not only for the fruit, but also for the natural ground cover. We shall see! I enjoy these videos Jenna, keep up the good work!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great tip!

[@verngib9041]

We planted a four sister garden: have planted corn plants, seed potatoes and bean seeds. We have a few squash plants we are gonna try. I was gonna try watermelon and a smaller leaf squash (as recommended by the google). My bigger squash will go into another bed.

[@kiravanderzanden]

@@verngib9041 You can plant potatoes under corn?? Oh this just opened up a world of possiblities!

[@KerriEverlasting]

Last year grasshoppers ate all the pollen. This year the sprouted seeds I planted have been carefully excavated and eaten by mice and rabbits. I watched your pitchfork voles episode and you didn't even lose this vegan. I'm just about ready to rip out the bunnies furry little throats with my bare teeth. Looking forward to yet another try! Thanks for the tips, you do a great job. 💖

[@KerriEverlasting]

@@ElectronicMusicUnderground I have a bunch of lazy rescue dogs. If I'd known I prolly would have got cats but my dogs would eat a cat so. Idk. Sometimes it seems impossible to get anything past the pests. I'm just a charity for wildlife 😭

[@KerriEverlasting]

@@ElectronicMusicUnderground one of my dogs gives hunting a half hearted go, another just gets in my raised beds and digs despite fencing. I can't do electric fencing, dirty looks seems to work a little lol you sound like you have it all together- why do you need gardening videos 😂💖

[@KerriEverlasting]

@@ElectronicMusicUnderground true true, lovely to meet you, have a great gardening day 💖😂

[@Javaman92]

HAHAHA this had me rolling. 🤣

[@robertaaOHIO]

Me too!!😅

[@stanfordwilliams6178]

Thank you, I'm in California. I just bought a pack on sweet corn plants from Lowes. Only store I could find any. This is my first time growing corn. I'm excited.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Exciting! Best of luck!

[@andrewislas7742]

You are so knowledgeable with sweet corn. Your clips have given me lots of confidences. Thank you

[@melodieduperron1252]

Great info reminded me of when my children were young when i heard "look mamma how big this 1 is" excellent to have the young ones in the garden learning where our veggies actually come from and how to grow for themselves

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

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[@rosenurse7687]

Jenna, you are the best! Thank you for sharing! I just enjoy watching your videos. You have encouraged me to be a better gardener. Happy gardening!!!!

[@Javaman92]

OMG I just got to the very end... snap twist.. what a good little helper. Enjoy Jenna, my youngest is in his mid 20s now.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

He was SO eager to help with this corn! If nothing else, I'll enjoy looking back at these videos when they're older 😀

[@TheBraveMiniHomestead]

This video! Finally! I’ve watched many other videos with very little information compared to this. Love it so much!!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@daviddecatur4190]

I found out that when I picked my corn late or in a drought and the corn was dried out too much I put them in my wheel barrow and filled with water for up to twenty four hours and they were just delicious !!., regenerated their water content

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Wow! That is good to know!

[@daviddecatur4190]

@@GrowfullywithJenna soaking corn in water for 24 hours also works for store. Ought corn that has been in fridge for over two weeks lololo thanks Jen

[@magsj2387]

Oh my gosh! I didn’t know you weren’t supposed to plant ornamental, sweet and popping corn together. That’s exactly what I did! Thanks Jenna for the his video. It’s keeping me on the right gardening path 😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share!

[@cynthiacollins2668]

The problem is mainly if you are wanting to save seed.

[@Javaman92]

It seems I am always smiling listening to you. No sooner than I think of something, you say it. This was yet another well presented video. And I think that is something, sure there are other channels on gardening, but your presentation is the best. So keep doing it. It's funny, I don't ever grow corn. You mention all the reasons. It's a heavy feeder, it wants water, critters LOVE it. It's one crop that I allow someone else with more room to grow and I will support them by buying their corn. 😀

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you! This means a lot to me. And I think your approach to corn is a great option for many folks- support the folks that do want to grow it by buying their corn!

[@chriswillock2177]

Just learned the snap twist trick watching you and your boy lol. Will teach my girls that this fall.

[@grounded_maritimers]

You’re a boss!! Love that you just took a big ‘ol bite outta that corn. So cool. I’m doing a three sisters bed this year. I’m excited to see what will happen. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Have fun with that three sisters planting!

[@jimfitzgibbon5492]

Jenna you explained the process to the tee. Many time a person must go from video to video. Yours was perfect . Plus being a very pretty lady is a plus. But yes this is my first Time with corn. I also have grown blackberry’s plants in grow bags. What I,m doing also Is pacing the grow bags in a kiddie pool with an inch of water so it weaks the water up. I Also put a small hole just above the one inch water line, in case of had rain. So it will not Fill up with to much water. I subscribed, thank you.

[@CPUDOCTHE1]

Good advice!. Sweet corn and green beans are my favorite things from the garden. We froze 15 gallons of green beans last year. When I pick sweet corn, I usually toss the ears out of the garden onto the yard and then go along with a wagon or side by side and pick up the corn. For several years, we sold sweet corn. We had one guy that would pick up 100 dozen several times during the season. In my area, sweet corn will tolerate frosts. I planted my first planting on St. Patric's day. It was a little early and I did not get a good stand but quite a bit came up. I will plant my second batch some time this week. Last year raccoons got all of my first planting.

[@TheSdecker2]

Your channel is so jam packed full of information. . So many videos are 90% fluff but not yours! Thanks Jenna!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Wow, thank you!

[@maryinwood7435]

I needed this video 4 months ago! My corn in containers experiment was a major failure (one small ear), I think she lack of proper feeding and also lack of proper watering while we were on vacation and our daughter was "in charge" of the container farm. Making notes for next year!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope your corn does awesome next year!!

[@philipehrmantraut1548]

Thank you first time corn growers 🎉🎉🎉

[@drdave611]

Well, our elevated bed corn experiment was a qualified success, partly due to your various suggestions about managing the wind. In particular, I made a frame around the bed which I could raise as the corn grew. It was clear that the frame saved the crop from the wind at least three times. We over-planted our 4' x 4' elevated (30" above grade) by about 25%, I think. We had about 70 stalks and next year, I'll limit it to 50 or so. The crowding had two effects: first, when the wind came, they stalks tended to get mingled and twisted so that pollination was tricky. Even though there was plenty of pollen, it was just not distributed evenly enough. But, most ears have been about 85-90% filled, which isn't too bad. The second impact of crowding was that it was difficult to reach in to do the fertilizing, earwig control, etc. Slightly bigger spacing will help this a lot. Our biggest threat, however, was the raccoon party that occurred about 2 weeks ago. They stole about a dozen ears the first night. I managed to get a decent electric fence up and the second night, they tried again, but didn't have as much success. Since then, they've been leaving it alone. Next year, we'll do much better. Bottom line: we will probably harvest about 50% of what we should, but for this first attempt at elevated bed growing, I think that is satisfactory, and the flavor is outstanding!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm glad to hear this! Well... not about the raccoons- but at least you deterred their efforts. And sounds like after what you learned this year, next year's harvest should be fantastic!

[@richardfrank9317]

Do you live in town, city, country? The live traps like Hav-a-heart baited with a can of tuna will catch the coon that want an entrée instead of a side dish

[@ceepark114]

I also grow corn in a raised bed. I pre sprout the seed then water lots while they are growing, along with fertilizer a few times during growing season. I plant the seeds about 4 inches apart from each other.

[@mrswiggles4790]

I just saved this video, thx! I plan to try friend again this year because last year was a disaster! The cucumber beetle ate everything!!! I’ve learned how to take care of them by ensuring my crop has what is needed-healthy plants and how to rid them with organic insecticide, I use diatomaceous earth. Thanks again, I’ll definitely reference this video especially on varieties.

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

Good morning Jenna. There's noting like homegrown corn. My favorite method of maintaining a sustainable pantry and stockpiling items long term for the whole family is what I consider to be the most practical, utilizing every type of food storage methods and technology available, both old and new. . Except for the fruits and vegetables that get canned, I keep perishable items like meat, poultry, fish, fruit, vegetables and dairy products in the refrigerator on a short term basis until I'm ready to use them for a big family meal - and for even longer term sustainable storage, a large separate freezer, which can store a half side of beef with plenty of room left over for homemade ice cream etc. . I'm considering upgrading to a walk-in freezer at some point.in the near future, if my plans to open a bed and breakfast come to fruition. Sometimes, however a nice round of cheese can do well for quite awhile on a pantry shelf at room temperature - and doesn't mind even if it has to stand there alone. Store bought canned goods get shelves.in the large pantry closet - several for canned meat like corned beef hash, spam and sandwich spread and another for canned vegetables Bread, rolls, grains, homemade pasta, cereals and the like are stored in special humidity controlled bins I order from Amazon Prime - which usually get delivered to my doorstep about an hour after I order them. . Stuff from the family garden and orchard, like onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower, cucumber, pumpkins, carrots, corn celery,, potatoes and yams, cherries, blueberries and strawberries get canned in Mason Jars and stored in the cool, root cellar of this wonderful rambling former farmhouse (circa 1867) I share with my extended blended family and several rambunctious dogs raised on table scraps from the some of the finest food from a plethora of sources both commercial and home based. . There's even a special separate "summer kitchen" which I converted to store butter and ice cream churns, pots, pans, utensils, extra storage containers, foil, bags, cutlery, and other meal related accoutrement. Out back in the woods, just beyond the big pile of wood I maintain all year, (for use in an antique woodstove I keep on hand, in case the power goes out) there's even an old rusting vintage still where my great grandfather made some of the finest corn whiskey for miles. Next to it is the rusting hulk of the Ford Model A he used to transport that powerful hootch by the light of the moon on soft summer nights to his eager customers in a tri-county area. Further into this verdant forest of mostly sycamore, oak, pine and scrub, runs a cool stream into which I occasionally cast a rod or net to catch some Brook Trout, Bluntnose Shiners, or whatever takes the bait (just earthworms for the most part). And yes, hunting season means wild turkey, deer, and even an occasional wild boar. Next week, I'm planning on filing for a permit to 3-D print a smokehouse in order to be able to create gourmet artisan handcrafted, beef, bacon, turkey, and beef stick jerky, which interested local merchants can private label for other people to share with their families and their family dogs. Unfortunately, I had to break the bad news to my free range hens today that due to expected egg shortages regretfully numbered are their days of laying a couple of eggs and then basically taking the rest of the day off with ranging privileges' within the parameters of a few very nice rural acres - parts of which are rich with fat grubworms. There's even a short dirt road between the main barn and the farmhouse which they're free to cross to get to the other side as often as they'd like. My rooster Ben overheard me and he ain't too happy either, knowing full well that due to oncoming egg shortages, he'll be "workin' overtime to make sure there's plenty of eggs for the family and I. .

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Good morning- and you are spot on... nothing like homegrown corn!

[@MrRKWRIGHT]

@@GrowfullywithJenna That's right. Have wonderful Labor Day.

[@dougandrews3285]

Thanks!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@davidmurley1863]

Thank you! I’m growing in Zone 9A in S. Central Florida I am constructing my little dream home on .66 acres of sand in a Forest. Think Rain Forest... 2” of some good dirt then sand. Just sand. Forest + Bio Char = good soil 😊🙏 Three sisters is my next/first planting. Lots of available wood… Hügelkultur for Watermelon Tilapia poop & pond muck for fertilizer. Your video was informative, without hype 😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

That sounds amazing! Enjoy your little slice of paradise!

[@belindadunne4312]

This video was so helpful and just what I needed, Im a beginner! We started corn in grow bags mid-July and its really happy. Your tips will give me a good chance for success. Thank you. :)

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I’m glad it was helpful, Belinda!

[@robinhoodusaoregon]

8:34 thank you 😊

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

I grow an heirloom flour corn that matures in 90 days - quick enough for me to grow 2 crops every year. It was landraced here in NE Oklahoma by the Osage nation over the course of several hundred years, so it is adapted to growing in extreme climate conditions. I've sent some up to Minnesota, so we will see how it handles zone 4! After our corn reaches waist height, we allow our ducks to patrol the corn patch - they weed, fertilize, and hunt the grasshoppers that would eat the silks before pollination can occur. They ALSO attack little critters like squirrels that would munch on the ears before they ripen. We are developing an insect repellant that should prevent the ear worms from getting into the ears - it was first designed to deter vine borer moths, and we are testing it against both this season.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I keep thinking about getting ducks... you may have convinced me!

[@photographartist]

Outstanding video. Thank you for an engaging and thorough presentation.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertaaOHIO]

Great video, Jenna So smart! I was not aware of the cross-pollination between the ornamental, popcorn, and sweet types of corn. Such good information. Thanks!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you, Roberta!

[@davidohst8459]

Wow the best video I’ve seen on growing corn! Thanks Jenna

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks!

[@ThatBritishHomestead]

i will be growing so much corn this year I love corn. It will be amazing to have so much to can and store for winter.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sounds great!

[@tednisbeth3088]

this Colorado farmer love your tips , thanks ,

[@lanettelawrence6308]

Thank You for your gardening knowledge. I live in NC but love and follow your garden techniques. Our clay is clay type as well. I am very much hooked on gardening and have been for years here in NC. I became physically unable to garden due to my lower back pain 2-3 years I couldn’t do anything with my garden but I left my leaves polo in my back yard in an area thanks to my yardman. I collected kitchen scraps at time from my church kitchen and piled that on my grass clippings ,ground fall leaves,shredded mail and rain and that sat a year. That happened 2 years o a row, that is the best soil ever. I constantly try this every year in the same small area and have the best soil. Finally😮 this will be my sweet potato area and I named it “Fred’s Patch”. I can’t wait to reveal the sweet potatoes in October /November 2022.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I love this so much! Not, of course, that you were in pain (I'm very sorry to hear this), but that something wonderful came of that time when you could not garden and now you have a patch with wondeful soil!!

[@margaret2222]

Great video with super information again. Thank you so much. I am growing sweet corn in a container here in Ohio. So far it is doing well.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear it’s doing well!

[@fhonerkamp7586]

Been watching your videos on all aspects on gardening . I like all the information you give and tips on gardening look forward to start my garden next year Thank You

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Best wishes for a wonderful garden next year!!

[@victorbonello7132]

Thanks a lot for that very useful information, i started planting corn only this year, very interesting plant, i am slowly getting there , ihave about 20 plants, so pleased to have about 10 cobs so far , hoping for some more. Most interesting video keep up your good work, watching from MALTA eu.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Best wishes for a tasty corn harvest!

[@kevincrain7499]

You are the most knowledgeable person iv'e ever listen to when talking about corn. What a wonderful presentation you gave. I'm eager to watch more of you video's , this one being the first. Thank you

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Wow, thank you!

[@Ash-xx5zd]

Absolutely helpful. Thank you. Covering topics others don't cover and then causes confusion and frustration with newbie gardeners...eg me. I will definitely follow your fertilization advise! Thank you. Hopefully it remains available for free in the future!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I’m so glad it was helpful!

[@eldersamuel340]

Thanks alot Jenna .You are the wo-man.Thanks alot for the wisdom and knowledge..

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!!

[@robertadcox8419]

Hi Jenna, my soil is a light loam so I have to make sure that the planting depth is correct. I generally plant aroun 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches. If you plant too shallow the root development of corn will be hindered and the plant will have poor vigor. Great video!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great point- planting depth is very important!

[@mommadiane7312]

Great video! I will try growing in 20 gal containers this year. Wonderful teaching your son to harvest corn!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Best of luck!

[@sonyasibongga4487]

Wow, nice looking corn 😊 Thank you for all the tips..I appreciate it much…God bless 🙌

[@jamescohn4268]

Wow. Everything I didn’t do. Now there is no question why. Thanks.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad I could help

[@TJ-vl2zl]

Dang that's a big corn garden. I tried to grow some last year it didn't work out I didn't know how to feed them.. but I just learned so much from you..thank u so much

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope your corn does well this year!

[@TJ-vl2zl]

@@GrowfullywithJenna thanks doll..

[@blacksinglemomhomesteadont6454]

I really enjoyed your video. I'm a new gardener and all in. I've never grown corn before successfully but after watching your videos I think I'm more confident now to try it again. I'm thinking of either a 4x6 area in full sun surrounded by hardware cloth or pallets to keep predators out or in grow bags/feed bags and surrounded by a 4 or 5ft fence with a gate. I had a raccoon problem but have since installed cattle panel around my screen but I still have squirrels, birds, chickens and rats that I'm concerned about. I've subscribed. You're now my corn guru. :-)

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'm glad to hear this- I really hope you try again and I wish you the very best of luck!!

[@smallgardenbounty]

Thank you for the corn info! We struggled with soil contamination and our corn didn't do well. But I'll be implementing your advise next year!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You are welcome. I'm sorry to hear you had to deal with soil contamination- best of luck moving forward!

[@amylopez795]

You are so knowledgeable I love it. ❤️ Thank you for sharing what you know with us.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you, Amy!

[@alicewhitley6441]

Thank you for this video. I will be planting corn memorial day weekend! I'm excited to give it a try for the first time.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy planting!

[@alicewhitley6441]

@Growfully with Jenna Thank you Jenna!

[@tanikahall5302]

Thank you for the info! Now I can hopefully grow a sweet yellow corn and a sweet white corn in my back yard. ✨With space and timing requirements of course 😊

[@JBNetBreaker]

It's a good video when it makes you want to get out there and start planting, which is the case for me.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear it!!

[@markkallstrom5672]

Kallstrom Sweet Corn here in Ephrata , Washinton . Washington state in 2021 produced 1 ; 1,570,000,000 lbs of sweet corn , the highest sweet corn producing state in the U.S.A. , This is a great video . We plant up to 24 times a year between March & July providing our local communities with delicious sweet corn here in Central Washington .

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Wow! That is a lot of plantings (and a lot of sweet corn)!

[@andrewmeyers605]

Thank you so much for the video im looking to do a square yard sweet xorn garden next year

[@joanstrunk4715]

Great video! We’re gonna try corn this year for the first time. Thanks for the great tips!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Have fun!

[@emkn1479]

Great info. We get hit terribly by those worms and will definitely be implementing your tips next year….never used to happen 🤷‍♀️Sometimes it’s easy to forget that those plants we’ve always planted could be done better (fertilizer!). Also, the first time I learned about cross pollination it blew my mind. But once I thought about it, we’re eating the seeds when we eat corn, so it makes sense that it would show itself in the same season, unlike other plants like squash where we save the seeds and get mutants the following year.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Sorry to hear about the worms- they seem to be worse some year than others- I think this was a bad year for them! And you're spot on about the corn pollination- great way to explain it!

[@sometimessnarky1642]

Only time I ever grew corn I had those black beetle things in the ears that I picked. I'm sure the worms had been there too but I only saw the beetles. I cried so hard as I saw the half eaten corn that I had managed to keep safe from deer by a combination of a three foot fence and shooing them away in the early morning with my dogs "before the sun is up" potty time.

[@bobmiller9967]

Thanks for info I start corn in 4 inch plastic cups and plant thru weed fabric and use diluted urine for N ! I also use straw mulch to conserve water . I use rv filter to remove chlorine from city water ! I hate weeding !

[@Skydiss]

I was looking for this. So much information. Thank you!

[@williamaber2791]

A lot of great information here. I'm saving this to refertence for next year. THanks

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

Excellent video and advice! I may just give corn another try. Thanks for the inspiration 💚

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope you do!

[@milkweed7678]

Excellent job! Like you I was born in the middle of a corn 🌽 field here in IN in zone 6a. I think my dad wrapped me in corn leaves. I plant my last corn July 15-20. Silver King 82 days has worked great. It is ready in 65 days. The heat really shortens the days. One thing I would add is don't plant those 65-68 day corns that are about 4.5 feet tall. They are terrible and heat destroys them especially if planted later. I use an old vacuum cleaner and bright light to control the raccoons, etc. Use to be canning factories, before my time, around here. They say the main variety around here was Country Gentleman. Great video!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I'd love to hear more about your vacuum cleaner/light setup to scare away raccoons!

[@milkweed7678]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Had to buy another one this year at the flea market. The oldest one died. So I have two. They said let's see if it picks up dirt and I said after the test that all I want is the noise. Don't care if it picks up anything. The more shrill the better. I have a couple extension cords hooked up running to the garden. Use a multiple plug in thing. I put the light on one end shining down the rows and the vac on the other. I put the light on top of a plastic container. Of course the light has a cheap metal silver half globe. Put the vac on it's back on the other end. Run them all night. If it's going to rain I put the light on something to hold off the ground and cover it with the clear container with a weight on top and it shines right through the rain. (put the vac in the barn) could use two lights. Any cord connections are off the ground and covered. I have run two vacs on bigger planting with one on each end. Never had any problems since doing this for many years now.

[@loristricklin7627]

@@milkweed7678 I just love your description of the old and loud vacuums for the garden!!!!! Not only is it a great way to give an appliance a new life but to control varmints without poisons or traps.

[@markkristynichols845]

Jenna this is such perfect thing! I have planted fall corn and they just started to tassel and I didn’t realize I needed to water an inch each week! Thanks for this! ❤️ ya sis, Kristy in Missouri zone 6b 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh good! Best wishes for a bountiful harvest!

[@Hillbillyhen313]

I have struggled with growing corn this year I did something diff I sectioned off the area I was gonna plant my corn and over winter I let my ducks and geese work the ground - their poo is high in nitrogen so I figured it worth a try and this year I actually have a full crop - before never got past knee high so I’m figuring the duck trick helped a lot - I have noticed the ears arnt getting full so gonna get in there weed the rows and water more (yes I listened to your video lol) but my birds I feel did help a lot and less work on me -

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear you had good results with this!

[@emdeejay7432]

Great video! So informative, I like he organic pesticide recommendations. I wanna get that bacillus stuff.

[@charlieellenburg3465]

Thank you for taking time to make a video. This is my first year planting corn and i Planted 8 rows 250 ' each row. 200 feet total. I have a lot critters on my farm and hopefully I planted enough to feed them and at least get one supper out of it. Lol. Thank you for your info. Do u use organic or synthetic fertilizers

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Critters always a challenge! Best wishes for great harvest. I only use organic fertilizers in my garden.

[@paulsherrod1365]

Ears through the years! Jenna have you tried raised beds for corn? You answered my question later in the video ,thanks.

[@rachelgalus]

Sweet Corn is on my list to try next year!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear it, Rachel!

[@JulesGardening]

Good stuff. Actually got by with whiskey barrel corn in 2021. Did the block system this year. On the raccoons, you can surround your bed with winter squash. Their paws are very sensitive and they do not like working through the prickly spines on the vines. :) Of course they are smart and sometimes starving. :) Did you plant the sunflowers thinking bird trap crop? Just curious.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great point! I often end up doing this unintentionally, just because both corn and squash take up so much room, I typically plant them near eachother and the squash grows all through and around the corn. But you're right- it won't stop a staving raccoon! The sunflowers were all accidents- volunteers that I couldn't bring myself to pull out. Do you have issues with birds getting into your corn? It would make for an interesting experiment!

[@JulesGardening]

@@GrowfullywithJenna I do not, and the zinnias and sunflowers keep the golden finches satisfied. We rarely see crows in the yard. Could be the dogs. I don't know.

[@ArnoldScott-gv3wf]

I love your video, and I miss the state of Ohio, I grow up in Zanesville as a hid, I now live in Mexico!

[@lindag4484]

Thank you! I'll be growing sweet corn for the first time, next year, and welcome these tips. Any suggestions for variety? Your favorite? Great informative video!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad to hear you're going to give sweet corn a try, Linda! I'm constantly trialing new varieties, but for sweet corn, my all time favorite is one called 'Wild Violet'. I've also really enjoyed 'Eden', 'Temptress', 'Essence' 'Simply Irresistible' and 'Inferno'.

[@lindag4484]

Thank you! I will be growing "Wild Violet" next year and will be getting my seed and "Sweet Corn Alive" fertilizer from Gurney's. (Zones 3-9 and I'm in 5b) I'm really going to coddle it as I'm devoting one 4' x 8' raised bed for the corn and I only have 5 of those beds, a15 gal grow bag for Pusa Asita carrots, and a Greenstalk for my salad greens. @@GrowfullywithJenna

[@Stu-Vino]

Very useful video, thank you. I'm in the UK and am growing corn for the first time this year. I really hope it's a success, as friends of mine who've done it say it tastes phenomenal compared with shop-bought corn 🙂

[@richardfrank9317]

Corn, Tomatoes and Peas, in my opinion, are the three things, that once you grow them and eat them fresh, can't be matched by anything from the store.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Best of luck!!

[@wblack751]

Thanks again for another great video. I don't know if you remember I asked about a month ago why my corn was tough and had no flavor (left in to long). It's a shame as this was the first year I grew corn and it did great and I had a bumper crop. I put composted manure under each row and watered about once a week once the ears started to come on. Oh well, the deer and the crows got a nice treat !!!! I'll know better next year. Hopefully this wasn't just beginners luck. If your looking for more video ideas maybe you can talk about wire worm control ? My root vegetables do ok but would be much nicer with out the damage they cause. I hope you and your family have a great holiday weekend !!!!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh, that is a shame! But I'm glad it did well overall and I doubt it was just beginners luck. Knock on wood- wire worms are not something I've had to deal with here, so I don't have any personal experience. I do find them in my soil, but I don't think I've got enough of them to cause any noticeable damage. But as soon as I say that, I'll have an infestation next year 😆... so maybe I better start researching control methods now!

[@thx3188]

I planted on the 5th of July this year. Of the 18 seeds I planted I got sprouts from 13 and 2 of them triple stalked, so I ended up with 17 total in the end after all. The season went mostly fantastic except for some ants that started farming aphids on them just after tasseling but I stuck to blasting them off with the hose twice daily and the local ladybugs have taken up residence! Outside of a few gigantic earwigs I haven’t seen much else since and I’ve got about 15 or 16 ears at least partially developed at this point with a few more just starting to poke out of the foliage. I was surprised by the number of multi-ear stalks with one even sprouting 3 cobs!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Very cool! What variety did you plant?

[@Eric-dv5ru]

Awsome video. My son wanted corn this year in our garden and the wife wants ducks. This was a great stop for the corn. Keep up the good work fellow ohioan!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Best of luck with both corn & ducks!

[@davidaleshire4292]

Hello, Jenna. I loved this video, and I followed up with watching your Container Corn video. I was wondering, with regards to companion planting and feeding, since beans are a nitrogen fixer, would beans be a good thing to plant in containers with corn, or would that be too much for one container? Asking for the raccoons that will likely have the butter and salt at the ready. 😆

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Haha- your raccoon comment 😆. But yes- you could certainly do some beans in with the corn- but keep in mind the beans are not going to fulfill all of the corn's nitrogen needs- you will still want to add some supplemental food.

[@davidaleshire4292]

@@GrowfullywithJenna Excellent. Thank you. The raccoons will be thrilled.

[@oldvillagefarm1348]

Great tips Jenna! Thanks! 😊

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks for watching!

[@JulesGardening]

Thanks Jenna!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Happy to share!

[@_SunRa_]

Wow your corn looks amazing! That colour! What varieties of sweet corn are you growing? Thanks. I need a larger area to grow more corn next season. Well done your channel is really good!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks! This year I’m growing a new trial variety - not released to the general market yet, but very similar to the variety ‘Wild Violet’.

[@crazycarl00]

I am super stoked to have a handful of corn seeds coming up healthy. I planted "Martian Jewels" back in late-April/early-May in zone 7b and they're all taking off. I also have some volunteers from the dried corn I was putting out to distract the squirrels. No idea what's going to come up there, but it looked like regular old yellow sweet corn of some type.

[@Mainly-boy-outdoors]

I live in Maine and we just had a cold front cross the state I have never seen a cold front cross the state in late may before. last year at this time I was breaking a sweat just planting.

[@yaakovkabasoyisrael8852]

Hello great video unfortunately I was late finding it. Question: First time planting corn, so I planted 3 different types of sweet corn together what can i expect to happen? Thank you for explaining thoroughly.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

It's hard to say-- you may luck out and get very little cross pollination. The worst case scenario is that you end up with corn that very much resembles field corn in taste in texture-- low sugars and a tough texture. It's still edible-- just not that good!

[@BGGJ1]

“Yo! Look how big this one is Maama!” ❤ aww

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

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[@ceepark114]

I pre-sprout the corn seeds for a few days before planting. My problems are elk, deer, birds. I cover the seeded area with a cover cloth to protect from birds and voles in the beginning. Once the seedlings are about 5 inches high I remove the cloth.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Great tips!

[@FatNebraskaMom]

This is a great video. Lots of science. I Iike it.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thank you!

[@doyourbest.9554]

I planted sweet early corn in mid August here in North Georgia...just to see if I can get a fall harvest.

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

I hope you do!

[@doyourbest.9554]

It was awful...I think the seed was bad...or having real warm soil may have caused mold on the seed.

[@rayvin357]

The critters absolutely know the morning you are going to pick the corn and tomato --that perfectly grown red tomato!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

They DO!!

[@peterwong1231]

Great content Jenna. Two questions. What varieties of sweet corn do you plant? With the issue of watering, do you use drip irrigation or do you hand water?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks, Peter. I typically just use a large overhead sprinkler to water my corn plots. Drip irrigation would be awesome- just run a line up each row, but unfortunately I don't have a great set up to do this. Regarding varieties of sweet corn, I'm always trialing new varieties but my all time favorite is one called 'Wild Violet'. I've also really enjoyed 'Eden', 'Temptress', 'Essence' 'Simply Irresistible' and 'Inferno'.

[@amberatwood]

So on the "pink" sweet corn as my little girl was calling it (she saw the picture) would you grow the variety again? I've never grown corn I live in Idaho and we have corn fields EVERYWHERE! So I haven't made the leap, but I am mapping out our new garden and I am wanting to do my own corn. I think the colorful sweet corn would be fun to eat and motivate my picky toddlers to eat. Just curious if you have some favorite varieties in each of the categories that you'd recommend? Glad I found your channel!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Probably not. It's very similar to my favorite 'Wild Violet' which is also lovely, but Wild Violet has better eating quality (you can see a bit more about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2LKkptseNVsgac As far as favorites in each category, you're in luck 😁, I've got an entire playlist devoted to this topic: kzbin.info/aero/PL4zzslvkscX3tga7YPXDgyTZL3ge5wMI9

[@johnjude2685]

Great video Lady and rat-coons do know when. Good to see your helper growing fast. Thanks

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Thanks, John! Yes- he's growing like a little weed!

[@MsHollister6]

I’m so thankful to have your insight in zone 6a. We are in Pittsburgh and can use all your information. I tried corn last year but only 4 stalks. They did pretty well with hand pollinating. But then…… I believe a raccoon dined on them one night. The little bugger peeled back the stalks and chomped away like a human eating all the ears of corn. 😢 Not quite sure what I’m going to try this year as a deterrent. 🤔

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Oh those raccoons are stinkers!!

[@gabrielruvalcaba2310]

You guys grow with higher quality than the others... I am thinking of growing some weed.. Should I mix my soil of the way you do.. ..

[@scottleininger6201]

Awesome video Jenna. What was the name of that colorful type of corn?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

The colorful corn in this video was a trial variety which was never released for market, but is very similar to one of my favorite varieties 'Wild Violet'

[@onetrick.pony1]

Great content well delivered! Any tips on saving sweet corn for seed?

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You would want to grow an open pollinated (not hybrid) variety and ensure that it does not cross pollinate with any other corn so that your saved seed will be true to type.

[@gregmeissner9960]

A wealth of information, thanks!

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rezayaseri2790]

Thank you very much, 💚💚🌽🌽

[@GrowfullywithJenna]

You're welcome!