How to Grow Corn in Small Spaces!

Learn how to grow corn in small spaces with this innovative double row technique! Join us in the Lazy Dog fam as we plant sweet corn in a limited area using a smart method that maximizes yield. Subscribe for more gardening tips and tricks!
0:17: 🌽 Optimal planting window for sweet corn in South Georgia explained.
2:25: 🌽 Advantages of double row planting for sweet corn in limited space and with drip tape.
4:51: ⏳ Challenges of hand-planting corn seeds in small spaces
7:22: 🌽 Planting sweet corn using drip lines and pre-plant fertilizer in double rows for efficient growth.
10:04: 🌽 Optimal spacing and irrigation for growing sweet corn varieties with a longer processing window.
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[@jawick]

We grow commercial corn on 36 inch double rows. Glad to see you join the party.

[@saltydawghomestead]

Trav said, don’t be talking to me about that dang pvc planter thing! Hahaha! I laughed so hard brother!

[@B3ASTM0D3.]

I got a few rows of golden bantam emerging. I live in zone 7. South Jersey. It’s been a rough start for my first set of seed. I think half died because of the messed up temps. Planted 2 rows in may 1st but encountered some frost. Then replanted all 8 rows by hand again on may 12th. Got a few up that I see now. Once they are a foot long I’ll start my 2nd treatment on 15.0.0

[@waynephillips2777]

I prefer to use my Hoss Seeder. I'm too old to crawl around all day. Looking good Travis!

[@leviritchey22]

Raquel Augmented super sweet i just dropped em in the furrows 250 nkw we wait and hydrate

[@elainedegoede6276]

Love sweetcorn ❤ Love your way of gardening very much and pray you will have a bumper crop this season. 🙏💕

[@peggyridgeway7928]

i agree with you that pipe thing is crazy i tried it for about 5 minutes i can do it faster by hand dropping may drop to many some times but thats ok i get more corn. i am 83

[@deepnature6117]

I used your double row method on drip tape from your advice last year due to garden space. So far it’s working great. Planted peaches and cream. It’s up 12 inches. Injected first round of blue stuff and have hilled it with Chilean Nitrate. Hilled with an iron tooth rake. 15 mil tape with 6 inch emitters. I like that the water kind of ditches in the valley between the 2 corn rows now after hilling on each side the row. I plan on alternating injecting every 2 weeks with blue and Chilean until tassel starts forming.

[@duncand5148]

Three years running I’ve planted Serendipity. Really like it, so I’m probably going to plant it again.

[@magarna1545]

I grew silver queen last year. Doing it again this year. Last year was a first for me so hope I’m more successful this year!

[@Thetimecapsuletx]

I got silver queen planted too. It’s my favorite!

[@magarna1545]

@@Thetimecapsuletx the kids and I picked some right off the stalk and ate it and it was delicious. Definitely looking forward to it again.

[@marthakemp127]

I'm growing peaches and cream! Delicious flavor

[@shae263]

Silver Queen for us, northern California

[@joelhenderson5404]

My plate plants them about a foot apart some a little closer but over all a foot!

[@marksexton1340]

Interesting thing I heard, from an old guy I worked with, he happened to be native American, who grew up in a farming community, he says 3 drops of olive oil, in the top of the corn, where the silk is, deters worms and bugs... I may try it this year.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Probably works. Just would take a while.

[@karchvs]

I started my corn indoors, Obsession. i planted those puppies about 2 week ago when they were 5 inches tall in the side of drip, 6 inch emitters alternating side to side. Sprinkled little high N fertilizer and added manure & compost. The area was covered fall and winter with DeWitt pro. I am gonna fold the fabric between the rows held down by a few bricks. Never grew corn b4, but the farm in the edge of my little town grew this variety, best corn ever. will let you know how it goes. After setting out all these little corn plants, whew, I can see why people use tractors! since they are on drip, the last 1/3 of the rows will be sugar baby watermelon, and save cantelope seedlings, Candy var

[@timfetner8029]

My fenced garden isn’t ready this year so I’ll be planting corn in 25 gal grow bags. To get a head start I germinate my corn in Solo cups under grow lights and heat mats and will hand plant into the grow bags. Using Bodacious seed this year since that is what I had. Can’t wait for harvest time - fresh corn is my favorite!!

[@lsherylc2524]

Love ❤️ your channel and style. Using raised beds about 5 x 8 with drip tape wondering about row spacing for me. Yep ! Backyard gardener.

[@LazyDogFarm]

You could probably get away with three single rows in a 5'x8' bed, or maybe two double rows.

[@lsherylc2524]

@@LazyDogFarm Thank you for your reply! I was just going to go every six inches along with the drip tape ,on either side with maybe a foot in between... too close? Lots of folks just do it " square foot garden style. thanks for the tips on water and fertilizer etc. So helpful!

[@jmac3163]

Totally agree about the pvc pipe. I planted Temptress sweet corn mid March. It then proceeded to rain about 5 inches over the next couple of weeks. Corn still germinated good, but I got behind on weeds and fertilizer due to soggy ground. Just starting to get caught back up. Corn is now 10”-12” tall now. I may try the double row next year if weather permits. Really like your videos.

[@BustinRootz]

Number one today baby. And it’s CORN DAY

[@outsidestuff4867]

That’s a bit corny 🤣

[@LowcountryGardener]

I'm growing that Eden corn that you grew in a 4 x 8 raised bed this year. My first time trying to grow corn, so hoping everything goes well. I did get them planted in the middle of March and they are about a foot tall.

[@FMNsocial]

Planted in double rows like you suggested last year and got quite a good harvest, despite probably not fertilizing enough. This year, I couldn't decide so I'm going with a few repeats of last year: Honey Select, Revelation, Serendipity, and then trying Evolution, and Cafe. All Synergistics, so hopefully won't matter if they cross-pollinate a little, but the plan is to stagger planting based on DTM anyway. It caused more than a few headaches last year, but after making an entire Excel spreadsheet comparing the varieties this year, I caved and just got all 5 types 😂

[@AirsoftM60]

I did the double row planting from one of your previous vids and had a bumper crop of Solstice sweet corn!!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Awesome!

[@Sunnylane02174]

I needed this video! I’m looking to grow corn for the first time!

[@lisafahrner8257]

I planted my corn in February here in SW Florida it looked amazing until I killed it off. I was so heartbroken I could have cried. I’m new to growing corn and I sprayed it in the heat of the day so, I started over last weekend.

[@jtharp9265]

Just start over , Good luck ,at least your growing your own food . God bless you Mrs j Montgomery County, Texas 🙏

[@littlegreen5845]

Wait till fall to replant. October November. Too hot for corn now.

[@BrianM-44041]

Here in ohio we dont get the worms, but half the crops get smut (ergot fungus). The purple death for sweet corn. I guess its a delicacy in mexico but here in ohio its just a pain in my 6.

[@mikedaniell213]

As a experiment I used push planter to plant a double row. Seemed to work great. Waiting for germination.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I was worried that the metal piece that covers the seed would scratch on my tape.

[@DavidBrown-vx6fb]

I grow peaches and cream and soltice

[@iwanttobelieve5970]

I’m hoping to successfully grow corn by request from my granddaughter. I’ve had squirrels run off with my seedlings and had bunnies eat the seedlings. I still have a raised bed I need to assemble. I have two varieties. Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

Usually if I start indoor and then transplant the squirrels leave them alone.

[@davesrvchannel4717]

If I could keep raccoon and opossum out of my corn, I’d grow some. Last year I planted 200, I got 2, 198 went to nature. Will take any tips anyone has Butter and Sugar variety which is heirloom variety is what I grew

[@cliffleonard5938]

Seminole xr at one location and ambrosia at a different

[@RichardStorcella]

Hey Travis really enjoy your videos been watching a long time have a question about my corn I planted last year and didn’t have much luck please see attached photo let me know what your thoughts area looks

[@RichardStorcella]

Sorry Travis I thought I had some photos but I must’ve deleted them it was kind of like a corn fungus I’m thinking maybe I had too much water we did have a lot of rain last year

[@braunzie2]

Hi Travis, Can you talk a little bit about using black plastic when planting corn. I live in the Pacific Northwest and getting the ground to warm up, containing moisture in clay soil and weed control seems to work for me when growing corn. Yes, I do use drip tape under the plastic and I do use fertilizer prior to seeding double rows. I would like your thoughts...

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've never grown on black plastic. A lot of the commercial guys around here use it for tomatoes, peppers, cukes, and watermelon. I've even seen a few do it with corn, but not many.

[@macEboy]

Thanks, Mr. Travis, I have a small raised bed I grow my corn in and was wondering what the simplest spray method of varmint prevention you might know? I've used peppermint oil to help deflect last year with mixed results. P.s Im just an hour or so south of you in North FL Thanks!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Cats

[@biblgrl6563]

Your videos have been so helpful to me, as a "newbie" gardener. You mention using a drip "tape", but is it an actual pipe? Will a 1/4" drip line with 6" hole spacing work?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Drip tape lays flat when not in use, then inflates when water is running through it. You could use 1/4" drip line too, but I find drip tape much easier to use in an in-ground garden scenario with multiple rows.

[@biblgrl6563]

@@LazyDogFarm thanks so much for your quick reply

[@jhorsch94]

I’m going to try the double-row method this year. You mentioned using a larger row spacing of 40 inches between the double rows compared to what you’d typically use for single-row spacing. Is that 40 inches the distance between the center of each furrow/double-row, or is it the spacing between the rows of corn? Looks like the two rows in the double row are about 12 inches apart, but if the 40-inch spacing is between the center of each furrow/double-row, wouldn’t that mean the corn rows would be closer to each other than 40 inches?

[@jhorsch94]

I ask this question because I don’t have a wheel hoe and will have to spend a little more time getting the row spacing down. So far, I’ve planned on having 12 inches between the rows in the double-row, and spacing each set of double-row 36 inches away from the next double-row of corn. This setup gives me about 48 inches of spacing between the center of each double-row, and I’m wondering if this spacing is a little too far now?

[@LazyDogFarm]

40" is the distance between the drip tape lines.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

Wish I had enough space to grow corn 🌽. How's your onions doing Travis? Mine are beginning to bulb and so far looking pretty good.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Onions are rough.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

@@LazyDogFarm you attribute it to weather or the coop grow not being as good as the fertilizer you used last year?

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

Travis, Do you use treated corn seed ? Good day from S.N.H.

[@tracy6144]

The seed is brightly colored so I would assume that it is treated seed.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I do. The varieties I grow are usually only available in treated seed.

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

@@LazyDogFarm Thanks for the reply.

[@sherrisprague7998]

What is the best liquid fertilizer for corn and how often to I give it? Right now it’s about a foot tall. But I have alot of mushroom compost in there. But want them to grow well. Thank you

[@LazyDogFarm]

Corn needs lots of nitrogen. Find one that's mostly nitrogen.

[@jimholland2022]

do you also double row your bush beans ?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't grow bush beans anymore, but I have in the past. It works great.

[@jefffleischut7864]

I'm trying this technique this year. I'm doing 4 double rows. Can I stager the planting (2 double rows at a time) by 3 weeks to spread out my harvest?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Pollination might suffer if you do that. I'd probably plant at least two double rows at a time to ensure decent pollination.

[@Sssanbo]

What’s the emitter spacing on your tape again ? 12” ?

[@LazyDogFarm]

6"

[@dwardodwardo643]

What do you think about presoaking your corn seed?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't think it's necessary if you're able to water it well after planting.

[@GypsyBrokenwings]

I planted in drop lady year and the water bill tripled. This year I'll opt for wide rows and let nature deal with it.

[@zepguwlthistle7924]

how do you put yours in the freezer? ... i have planted dbl rows for a long time. i have 3ft wide rows with one drip line down the middle

[@LazyDogFarm]

We microwave for 10 mins or so in a large pyrex bowl, then vacuum seal in bags using our FoodSaver.

[@zepguwlthistle7924]

@@LazyDogFarm thank you. shucked or un-shucked?

[@sdfft820]

I’m growing peaches and cream corn. Does it have a very short harvest window?

[@LazyDogFarm]

It's in the middle. Longer than something like Silver Queen, but not as long as the supersweets that we plant.

[@lsherylc2524]

Why do you cover your drip tape? Sorry if that’s an odd question lol

[@LazyDogFarm]

Drip tape was actually designed to be buried. That's how all the commercial growers use it. It's out of the way and we can lightly cultivate over the top of it.

[@lsherylc2524]

@@LazyDogFarm wow! I love all that I'm learning from you

[@steveandtedssmallspacegard8587]

Cover crops between corn rows - is it possible to plant cover crops between rows once corn is established ---- I would love to see this experiment done especially if it reduces the need for crop rotation or addition of fertilizer or( chickens etc)

[@LazyDogFarm]

It would have to be planted at just the right time, before the corn gets too tall to shade it before it gets up and going. It sounds good on paper and would look good, but you'd have to time it just right. I think it would probably work better with field corn which takes longer to mature. Sweet corn, especially the supersweet varieties, is so fast-maturing.

[@mrfofff]

how to grow corn in a small space. then shows me his farm.