When Should You Harvest Sweet Corn? | *Full Backyard Garden Tour*

[@OvGraphics]

Hello LDF. You kinda popped up on my feed so I thought I'd put in my knowitall 2 cents. You did a good job with your bell peppers. I have to add a drank of epsom salts to mine or they just won't make. With it they are prolific. As for the corn. I plant Golden Queen. They will be flat corn with the first good wind, but they stand back up. I like to harvest before they plump all the way out. I like my kernels smaller because they are sweeter. First silk up to harvest I spritz the silk every other day with Safer BT. No earworms. And the tomaters. Over many years of experiments my workhorse is Better Boy. I start them along about the first of February and they go into the ground around the first of May or mebbe a week before, if no frost in sight. FIRST TIME EVER no hornworms this year. I started spraying early with Cap Jack Dead Bug. It doesn't burn the plants like the perithremin (however you sepell that) stuff and the old powders and such. All nat-u-ral as the French speak it. Picked my couple or three ripe ones 3 or 4 days ago and another today. With 48 plants this year by this time next week we're going to be in tomater cirisis mode here...up to our ears in 'em. We can them and this year I'm going to dehydrate more. One caution...I used to plant and let nature take its course. With the coming unpleasantness I can't do that any more. I need all my veggies so the word is water. Water. Water. Hosepipe water doesn't make the plants grow but it will hold them until you get rain. And that includes the corn. Holler at you later! Norm

[@kennethlatimer4607]

you rock buddy. just fooling around here in southwest Florida. Nothing survives this heat but can't help myself from trying. Small victories

[@LazyDogFarm]

Gotta take what you can get in some years.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I like my fresh sweet corn cooked in a cast iron skillet in the oven with a half cup of butter. The best part is the brown around the edges yummy! Slice some ripe maters and cukes, some fried chicken and it doesn't get any better than that.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That is a great way to eat it!

[@clintwalker7690]

Try planting some nasturtium with your squash. The blooms are edible, and they "help" deter squash bugs.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I tried that a couple years ago. The nasturtium didn't care for our heat and humidity. They plants looked good in early spring, but quickly bit the dust.

[@leatonyaking1]

Maybe try some potash for potassium for your cucumbers?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think you're right.

[@davidward1259]

Travis, that is Potassium deficiency in the cucumbers. Fringes of the lower leaves and area around the main veins will yellow like that and eventually "burn/scorch". Generally the already affected leaves will not improve with treatment, but new growth will be normal with treatment. If untreated, the fruit will start to suffer and start to be larger on the lower end (almost tear drop shaped).

[@mousiebrown1747]

All things considered Your 10 beds, multiple summer crops, More or less LOOK 👀 SPECTACULAR !!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Mousie!

[@sharonmorton6734]

The split pumpkin is smiling!

[@tgood9344]

So fun to see how your gardens are doing! The corn looks yummy 😋. Thanks for the update & all your hard work to make these gardens.🌺

[@donaldgault590]

That’s funny about the sunflowers my did the same here in Waycross 😎

[@suepatterson2702]

Certainly looking good.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Sue!

[@rcfliertube]

clip those tall matters to the conduit and run them horizontal along the condiut 🍅🍅🍅

[@nancytharp8213]

Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏖 🏝

[@LazyDogFarm]

You bet

[@Gunns57]

Just put up 72 quarts of sweet corn. I’m bushed. Yesterday we did 36 quarts of green beans.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Impressive!

[@C3Voyage]

Always heard 20 days after silks show is the prime range for sweet corn harvest.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Seems about right.

[@monicadamm9912]

Everything looks really good! Great Job!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Monica!

[@justinarnold7725]

You can use the tips of the maters for cuttings and try to fill out the spaces in the row where the other maters have died

[@timfetner8029]

Great video Travis. Everything is looking healthy and strong and it appears you are going to have a wonderful harvest this year. Well done!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Tim!

[@ColRubyDimplesManacha]

Your gardens look so lush and vibrant! My sunflowers are super puny this year. Did them in too big of a hurry. Yours are taller than mine, at least!

[@mdirks82]

Thanks to you I’m trying the same trellis system for my indeterminate tomatoes also. It’s nice being north so I can watch what you try and be well behind you so I can make adjustments. Anyway when I did mine I wrapped each twine around the pipe several times all the same way with the idea as they grow past the top and can turn the entire pipe and lower all plants. Not saying it’ll work perfect but I think it’ll help with them outgrowing the trellis system.

[@dwaynesmith6340]

Your gardens are looking real good...thanks for the walk thru.🙂

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hatfield_Country]

Wow everything is looking really good 👍

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks 👍

[@finagill]

I suggest seeing if a few of the tomato plants will go over nicely and keep growing back down. Of course, I want you to try it to see if I should try it next year.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I want to see too!

[@gregleach5833]

The tomato hornworms are here !

[@LazyDogFarm]

I haven't seen many this year, but it is that time.

[@imaprepper1866]

Travis , the garden looks awesome. You going to get a great harvest.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I hope so!

[@jasondurgalajr5208]

Hey Travis, what coincidence I’m growing glass gem corn too! Mine’s already starting to pollinate! I got my seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Missouri

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's where I got my original batch. Ours is 6' tall in some spots now and growing really fast.

[@LionHeartOG]

Amazing connection and information. Thanks for all that you do.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Much appreciated

[@cherylbertolini3140]

you need to cover the giant pumpkins from the sun, they need shade

[@OldesouthFarm]

I did my trellis like you and draped a shade cloth over them. Very happy tomatoes.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I need to do that next year.

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

Corn is looking good. 👍 Looking forward to your tomato taste testing results. I prized flavor over quantity (it's great when you get both)

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Steve. We'll have more on the tomatoes next Monday.

[@FC-cz6zd]

Because of their thick walls, the SFGs make great pickling peppers. Pick em at different stages (colors) and you'll have a really pretty jar. Have a simple but really good recipe if interested. Thanks for the wonderful tour, beautiful👍. Oh yeah, pond video?😀

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks FC! I've made some hot vinegar with them in the past and it was really good, but I'd love to see your recipe. You can send it to [e-mail].

[@angelalowe5987]

I have seen that same type of yellowing on my cucumber plants but I still got plenty of cucumbers so I just added a side dressing of compost and it was doing great. Your gardens are looking really good.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Angela!

[@Tiki71]

Sounds like the commercial guys have cut back on fertilizer for their corn. I went with Yellowstone, after watching your harvest video on it and I'm amazed at how fast it grows and responds to the fertilizer schedule. I'm worried it's keeping the neighbors up, pushing all that dirt out of the way and growing so fast. :)

[@LazyDogFarm]

It is fast! This Solstice is even faster than Yellowstone. This video was shot last week and we just harvested the first round today. 65 days to maturity on Solstice, which is the fastest corn I've ever grown.

[@islami658]

Yea I’ve never bought corn this small

[@drumminsonlive9199]

Good show…

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tommathews3964]

That's just beautiful T! Looks like a bountiful harvest! Really impressive! You are really making me want to retire so I can devote more time to mine. I leave my garden for 5 days at a time every Sunday! Gotta be tough to survive in Hell's Half Acre! ;)

[@LazyDogFarm]

Time to find a gig you where you can work from home. lol

[@tommathews3964]

@@LazyDogFarm True! I'm going to push that retirement button very soon, I hope. Insurance is the only thing holding me back.......We'll see!

[@johnanderson3405]

I’ve had my cucumber leaves with yellow around the edges some years back. I think it was caused by a potassium deficiency. It’s been awhile though. Maybe a little shot of 20/20/20?

[@shaunlloyd5724]

Epson salt for yellowing; table spoon or two

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

Looks like Iron deficiency from here, you can hand spray liquid Iron on those leaves. Thanks for the video Travis, take care from S. N.H.

[@jamiegentry5566]

Hi Travis, I'm excited to know more about your new leaf-footed and squash bug killing spray.

[@LazyDogFarm]

This stuff right here: amzn.to/3tqSra2 It's not cheap, but it works.

[@jamiegentry5566]

@@LazyDogFarm Thank you for the link! I have declared war on those guys and stink bugs, too. Can you spray it on everything?

[@kellycarr5531]

Do you have a video of how to initially get all the grass and weeds out of a plot? I've been gardening for some years now, and ends up that grass, sedge, weeds always are so aggressive. Love your videos

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think the tarp and till technique is the most effective, especially if you do it in the summer months. Till the plot and put a tarp on it for a few weeks. Then pull back the tarp, till it again and water it heavily with a sprinkler. Put the tarp back on and keep repeating several times.

[@adryawebb2556]

A simple fix for the potassium deficiency is sprinkle some wood ash around the bases of the plants. Not too much as you don't want to have an alkaline spike, but it should do the trick.

[@paulmoore8496]

Have you looked at the "lower and lean" approach on the tomato trellises? Jason Wish on Wishwell Farms uses that on commercial tomatoes. There are a couple of other gardening channels that use that approach on a similar trellis system to the one you built.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have and I thought about doing that this year. But our tomatoes are usually toast come mid July, so didn't figure it was worth it to lower and lean them.

[@mousiebrown1747]

That split/healed Atlantic Giant ! Be careful, Travis! Looks like “Feed Me, Seymour!” Plant !!!! {Little Shop of Horror}

[@LazyDogFarm]

It does look a little creepy doesn't it?! lol

[@matthewking2209]

Garden looks good Travis, Maybe a potassium deficiency, you might try some of that Agrothrive fruit and bloom on a plant. Potassium deficiency causes yellowing and scorching of older leaves. These symptoms begin at the margins of the leaf and spread between the veins towards its centre. Large areas of tissue around the major veins remain green until the disorder is well advanced. A brown scorch develops in the yellow areas and spreads until the leaf is dry and papery. As each leaf dies, others further up the shoot develop the same symptoms. These symptoms can develop rapidly in hot weather. Fruit may not expand fully at the stem end, although they look swollen at the tip end, a symptom that is also caused by water stress. Treatment Potassium from a fertiliser side-dressing will move from the soil surface to the roots only if the soil is very sandy. Potassium fertilisers are therefore best incorporated in the soil before planting. A soil test can be used to determine the rate needed. Fertigation or drip feeding can also be used to treat a deficient crop. Foliar sprays are less effective and can burn leaves.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Matthew. Might be time for another shot of Agrothrive. I had stopped fertilizing them because they were looking good, except for that little bit of leaf discoloration.

[@leroneerwin7605]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO BROTHER! Thank you so much. Glad you and your Family could get away for awhile. You are truly an inspiration. I call my garden The PeeWee League Garden because I have soooo much to learn. I watch a ton of videos but you are truly my favorite teacher. I'm a Jawja boy too so maybe I'm a lil biased. Hey, don't forget to tell us which plant got the fish. Keep doin' whatcha doin' brother. May God continue to shine on ya real big. Lerone

[@LazyDogFarm]

I won't forget to do the fish reveal towards the end of the tomato season. lol Thanks for watching!

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

Thanks for that, I really enjoyed the tour! I would like to see how the figs are doing one of these videos! I used to grow a bed of pickling cucumbers every year, the variety was Jackson Classic, then one year all the leaves got a yellow edge all around the outside. The plants didn’t produce a good crop at all and were stunted. I was so disappointed I haven’t grown pickling cucumbers since. I figured it was a virus spread by some vector pest. It can’t be the same on your plants because they are still growing and producing! Klaus

[@LazyDogFarm]

Once the figs start ripening, we'll definitely be talking more about them.

[@markb3129]

Your garden looks awesome!!! Might have to look into azera, this year it's the most leaf-footed bugs I've had in my garden. Finally sprayed some permethrin to get them under control, don't like using it especially cause we just started with honeybees this year.. but I wanted to eat some of my tomatoes too🙂!!!! They can suck the life out of a plant in no time even the sunflowers. ✌🏻

[@LazyDogFarm]

I shot this video last week and I did see a few on my peppers this afternoon, but not near as many as I'm used to seeing this time of year.

[@markware7748]

I'll bet a dollar that you have a potassium deficiency on those Corinto cukes. Amazon sells an OMRI listed Potassium Sulfate (0-0-50) from mined sources that will fix those yellowing edges. The Pueblo chiles are an improved landrace Mirasol type. That is, the fruits are borne upward on the plant rather than hangy down. Try roasting them on the grill until the skin chars. Peel or scrape off the blackened skin, seed and chop them and you'll be enjoying them as we do out West.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have some of that Sulfate of Potash from last year. Was gonna use it on my sweet taters and that stuff goes a long way. Thanks for the tips on the peppers. I've been slicing them and using them as a burger topping -- very tasty!

[@eroggero]

Well everything is looking great, with that product is Azera how often are you spraying just once in the beginning of the season, Or on some kind of rotation?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've been applying Azera about once a month.

[@SouthernLatitudesFL]

My pro-cut Lemon sunflowers were supposed to be 6 ft tall. They bloomed at 2 ft. 🤣😂🤣 Oh well.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Those ProCuts are a little finicky depending on how close you plant them. If you plant them really thick, they won't get very tall. If you give them some space, they'll usually get 5-6' tall.

[@briantaylor1988]

Hey Travis. I followed your videos and just harvested my sweet corn on my 30x35 plot with drip tape. LOL now what? Do I pull up the stalks, cut them off at ground?? I do want to plant something there for the fall. Thanks!!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Make sure you mow the stalks when they're green. Then you can leave the tape and mowed stalks in place if you want, or you can pull up the tape (might need a little help from a shovel) and redo your row spacing.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Have always heard that sweet corn should be harvested once the tassels brown . Dent corn of course can stand until the corn is hard dry, like popcorn. You right it is a nutrient deficiency. DONT spray them with micros. That led to disaster for me. Like green beans I never spray my leaves. Use your drip irrigation.

[@robertantolik2146]

All the leaf footed bugs moved to Florida. I've been plagued for 2 years. Trying to stay organic but I've had about enough

[@LazyDogFarm]

The adults are tough, but you can usually kill the little guys organically.

[@lisagallegos1685]

How long is it after tasseling that you get corn? Mine is drying out in Phoenix but tall and still growing. But no sign of corn on it. thanks

[@LazyDogFarm]

I'd say usually about 3 weeks.

[@hardstylzz5024]

Toronjina look great, check online Johnny's seed is expensive 15 seed for $7.70 and the 1000 seeds is like $247. Seems like inflation hit the seed companies better stock up on seeds before they go up or out of stock.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That variety is outrageous for some reason. No idea why.

[@davidsinclair4138]

What fertilizer did you put under your sweet taters, Got mine today looked ruff but put them in a jar of water.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I used Nature Safe 10-2-8 on mine.

[@zmblion]

You have them empty spots next to the maters why not try to tie more string to them and lower and lean to fill the space

[@LazyDogFarm]

I could, but historically they won't make it through the July heat. So they're getting close to the end of their road anyways.

[@scartifactsjeremyc6504]

Do any of you guys use chicken manure on alot of vegetables in the garden? My yellow squash takes off with a hand full of manure

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have a friend that's a large-scale chicken farmer and I've gotten manure from him in the past. Now we have the chicken tractor that deposits manure for us. Either way, it definitely gives plants a good shot!

[@scartifactsjeremyc6504]

@@LazyDogFarm most definitely I usually put a hand full around each plant every couple of weeks or so. I'm in my early 20s trying to be more self sufficient hunting, farming. I have 30 chickens so it's plenty for my small 1/4 acre garden. Alittle squash, zucchini, celebrity hybrid tomatoes and crimson okra and sunflowers. I try to get as much wisdom along the way thanks alot!

[@AliciasInTheKitchen]

My thoughts on the cucumbers (only guesses) is a potassium issue or your soil is too alkaline for those particular plants. I have been gardening since I was a child, and this is one of the strangest garden seasons I can remember. Here in Chattanooga we have been dry since early spring and then the last few days we have been getting gully washers. I am worried about what I am going to find split when I can finally get back out there to check on things.

[@LazyDogFarm]

A bunch of rain like that can cause some issues. Hopefully everything will be okay.

[@mutantryeff]

I heard that California (or some parts of it) will come out and install a one gallon per minute limiter at the meter if they believe you are not meeting their guidelines for water usage. I think they said one gallon per minute; hopefully, it wasn't one gallon per hour but I could see them doing that also.

[@battlefor1billiondollars]

Is that the New Mexico Big Jim pepper? And those bells pepper look good for stuffin

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes that's it. One of our favorites.

[@battlefor1billiondollars]

@@LazyDogFarm Nice I'm from Los Lunas NM

[@markware7748]

@@battlefor1billiondollars Those Big Jims are another fine roasting pepper of the Hatch Valley/ Anaheim type bred by Numex A&M. Help me talk Travis into roasting his peppers. Mas sabor.

[@battlefor1billiondollars]

@@markware7748 definitely need to roast em they are delicious with everything enhances flavor

[@shirleyk623]

Not too many tomatoes for me this year. Spider mites, aphids and white flies are here in central Florida early this year. Doing a number on my garden. Can you believe aphids on Tabasco pepper plants? I guess the leaves are not spicy. And something is boring holes in my peppers. Better luck next year for my garden. 😟😟😟😟😟

[@FC-cz6zd]

I'm over here on the spacecoast. Azamax has worked really well for me with aphids and white flies. Also, look up Revival Gardening. They're in Orlando. I've been using their Revival Tea mixed with Aloe and Agsil 16H. My plants are stronger and healthier than I've ever had in the past. The real test now begins tho, with all the rain we've been getting. Hot and humid has returned!

[@shirleyk623]

@@FC-cz6zd Thanks for the info. I'll look into that. My problem is I'm growing parsley, fennel and milkweed for caterpillars (for butterflies) in my garden so I can't spray. I'm going to be moving all of that out soon to its own location so I don't have to worry about over spray or chemical wind drift. Then I'll be able to attack all those pesky plant killers. Thanks again for the help. Happy Gardening 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@coopgb]

How does the carinto’s production compare to other Gynoecious varieties you’ve tried?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Seems to me the parthenocarpic Corintos are more productive than any of the gynoecious types I've tried. Been really happy with them so far.

[@gregoryb7485]

Do you think maybe it got to hot to fast for those sunflowers?

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's the only plausible explanation I have.

[@mutantryeff]

Could the trellised tomatoes be planted a bit closer together, or not?

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

The roots on tomatoes are probably 12 to 18 wide. His spacing is probably as close as you want them.

[@CliffWarren]

Color shift is not really much of a factor with the Atlantic Giants. Definitely shade them!

[@brycelathrop1604]

Have you tried adding a wetting agent to your watering in those no till plots? It helps tremendously to hydrate that dry compost and makes subsequent waterings much easier. I've used a product called thermx70 with much success in my no till garden. It's basically yucca extract. Its also supposed to have the added benefit of suspending nutrients in your water and making it easier for the plants to uptake. You might give it a shot when you plant in your no till plots next and see if you have better results.

[@Daddyo_farms]

That’s interesting

[@LazyDogFarm]

I haven't, but that sounds like a good idea!

[@Yankee_Doodle_Stacker]

yeah the cukes have a lack of potassium. just fertilize them with a low nitrogen, higher potassium fertiiizer.

[@jonlewis6630]

I am so far behind you.. my corn is just starting to tassel, my cucs are just starting g to run up, my squash haven't started to produce flowers, ect. My tomatoes are loaded, with a few starting to ripen up... but everything is coming along...

[@LazyDogFarm]

You'll get there and be enjoying fresh produce when all our stuff is toast.

[@scottlarkin4748]

Do you trim up the leaves on the tomatoes? They seem sparse

[@LazyDogFarm]

I did so that I can keep them on a single stem. It's made it easier to keep the bugs under control, but made it a little more tough on the plants because there's less foliage.

[@rw24681]

I am growing my cucumbers hydroponicly and have been battling similar issues with the discoloration in the leaves. My research points to a potassium deficiency. I have been adding a liquid potassium to my system and it seems to be helping.

[@susanmaguire1503]

Bad news for Kennebec potatoes? A friend told me that Kennebecs were to be no more and her source was the Pinetree Garden catalog. I checked and it says they're going out of production. Does this mean only from whoever produces theirs or ALL Kennebec seed potato producers? Kennebec potatoes are a very, very common and standard reliable potato variety in this part of the country, MA. So if it's true I guess everyone's got to save some potatoes if they want 'em next year :(

[@susanmaguire1503]

I researched other seed and plant companies that sell Kennebec and exactly none of them say they're going out of production next year. I believe that Pinetree Garden produces their own seed potatoes and THEY are stopping - not that this is the end of Kennebec potatoes.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't imagine Kennebecs are going anywhere. Might just be that certain suppliers are no longer carrying them.

[@shelshele]

Root knot nematodes?

[@brianschindler1511]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@mutantryeff]

"When Should You Harvest Sweet Corn?" -> When the wife and kids are around to do the work.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hah!

[@crystals14acregarden61]

Potassium for Cucumber

[@mutantryeff]

I'm thinking the farmers are cutting their nitrogen short given the high prices, so the height of corn may be showing that.

[@priayief]

You know when your corn is ready when the racoons eat it!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Hahaha! Fortunately, our cats keep all the critters at bay around here.

[@Justme-sb8mn]

Looks like potassium deficiency on the cukes. Solution grade langbeinite for a quick fix. Everything looks great, your channel is always my go to. No bogus info or political garbage just a fine garden channel

[@skypilgreen7376]

All the leaf footed bugs are in my garden😶

[@LazyDogFarm]

I was wondering where they went ... lol

[@skypilgreen7376]

@@LazyDogFarm 🤣

[@carricowherd3826]

I read that sunflowers like poor soil. Maybe don't fertilize them next time. 🤔

[@Dashr44]

LoL.. I get a kick at you talking about the size on them little tomatoes. That's nothing. My grandpa raised tomatoes that grew 2+lbs. It would take two pieces of bread to hold on slice, vs putting two+ pieces of tomato on one slice of bread.

[@LazyDogFarm]

That's impressive. I've grown a few that get close to 2 lbs, but it's definitely not the average around here.

[@Dashr44]

He always grew those superstakes. I look and look, and haven't seen any slips for sale in years. Sure, the local produce stand has some type labeled as such, but they don't get any size. Good flavor, but they are only twice the size of a cherry tomato.

[@jamesdenwalt3797]

Maybe magnesium deficiency

[@clintwalker7690]

You don't save seed? Your watermelon is all planted together.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Only if it's a rare variety that is not readily available online. And with watermelons, we mostly grow hybrids.