It’s early August and at this point of the summer I go out twice to my garden. First in the morning it’s weeding and hoeing work between rows in the fresh air. Next I haul the hose over and water it if it hasn’t rained recently. Later in the afternoon I saunter out in the bright sunshine with my new garden tray I bought at a flea market. With scissors in hand I walk the plot with intentions of finding veggies that are ready for picking. Lately we are getting deep green zucchini, cilantro, basil, lettuce ( it’s actually going by now), cucumbers, some spinach and green beans.
I’ve noticed our sweet corn is tall and seems to be crowning with tassels but there appears to be hardly any ears of corn! Why do you think this would happen, poor irrigation? Pollination problems? Anyway usually our corn is ready by late August so I’m predicting that’s not enough time for them to grow, right? Now that I’ve discovered this, I’m reminded that every year something doesn’t grow as planned and that forces me to become an investigator of sorts to solve the problem.
Yesterday I broke the news to my husband, the man whose total garden focus is corn. He went right out there inspecting the stalks and remains hopeful that some will grow, just later than usual. If we don’t yield corn I’ll stop by the local farmer’s market and stock up or the freezer. That will be a bummer so I pray that we have our own!
Has this ever happened to you before? Do you have any suggestions for me? Thank you in advance for your insight.
All My Best,
Heart and Soul
Corn are heavy feeders and need lots of water. I know you rotate your garden as corn does drain the soil of nutrients. As you know there are a lot of factors involved with veggie gardening 🙂
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Judi, I wondered about the water. I guess I’ll dedicate myself to making sure that it’s irrigated well. But I think it may be too late.
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Water and fertilizer – we always got a truck load of compost every year from our local recycle plant.
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I did use manure but I don’t fertilize with a Miracle Gro anymore because I’m not sure how good it is for us.
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Water, fertilize and rotate where you put the corn – very important with corn 🙂 Good luck – hope you get some ears as there is nothing better than really fresh corn!
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Yes I rotated…so last year it wasn’t on the far side of the garden. Thank you for your advice😘❤️
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Judi, I meant it was on the far side. I rotate all the crops every year. Corn is difficult to place as it shades the crops beside it, sometimes too much.
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I never used Miracle Gro except for potted flowers. The big garden I used compost/manure and recycled materials from my kitchen. Lettuce and spinach, etc. love the shade next to corn… You are having fun learning just like I did and what works for you in your garden, climate, etc.
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I am…I’ve gardened for many years but still learning something new every year. There are always the challenges but all in all the tranquility and harvest is so worth it.🌈😎
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