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  1. boebrummie

    boebrummie Gardener

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    well i went for it. for some reason, 3 looked a bit shriveled so i composted them. but planted 9. thought i had more. but rememeredi gave my neighbor 4. and have sown another 12.
     
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    I've got one of the small (two growbags - 6 plants) greenhouses, would it be OK to grow them in there, occasionally taking off the cover for wind pollination?

    Thanks :)
     
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    thank you for explaining! I asked cos I have corn sown :)
     
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    Hello, how deep does it need to go? I'm still in containers and have quite a good big but quite shallow (12") square container. Would corn do well in something like that or best wait until land is cultivated and ready (years at this rate)
     
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    I plant mine in blocks of five then they pollinate ok
     
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    I did a block of 4x4 last year and they were growing great until mealy bug destroyed the lot :(

    Any good prevention measures for pests on sweet corn?
     
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