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How tall is your corn?

15 years ago

Portland, OR had the first sunny weekend since February according to the news today. My corn was late coming up and has been slow to get going do to the cool temps so far.

So...as we approach 4th of July weekend, I thought I'd see how everyone else is doing. My corn is only about 6 or 7 inches high on average.

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Comments (15)

  • 15 years ago

    haha not bad compared to mine which is 3 inches! hahaha, maybe thats because I just planted it 2 weeks ago. live up near southern bc, weather isnt the hottest eh?

  • 15 years ago

    My second planting is about a foot tall right now. I harvested my first planting about 3 weeks ago. I am in Georgia so the weather is pretty hot.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Corn harvest

  • 15 years ago

    First planting is 6 to 7 ft tall and heavily tasseling right now.

    Second planting is 5 feet tall and just starting to tassel.

    Third planting is 3 feet tall and growing great guns because of all the rain and high temps we have had recently.

    Fourth planting is about 6 inches tall and was started 6/18/2011 which is 8 days ago. We have had optimum germination conditions for peas and corn over the last 10 days.

    DarJones

  • 15 years ago

    Mine is similar to Fusion's.... First planting is earing and 6 ft. Second is 5 ft. . Third is 3 ft. tall. Fourth is 1 ft. tall . Fifth is 6 inches tall. All are looking great.

  • 15 years ago

    I'm harvesting the third planting and the fourth is silking. But it's so hot and dry I'm not planting any more until, if, it ever rains. 0.21 inches total since mid September. If there's anyplace drier it can't be much drier than here.

    I didn't care much for my early variety, Sweet Chorus. But the later one ACX 7905 is very good.

  • 15 years ago

    Mine is about a foot and a half. Growth seems to really be picking up this week for both the corn and the watermelon.

  • 15 years ago

    Things are quite late here in San Jose this year - - about a month behind 2010 due to cold weather. I am growing Northern Xtra-sweet as my first crop of the Season:

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    Tasseling currently, and I expect to pick in mid July.

    Second planting will be Xtra-Tender 277A with seedlings now started. Expect that crop to come in during October.

    Raybo

  • 15 years ago

    8 feet, not tasseling yet, planted May 7. DTM is 98 days. Texas Honey June sweet corn, an heirloom from SESE.

  • 15 years ago

    Just planted mine yesterday. Im expecting problems with bugs being so late planting

  • 15 years ago

    My sweet corn is knee high, right on schedule. My flour corn is waste high and silking. The farmer's dent corn across the road looks to be thigh high.

  • 15 years ago

    Here in NY, my 1st planting of corn (variety Quickie) is waist high. 2nd planting (Ruby Queen) is about 5".

  • 15 years ago

    Here in ND my first planting is 18 inches high.

    Second is 6 inches high

    Third is 3 inches high in trays in my greenhouse

  • 15 years ago

    Hate to brag but will this once. Have been eating in corn in central Maryland for the past week. Planted seedlings grown in the basement for the first two plantings on April 23rd and May 1 and they were ready on day 60 (June 19)from setting out and day 70 from seeding - used Seneca Arrowhead. Taste sweet and good but not great. Ears 5", bicolor, kernals medium sized and medium depth.

    The nice thing about the early corn is the very low insect pressure. Only one ear has had an ear worm and one had a European corn borer - both are big issues here.

    I have five other plantings in ranging from 5' and now pickable to 2". Planted 5 more rows of 277A today.

  • 15 years ago

    I have tried early corns and have always been disappointed by the ears and flavor.

  • 15 years ago

    The taste is not bad but not as good as what will be ready in a few weeks. They are a bit better than what I'm getting at the supermarket grown in North carolina.

    Next year I'm going to try to start a mid-season corn in the basement and put it out. I think the only issue is germination and I solve that by seeding indoors.